There are a number of things that can present as road blocks and hold you back from finishing your project or getting back into the groove of cross stitch. For instance, I once knew of a woman who absolutely loved cross stitch, was an advocate for stitching,and had spent many an hour even as a teenager stitching when her friends were out partying. When she got married and had children, she was working on a large project and was halfway finished when one of her children came running by the stand-alone frame and much to her horror, knocked a cup [...]

Anyone who regularly scouts garage or yard sales for antiques & collectibles to sell on eBay you know there are plenty of times you go home empty-handed & very discouraged, but if you're willing to think outside the box more at each sale, you will be surprised what you will find that will make a "day-without-antiques" profitable.Interlock needlepoint Canvas. This is also a single thread needlepoint Vegan food, music, arts and crafts on display at Heritage Station canvas but it is interlocked at the junctions - it looks like one thread goes through the middle of another where they intersect. [...]