In just a few days it will be a new year…which you know, so why am I telling you THAT? Wow where has this year gone to already? and we all say the same thing. But really where does the time go to? It slips by all too fast. I normally keep very busy and never let myself waste much time… there is just way too much to be accomplished, too many places to visit, new needlepoint shops to discover, new books, new threads and stitches to fall in love with and new canvases to find. Another stitching venture to relish and ooh just so much more!
I am having a wonderful time in NY with family and friends and for the first time in many, many years I will be bringing in the new years in New York..no not in Times Square, which that for sure could be on my bucket list.
I will be stitching the New Year in…how about you?
This is a canvas that I wanted to finish a year ago and just now I am having a chance to work on it! All was left was to stitch Buddha and I only changed my mind and my thread selection only around 27 times. I finally settled on stitching him in basketweave using a #4 Kreinik in 088C, a perfect color, but yet a DISCONTINUED color. I had 6 spools, all the same dyelot and all the same size, but they were not! Most of it was a #8 instead, so the basketweave wasn’t working as it was too heavy and covered up the shading. I didn’t even think about tracking down more of this color as then it would never ever get stitched! I changed the stitch to a darning pattern, and after meeting with my needlepoint conference board, we all agreed that this was a go! I like it and that’s all that matters…”do you like it?” which is a question that I ask often when I am teaching.
I have my eyes set on new canvases already for 2015, which are not on bars, nor have I studied it for stitches and thread selections. I also would love to finish up a few things that are crying to be finished. Here I thought I had all this time before Christmas to stitch for myself…well it didn’t happen, so what was I thinking? Now next week is market and I am sure that there will be more canvases coming home, either for me or to work on for stitch guides.
Happy New Years!
Happy New Year to you too, Vicky. Hope you have found time for personal stitching. Mooch, and your Sylvester and AlleyCat, and my Sienna may resolve to nap more, but we’re way too busy! And have fun at market.
HappY New Years too! Can’t wait for market!
I like it.
Thank you! I do too! Happy New Years
I like how the darning pattern looks. Great idea.
Thanks Deb! Looking so forward to seeing you in a few weeks!