[CHAT] Getting back into stitching after 20 year break

Hi all, just thought I'd welcome myself in. 😅 I used to do cross stitch when I was pregnant or had any free time when my kids were little and I wasn't working. Well that was 20 years ago and I've just recently gotten back into it. Funnily enough, I randomly bought a couple of embroidery kits (saw an instagram ad) and decided to give those a try. A friend then gifted me two cross stitch kits after I showed him my embroidery, mistakenly thinking cross stitch was the same. Well then I completed one of those, remembered just how much I love cross stitch and have been busy spending all my money and getting set up and stocked for lots of new stitching!

I've really enjoyed seeing the pics of people's completed work or WIPs. I can't believe how much things have changed in the last 20 years with the variety of patterns, apps and everything available online (I'm sure I sound like a dinosaur 😅 though I'm 46).

Anyway, just loving this community and wanted to pop on to say HI!