Great, I’ll check it out! Thanks ☺️

Thank you both so much! Glad I asked ☺️ Kali xronia!

This is amazing! Is it Elder Ephraim?

Thank you again Debera! I’ll have to add these books along with many others to my xmas list 😉

Thank you Krista I appreciate your help! I’ll focus on the running stitch and backstitch like you said and go from there with some special attention to ironing ☺️ I’ll add these books to my little list 👍🏻

Ah yes I actually have been on the lookout for someone as well - I think you’re absolutely right that it will be quicker (and I personally do better by watching in person), but just wanted to have other options too. I love that you learned from your grandma 🥰 It’s so funny, my Godmother was a seamstress, and she owned her own shop and everything. Her mother was a seamstress too and made beautiful cloths for the church’s altar table etc. etc. There’s a Greek tradition (idk if I can speak for all Greeks, and maybe it’s in other cultures traditions as well), that godchildren take after their godparents haha, well, I’m 31 years old and look how long it took me to take a liking to this sewing stuff! Unfortunately my Godmother is not well enough to show me and she lives far from me. When I learned how to sew a button back on my husbands shirt I felt like I could do absolutely ANYTHING- so that’s the main reason why I want to also learn more. These are just awesome skills to have for life!! Anyways, better late than never and I thank you for your suggestion and help as always!

Hahaha yep! Thank you 🥰

Awe that’s a wonderful idea! Happy Anniversary- many more healthy years to you both! 🥰

What a beautiful border 😍 Are you going to stitch anything in the middle like words or leave as is?

I appreciate this very much, thank you! And btw, I really admire all your beautiful work!

Never would have thought about rolling! Thank you! And what about handing it in person, still rolled? I’d like to make one of the bitkits for a wedding gift and wasn’t sure how to present it 🤷🏻‍♀️

There she is!

Oh okay interesting to know this! I’m currently working on my first hem (which is looking a bit disastrous - I’m probably exaggerating…) But I’m cutting myself some slack because I’m totally new at this and have to throw the perfectionist out the door 😉 I’m almost done with it and can’t wait to put my small oil lamp on it in front of our icon corner! ☺️ Hemming doesn’t seem to difficult at all. I’m just struggling to be consistent, finding a good sitting position, and how to use my hands. Using both hands seems a bit easier 🤷🏻‍♀️ Anyways… I saw some other videos of hem stitching and it made me wonder if that could be done before folding the sides so that’s what made me ask the question in the first place ☺️ Thank you for answering my question Cindy, I really appreciate it!

Very good to know, I appreciate it, and the bit about using spray bottle ☺️ Thanks!

Great, thank you!

Wow! I just can’t imagine - I hope you will get to go one day!

Haha! Well, I was born and raised there, so my maiden name is Koulianos. My dad Pantelis (God rest his soul) and mom Tula

Thank you for the name day wishes! I’m named after my mother’s grandmother. My sister is named after one in picture (Ipapanti)

I just love green - it’s the best color! Enjoy the new project ☺️

I think I just realized my already existing “x’s” only cross over one horizontal thread instead of two. As I was beginning the corner I noticed when I crossed up 2 horizontal threads it didn’t match the “x’s” on either side… Do I continue the same way or start from the beginning? Maybe that’s why the border is looking off center