tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post7915801571315981258..comments2024-02-27T04:14:48.904-05:00Comments on Stitch Bitch: Counter ClockwiseAnna van Schurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545037218589039870noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-28890862106869550792007-08-18T03:31:00.000-04:002007-08-18T03:31:00.000-04:00Damn, I did leave a comment and it's disappeared!L...Damn, I did leave a comment and it's disappeared!<BR/><BR/>Let me see if I can remember;-<BR/><BR/>Encountered is when you 'come across' (not a smutty expression at all!) an object.<BR/><BR/>Countered is when you don't, so the cross stitch she does, doesn't exist!!!<BR/><BR/>But I like Jenna's best!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-71441279218177883082007-08-16T17:26:00.000-04:002007-08-16T17:26:00.000-04:00Countered cross stitch, when it's too wimpy to sti...Countered cross stitch, when it's too wimpy to stitch the FRONT of the canvas. Countered cross stitch stitches only from the back. You are not allowed to turn the fabric over until you are done and it better be perfect.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968531508224415029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-27923683846281024792007-08-16T13:38:00.000-04:002007-08-16T13:38:00.000-04:00Countered - a verb - To move or act in opposition ...Countered - a verb - To move or act in opposition to; oppose. <BR/><BR/>Needlework undertaken in an effort to push the boundaries of society's view of those who stitch. See also Subversive Cross-stitch. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure she's stitched her share of Kleenex box cosies that say "F Off".Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055538119434258693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-40271295989528206042007-08-16T11:46:00.000-04:002007-08-16T11:46:00.000-04:00Now see here, young lady. There's no reason for y...Now see here, young lady. There's no reason for you to go a-makin' fun of my accent. Just 'cause you're a high-fallutin' thing living out there in the East doesn't mean your English is better 'n mine. It's countered cross stitch. Just like I'm so proud of my little girl who countered from one ter three just the other day. She's only ten years old and she only had to use her fingers once. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-57308343358397532962007-08-16T10:52:00.000-04:002007-08-16T10:52:00.000-04:00Countered cross-stitch: working at the diner while...Countered cross-stitch: working at the diner while stitching?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it looks like all that "countering" paid off: "she has a passion for math and will study actuarial science (working with insurance companies to settle claims) this fall at Michigan State University." Although I don't understand why they felt compelled to explain what acturial science is and then they didn't quite get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709631.post-27187255930921179782007-08-16T08:40:00.000-04:002007-08-16T08:40:00.000-04:00A queen who wears the same outfit more than once? ...A queen who wears the same outfit more than once? bah.<BR/><BR/>Countered Cross Stitch is a sport, btw. Stitchers face off and must each (in turn) present a stitched item better than the one their opponent just presented. Grueling, really... I'm impressed with her stamina.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com