Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, well for us in the Northern Hemisphere anyway. The most daylight for stitching and the official start of summer! While “googling” summer solstice this morning, I found many interesting facts and celebrations from years past and many current solstice happenings surrounding this day. For me it will be all needlepoint related!

While I am working on different canvases, it seems that I am forever looking for just one more thread. Well maybe this will be better or let me try this one or I don’t like this one. I don’t stop and put them away right away, but rather have a basket where they collect out of the reach of feline children! It is sort of like in the shops when you select several threads and just purchse some of them? well eventually they need to be put back, just like in a needlepoint shop. Some of these threads are from my completed projects and added to the basket only after the stitch guide is written.

This is part of my pile that needs to be organized, straightened out and put away for the next stitching assignment. They will go into the Kreinik boxes or the bead boxes and then there is one for Ruth’s threads, one for Needle Deeva threads and then there are boxes organized by color or type of thread.

I have stitch guides to be written! Elizabeth from Needlepoint Now has been sending me lots of new projects for the September/October issue of the magazine. Yes we are already starting to work on the next/next issue! She is headed off to Amy’s Golden Strand for a much deserved rest & relaxation at a “Cook Up a Canvas with Amy” I hope you have a great time and will look forward to hearing all about it!

AlleyCat is looking for her very own Summer Solstice celebration. and until next time…keep on stitching