I found this week's site in the links section of Wyndam Needleworks, which is one of my favorite places to look at all the wonderful charts available (not to mention fabrics and fibers--and I buy things as well, of course). Linked as "Kathy Dyer's Page," the site is actually called the Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework and Stitchery Page. Here Dyer offers cross stitch tutorials in Japanese, French, and Italian, as well as English; FAQs on entering competitions and selling finished products and designs; short descriptions of various embroidery techniques; and color names and conversion charts for the top brands of floss.

If you're anywhere near as mathematically challenged as I am, you'll value Dyer's "How Much Fabric" calculator and "What Fabric Count" calculator. "How Much Fabric" provides an online calculator for Aida and one for linen/evenweave fabric (wth a separate set of calculators for metric conversion). "What Fabric Count" figures the size in both inches and centimeters for fabric counts 6/inch through 40/inch. (Trust me, it's far easier to use than to explain.)

Explore this site and take advantage of Dyer's terrific "gadgets."

--Nancy