Archives for: May 2010
05/28/10
Books!
I just got back from a visit with my sister and have borrowed eleven books on embroidery. She's done a lot more of it than I have. I'll be using these books to practice stitches in my blessings book sampler, so hopefully, I'll have something to add ther… more »
05/23/10
01:11:00 am, by Airycat 
, 275 words 
Categories: Needlework, Hand Embroidery, Blessings Stitched Fabric Book
Progress!
I managed to stitch five squares in my blessings book, this evening. Three of them are practice stitches and two are blessings.
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My first blessing is my faith. While I am no longer a particularly religious person, I c… more »
05/22/10
Herringbone Stitch
I'm not exactly doing the TAST Challenge, but I chose that to determine which stitch to use in the various stitch blocks in my Blessings book. As I get better at doing them, I will embrace more the spirit of TAST and see what else I can do with them. Fo… more »
05/21/10
Machines Revolt!
In my typical ADD fashion, I started another project I was thinking about. This one is the sewing machine cover.
Debie's felting machine
Debie's embroidery machine
Debie's machines have covers to keep put the dust and cat & dog hair, but… more »
12:10:00 am, by Airycat , 120 words
Categories: Needlework, Hand Embroidery, Blessings Stitched Fabric Book
More Starting
I started with a stitch square rather than a blessing square. I will probably do a few more of these randomly before I do my first square. My first herringbone is not too great because I didn't mark my lines, so it's a little wonky. It makes me think of… more »
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