Jigsaws

[mumstheword1]

Husband and I have just re-discovered jigsaws really enjoy doing them, finding them very therapeutic . So rock and roll in our house.

[pond50]

Have you tried 3D or 4D ones? I love jigsaw puzzles the one I'm doing now is a map of the London underground

[Georgiesmum]

Yes, we always liked doing jigsaws too. What sized ones do you usually do?

[Maydup]

Its a regular winter passtime for us. Once Christmas is over and cleared away, we have a jigsaw table that we set up. We do 1,000 piece puzzles and never the same one twice. This year we have done one which we bought on holiday of a famous heritage site, another which is a map, and now onto our third. We tend to stop in the spring once the weather and the garden tempt us back outside, but we're well into them at the moment.

Charity shops are great places for finding them and I always takes ours there once we've finished.

[Maydup]

Georgiesmum. Let us know how you get on with the london underground. I loved that one, but if its the same one as ours, we struggled with the white background!

[mumstheword1]

Only do 1000 piece ones they are enough for us lost 3 hours the other night even 22 year old daughter has a sneaky go. Never seen 3d or 4d didn't even know they existed, will have to keep an eye out for them.

[tiggerblue10]

I used to love doing jigsaws years ago but I've now moved on to Lego!

All my 1000 piece puzzles are in the loft.

[DarceyK123]

I find them very therapeutic, especially in winter.

Also recently found on line jigsaws, they are good too, and they are guaranteed complete, no getting to the end to find 1 piece missing! Ha ha!

[gness]

I have fits and starts with jigsaws......I like Wasgij and online jigsaws....as Darcy says.....you never have to search down the back of the sofa for the last piece... :-)
When I was making frequent visits to hospital with MrG....sometimes two or three times a week and having to spend a long time in the waiting room I started a jigsaw on a corner table for folk to pass a little time on if they wished.....x

[dannyk13]

A couple of years ago I was into jigsaws of two subjects viz famous works of art or animals which I mounted and have them on the walls. I ran out of space for any more so now I do adult colouring books which I find just as relaxing.

[Captain2]

Another 'yes' vote from this family for jigsaws, especially in the winter months. Found a smashing Jigsaw shop in Bakewell, other than that it's round the Charity Shops.
The one I drew the line at though was the Rosetta Stone jigsaw; only 800 pieces but a total nightmare - hieroglyphs everywhere - but the Good Lady doesn't like being beaten and completed it, eventually.

http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/games+toys/rosetta-stone-jigsaw-puzzle-british-museum-exclusive/invt/cmcp86010

[vulcan42]

Did you know there is a Jigsaw club? apparently the Queen is a member.
http://www.jigsaw-puzzle-club.co.uk/
Apparently they have some really diabolical puzzles such as baked beans on one side and an abstract picture on the other- and no picture on the box.

[gness]

Yes, charity shops are good for jigsaws....especially if they say....checked and complete..
I found a large one which was a crossword which could be filled in on completion...
When I'm buying a gift for a new home it's a jigsaw map of the area with the new home owner's house in the centre....x

[marval]

I do online jigsaws, great stress busters.

[atalanta]

I used to have to throw business parties in my home. I would set up a part-finished jigsaw in a side room as an ice-breaker. All sorts of odd folk got quite friendly saying " do you think this is a bit of sky? " or " how about this to finish your tree ?" . Worked a treat.

[BAKERS DOZEN]

My daughter bought me the baked beans jigsaw a few years ago. It's still in the box unopened. Jigsaws are supposed to be restful. Once opened I would have to finish it and I would probably be stressed to the hilt.

[corylus]

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[cashier]

I love them but have just had to lose some as my eyesight isn't as good as it was and I would have really struggled with them. I gave some to the library and some to charity shops.

[corylus]

Always used to ask for a jigsaw for xmas from my kids, then after xmas day spread it out on the kitchen table, thus stopping them from eating there over the holiday. The ones of HRH Queen Mother were easy to start, forget the tiara, the flock , concentrate on the teeth!