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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 19:45 |
 BeckyBee's Stitching Hive 2010-03-03:
Link: My incessant need to finish.....................
I have this piece PRE-dated my linen stitching days and thought I would finish it off today-I ADORE finishing but had nothing to finish and this is all that is left in my "needs to be finished drawer" with the exception of Liberty Stitching Tin (which I am having a terrible time finding the correct size tin to do the finishing) and a PV that needs to be framed for my DD. About 5 years ago (before I started "thinking outside the frame") my "needs to be finished drawer" was running over with beautiful projects that were just tucked away because I honestly had no idea what to do with them and knew I could NOT frame them all....I am SO glad I started finishing smalls :) So this "dinosaur" was pulled out today just so I could meet the URGE to do finishing :) I have NO idea about any info on this one-it was stitched WAY, WAY back and I did not keep a record of my stitching back then. I am pretty sure though that I stitched it in the late 80's/early 90's :) Oh, showing my age huh??? LOL!!
I decided to make a pincushion/pin box. I just love the way it turned out :) What do you all think??? Even if the stitched piece is an oldie and not anything I would stitch these days-it still looks adorable :)I stained a small round box and padded the design to make it a pincushion. Inside you can keep your pins. I have straight pins in it at the moment :)
Sorry-I removed the ornaments as a lady with a childrens charity emailed me and asked if I would consider finishing them to donate :) I know you ALL understand :)
Paula C asked a question......
Paula C. has left a new comment on your post "Needle and Thread Scissors Bed and Pin Pillow fini...":
This turned out really nice. I appreciate all the different photo angles too. I think it's a really cute and creative way to store your scissors =) BTW, I just received the piece of relic that I ordered and I already know that I am going to need more. It's awesome! Hey, maybe some time you could post about what your favorite fabrics are to stitch on and why? You do so much stitching and I always love how everything looks. I would find this very helpful and I'm sure other stitchers would too. Happy stitching =)
I enjoy stitching on 32ct and higher fabrics. I have lots of 28ct fabrics that I will stitch on-but I much prefer 32ct or higher and I just adore stitching on 40ct. It is one of my favorite fabrics to stitch on-BUT I have to use my reading glasses to stitch. I really don't have a favorite color to use-however I really enjoy stitching on Relic as it works so nice with most any fiber color and have some on order right now at my LNS :). I do not know if it is ME or if other people experience this...but I find that "different fabrics" and "different fibers" affect your stitches. I know it may sound weird if you have not personally experienced or noticed this-but stitches will lay a little different on certain fabrics and with the use of certain fibers. I have ALWAYS noticed that stitches done in any light color tend to not look as nice as the darker color fibers-it just seems there is something about the way they lay on the fabric. Railroading does not seem to help with this issue-it's NOT ALL lighter fibers but I have noticed this with some of them.
Ok-did not mean to write a novel here-sorry about that :)
Thank you so much dear friends for all your many wonderfully kind comments and emails-I can't tell you what joy you give me :) I appreciate your time here on my blog :) You're just the BESTEST :)
Hugs and love from SC (where ALL the snow has melted)
BeckySC :)
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