Embroidery Notes
Block three (which was really just half a block), is done, which means I’m done with the entire center column of the design. It’s fun to see some of the repeats starting to come through.
Embroidery Notes
Panel two of the William Morris design is done. I’m still going way faster than I initially thought I’d be doing, but it is something a little different, so I’ve been enjoying that.
Embroidery Notes
I’ve finished the first panel of the William Morris design way faster than I thought I would. I’m finding I can work on cross stitch longer than I can knitting – it seems to be a little less complicated for when I’m tired enough that trying to keep tracking of knitting becomes dangerous for the
Embroidery Notes
So apparently my reaction to the pandemic is to craft – I feel like I’m in a run of small knitting items. And, because I’m apparently insane, I wanted to add to that. I’ve tried some straight embroidery lately, but I used to do cross stitch back in the day, and figured that would be
Embroidery Notes
Back in June, I’d gotten an embroidery kit at the Royal School of Needlework’s shop at Hampton Court. (It’s by Hawthorne Handmade, happily also available on Etsy.) I’d actually started it not long after the trip, but put it aside for what was probably a little bit too much time because the French knots were
Embroidery Notes
I did get a bit further on the crewel sampler, but pretty well stalled out when I decided to make three hats in about a week’s time. I’ll pick it up again shortly – I’m now into the second bottom leaf.
Embroidery Notes
I really like knitting, but you can only make so many lace shawls before you run out of places to use them, or people to give them away to. So I’ve been thinking about something else I could do during the evening, that I can do while sitting on the couch, watching not
The Dreaded Stash
I don’t know what it is, but I’m in a massive nesting mood today, which is being mostly thwarted by the fact that the worst off sections of the house are also the unheated sections of the house. But, the various parts of my craft accumulation are in portable containers, so I was at least