OT----- Who has time to stitch?

"clancyc" wrote in message
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In between the nit and the pick, I'm sure many of us get lots of stitching
done - just lighten up, ignore what you consider nasty posts and go visit
some of the beautiful albums which contain many many stitching adventures.
People post urls to their albums all the time - just looked at a beautiful
one from Susan in Ontario. We really don't mean to be nasty - sometimes
our
tongues get the better of us (guilty!). :-))

Sharon (N.B.) (trying to take a page from Lucille's Good Elf Book)


First and foremost, I agree with what everyone says. Try to ignore what
you're not interested in and read all the stuff you like. If it's marked OT
(off topic) that's a clue that it's probably not about needlework.

For Sharon:
What's Lucille's Good Elf Book? I know I didn't write it, and I didn't read
it but it seems to address a problem I suffer from, loose tongue disease.

Lucille
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"scottnh" wrote in message
news:_orof.514$Ym1.48@fed1read04...
As I read over all these posts on nit picking, verbage, etc. I wonder
how
all you ladies have time to do any needlework, crocheting, or knitting.
I think enough is enough. It is all so redundant!!! Get a private
chat
room.
Clarice in AZ

Dear Psychic (or Psycho) Stitcher,

I'm thinking of a question. If you figure out what it is, please reply.
Off-list is fine.


Ann
--
http://sheepshots.blogspot.com


"Karen C - California" wrote in message
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Ann wrote:

It never ceases to amaze me the audacity of people who expect to come to
lists and newsgroups to "be entertained" in exactly the manner they
expect to be, without ever contributing. This is especially so of
newcomers.


Amen.

As a list owner, I've gotten my share of e-mails from people complaining
that no one ever answers their questions. Y'know, the questions they
never asked, that the rest of the group was supposed to intuit they had.



--
Karen C - California
www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the myths
Finished 12/14/05 - Rosebud (my own design)

WIP: July birthstone, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!!
LTR: Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn,
Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe

See my designs exclusively at www.TyWolfeDesigns.com

Editor/Proofreader http://hometown.aol.com/kmc528/KMC.html

Ann wrote:

Dear Psychic (or Psycho) Stitcher,

I'm thinking of a question. If you figure out what it is, please reply.
Off-list is fine.


Ann


Animal, vegetable or mineral? Or is even that asking for too much
information to intuit the purpose of your question?

--
Karen C - California
www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the myths
Finished 12/14/05 - Rosebud (my own design)

WIP: July birthstone, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!!
LTR: Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn,
Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe

See my designs exclusively at www.TyWolfeDesigns.com

Editor/Proofreader http://hometown.aol.com/kmc528/KMC.html

Dear Psychic (or Psycho) Stitcher,


I'm thinking of a question. If you figure out what it is, please reply.

Off-list is fine.


Ann

The answer is: Dental floss!

Lucille wrote:

First and foremost, I agree with what everyone says. Try to ignore what
you're not interested in and read all the stuff you like. If it's marked OT
(off topic) that's a clue that it's probably not about needlework.

/sigh I almost hesitate to post anything here for fear of being flamed.
I'm mostly a lurker here so I don't feel like I have the right to
point fingers, but sometimes you just feel like you gotta say something.
I remember subscribing to this usenet group years ago, and back then
there used to be a lot more posts about stitching and a lot fewer posts
about politics/religion/why christmas sucks etc. I really loved the
group back then- so many nice discussions and interesting posts about
what people were working on, what they had finished, and unique new ways
to display their pieces. This group really expanded my horizons and
showed me that there was a lot more to cross stitch than just what I
found in the Michael's store. This group gave me the courage to walk
into my first LNS (it was kind of intimidating) and helped fire up the
coals on my passion for needlework. For that, I am truly thankful.

When I came back after a long absence, I hardly recognized
rec.crafts.textiles.needlework. 90% of what comes down the pike these
days is marked OT, and I can see why newcomers find this a bit
perplexing. Telling them if they don't like it they can just go away or
ignore it isn't really helpful or friendly, and in a lot of ways it does
make this usenet group seem more like a personal chat rooom. It also
makes people like me (who really just want to discuss cross stitch and
the other needlework arts) stay in lurk mode rather than enter into the
fray. I'm sorry if I offended anyone, but that's just the way things
seem to me.

In the interest of spurring some discussions about needlework- what are
you folks working on right now? I'm trying to finish up Bent Creek's
Winter Row to put on my new "old" double mantle before the end of the
month (that's when I take the manger down and I'll have a long empty
spot just perfect for it). I'm finding it really slow going though
because we just adopted a new kitten, and she is VERY insistent that I
pay more attention to her than to my needlework.

Chris Howard

Chris Howard wrote:

I
remember subscribing to this usenet group years ago, and back then there
used to be a lot more posts about stitching and a lot fewer posts about
politics/religion/why christmas sucks etc.


Maybe because we "old timers" have by now discussed needlework subjects
to death and don't need to ask the same questions again, because we've
already learned the answers we came here to get.

As Ann and I have been discussing just this morning, people flounce off
in a huff, complaining their needlework questions aren't answered, but
they haven't asked. Apparently, they assume that RCTN is some sort of
ongoing tutorial where we repeat all our previous advice on continuous
loop, once a week, just in case someone new has wandered in needing that
answer. That would get tiresome for those of us who need to type it up
repeatedly, and for those of us who would be reading the same tips week
after week for years.

Good to see you taking the advice that if you don't like what we're
discussing, start your own topic.

To answer your question, I am working on my last Christmas present, a
wolf. I have one leg and six trees to finish.


--
Karen C - California
www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the myths
Finished 12/14/05 - Rosebud (my own design)

WIP: July birthstone, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!!
LTR: Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn,
Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe

See my designs exclusively at www.TyWolfeDesigns.com

Editor/Proofreader http://hometown.aol.com/kmc528/KMC.html

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:16:26 -0500, Chris Howard
wrote:

Lucille wrote:

First and foremost, I agree with what everyone says. Try to ignore what
you're not interested in and read all the stuff you like. If it's marked OT
(off topic) that's a clue that it's probably not about needlework.

/sigh I almost hesitate to post anything here for fear of being flamed.
I'm mostly a lurker here so I don't feel like I have the right to
point fingers, but sometimes you just feel like you gotta say something.

snipped in the interests of brevity


I stitch weekly with other stitchers. The conversation varies all
over the place. In my experience it is impossible to always talk
stitching.

However, in real life, as well as here, the moment someone posts
saying "How do I do this" "I need help with this" "Can I do this"
everyone who knows how to fix the problem jumps right in with
solutions. The rest of the time, they chat, waiting for needlework
related things to crop up.

Nothing stays the same - thank heavens - how dull would that be and
what would it say for the people who did mark time on the spot ? This
usenet group perfectly mirrors a group of live stitchers gathered
together to stitch.

"Chris Howard" wrote in message
...
Lucille wrote:

First and foremost, I agree with what everyone says. Try to ignore what
you're not interested in and read all the stuff you like. If it's marked
OT (off topic) that's a clue that it's probably not about needlework.

/sigh I almost hesitate to post anything here for fear of being flamed.
I'm mostly a lurker here so I don't feel like I have the right to point
fingers, but sometimes you just feel like you gotta say something. I
remember subscribing to this usenet group years ago, and back then there
used to be a lot more posts about stitching and a lot fewer posts about
politics/religion/why christmas sucks etc. I really loved the group back
then- so many nice discussions and interesting posts about what people
were working on, what they had finished, and unique new ways to display
their pieces. This group really expanded my horizons and showed me that
there was a lot more to cross stitch than just what I found in the
Michael's store. This group gave me the courage to walk into my first LNS
(it was kind of intimidating) and helped fire up the coals on my passion
for needlework. For that, I am truly thankful.

When I came back after a long absence, I hardly recognized
rec.crafts.textiles.needlework. 90% of what comes down the pike these
days is marked OT, and I can see why newcomers find this a bit perplexing.
Telling them if they don't like it they can just go away or ignore it
isn't really helpful or friendly, and in a lot of ways it does make this
usenet group seem more like a personal chat rooom. It also makes people
like me (who really just want to discuss cross stitch and the other
needlework arts) stay in lurk mode rather than enter into the fray. I'm
sorry if I offended anyone, but that's just the way things seem to me.

In the interest of spurring some discussions about needlework- what are
you folks working on right now? I'm trying to finish up Bent Creek's
Winter Row to put on my new "old" double mantle before the end of the
month (that's when I take the manger down and I'll have a long empty spot
just perfect for it). I'm finding it really slow going though because we
just adopted a new kitten, and she is VERY insistent that I pay more
attention to her than to my needlework.

Chris Howard


Right now I'm stuck knitting a blanket and sweater set for my niece's new
baby, due in March. I'm finding it a very big bore to work on so I dare not
put it down. If I do I know I'll keep putting it aside.

The other much more interesting project I have started is my first attempt
at blackwork. It's a Laura J. Perin Design called Koi Pond.

Lucille

Not at all tiresome. If there truly is a need for that, it only needs
to be typed once and saved as a plain text file which can be copied and
pasted into a new post every month. In some ways it is much better if
the questions and answers start anew each time because, as we all know,
the best answer can vary depending upon the unique circumstances of the
one asking. One product might be recommended for people who live in
Europe but that same item might cost a small fortune or be unavailable
elsewhere in the world. URLs for conversion charts, designers, stores,
etc. change frequently and new ones are always popping up.

What might be handy is a "welcome" post that could be sent once a month
to let newcomers know not to be shy about asking needlework questions or
starting needlework threads. Just because there is a lot of off-topic
chatter does not mean on-topic items are banned! :-)

I think you might be hasty in assuming their questions weren't asked.
Someone new to the group might have rctn configured incorrectly or have
some odd firewall issues on their computer and they will think they sent
the question but it never went through. There are also those mysterious
posts that get trapped somewhere in the ether. A sender could also be
erroneously sending to a group member's munged e-mail address instead of
to the group. With the way some addresses are munged, the sender would
never know about the mistake since they might not get a bounce message.
It is also possible some people think newsgroups are like instant
message programs and expect an immediate reply. If someone sends a
question directly to you saying no one on the group would answer their
question and you are rather certain the question was never posted, there
is nothing wrong with posting the question for them to make certain it
does go through. Then send them a kind note to let them know.

Karen C - California wrote:
As Ann and I have been discussing just this morning, people flounce off
in a huff, complaining their needlework questions aren't answered, but
they haven't asked. Apparently, they assume that RCTN is some sort of
ongoing tutorial where we repeat all our previous advice on continuous
loop, once a week, just in case someone new has wandered in needing that
answer. That would get tiresome for those of us who need to type it up
repeatedly, and for those of us who would be reading the same tips week
after week for years.

--
Brenda
Bilge Queen of Puzzle Pirates

"lewmew" wrote in message
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Dear Psychic (or Psycho) Stitcher,


I'm thinking of a question. If you figure out what it is, please reply.

Off-list is fine.


Ann

The answer is: Dental floss!

Not on about thongs again, are we? ;-))

Pat P