Falling Into October's Scratchings

We relaxed at the beginning of October

after having completed one trip to the Cape Breton Highlands

and we knew what was ahead....Two more trips to Cape Breton.

But also in the distance was the knowing

that a retreat with special friends was coming too.

In the meantime I wanted to preserve some samples.

Samples from my C&G days of playing with stitches.

Those above are raised chain stitch.

Starry reverse appliqué

Blanket stitch with a few French knots thrown in.

Nowadays I use blanket stitch a lot

and not one of my current versions was included

in this 1990's sampler!

Today I try to be looser, freer, less restrained....

perhaps even stitching with gay abandon!

Again from the 1990's curvilinear stitchings.

An interruption of simple running stitch

flowing rhythms

Stem stitch marching across silver cloth

I like stem stitch

I like grey

perhaps not metallic grey