Finding a word for 'X' isn't any more easy than finding stitching - I think all German words starting with an 'X' are Greek in origin and thus almost the same as in English. But we actually have a town (well, at least the one that I know of) with an 'X' name - Xanten. For me it was just one of those towns whose existence I was mildly aware of, without actually knowing much about it, but I did some reading about it - Xanten is in the middle-west of Germany, near Düsseldorf. It plays a prominent role in the Nibelungen-legend (the one that all the operas by Wagner are about) and has a history as a Roman settlement and military camp around the year 0. Maybe I will visit some day!
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I agree - X is very difficult. I have fallen behind again. I think my last letter was U. Maybe I can catch up on finish on time.
I like your workaround for X. Those do indeed look like giant Xs. Well done on finding a town too.
Great finds for X - the stitches really do look like elaborate X's! x
Die schwierigsten Buchstaben kommen zum Schluß, aber die Stickereien passen gut. Xanten erinnert mich an di Stadt-Land-Fluss Spiele, die wir früher immer gespielt haben. Auch da waren X und Y nicht so prickelnd, lol.
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