If you go to 'recent unread topics' then you can click on 'new' for each thread and that takes you to the most recent post since you last logged in.
At least that is how I have been reading each time.

One irritating thing about the archive is that they don't do top-up dvds so if you bought one a few years ago you have to buy the whole thing again to add on two/three years.

I bought the archive a couple of years ago, but it has been sitting waiting for me to actually do something with it (where is that embarrassed smilie when you need it) Just loaded it on to my PC - so thank you for reminding me and explaining why it is so useful.
Mind you since my puter is upstairs and my sewing room is downstairs I will probably get plenty of exercise 

Oh yes, be careful with them!  Be sure to switch off at the wall.  My light was switched off, but the mains socket switch was on.

Trouble is so many things are designed to be left on (sky box, telephone units etc) that it is easy to forget about switching off the wall socket for other things the way we used to.
Thinks: floor lamp and table lamp in living room, computer and peripherals (router is supposed to stay on), extension cable in sewing room because the wall plug is awkward to get to 

Hi everyone and thank you for the email confirming my registration (I was one of those refreshing my inbox and wondering what had happened to my application)
I have registered on Stitchers Guild and they do seem a friendly bunch, but it is good to have a UK site.