Hope everyone had
a great weekend. Mine was good even
though I went off to the comic shop on Saturday instead of posting about my
mail like I should have. Thanks to some
odd rules of the US postal service, Topcho thought her first package she sent
for our bookmark exchange might have gone astray. So she very kindly (and quickly) made up
more, which arrived last week. Three
more cool bookmarks and a sweet little keychain. Plus some very nice extras, including a
magazine full of patterns to add to my longer than life to do list. Thank you Topcho for all your hard work! Speaking of things to add to your to do list,
be sure to check out Topcho’s blog (here) for her tutorial on using textile
medium on paper napkins for cross stitch.
As the lucky recipient of two bookmarks I can tell you the results are
very nice.
Despite its many
side effects: tangling, knotting (especially right after dangling to prevent
that) and possible fraying, I like using longer than recommended pieces of
floss. I get more done when I tell
myself “I’ll just do one thread.” Of
course it also still never goes as far as I think it will, but not surprise
there right? Babbling aside, I’ve
finished the short blue side down to the chair top. I feel I should point out the shape of the
building that’s now visible. It gets
filled in with 791 so right now I’m not sure how well that will show up in real
life let alone pictures. So next plan
(this week anyway) is to fill in the building and bring the other side down to
match. Then the chair!
Happy stitching
World.
