Thread Stories

Yesterday burning logs kept us warm

and a sun began emerging on this piece.

If you look carefully you'll see 

She's surrounded by a few black holes

where stitches were tried and rejected

or perhaps burnt to a cinder!

Perhaps because it was so cold

 I decided on a bold warm sun.

Trouble is I decided not to remove

the background fabric under the sun

and the combination of these two cottons

is tougher than I thought to stitch through.

I can feel my median nerve feels very tender

so I'll move on to gentler stitching for a day or so.

I've had carpal tunnel before and it's no fun for a stitcher!

Having worked all day on a sun

I decided to stitch a moon for my daily scratching

but what I visualized didn't occur at all, at all

and it looks more like a Catherine Wheel!

And so the day was spent with my basket of threads

in front of the fire.

Tools of the Trade

Made this needle case for my mother many years ago.

When it belonged to her it remained untouched by human hands!

For the last four years it has been my constant companion....

....in use every day.

Bursting with needles and pins....

...and my grandmother's thimble that I can't do without.

On Porcupines and Pincushions

These two black noses met a porcupine in the woods this weekend.

Quills flew everywhere and stuck into noses and even inside mouths.

Their trusty master managed to remove the quills from one rusty pup;

but the other needed more professional help. 

Jodi our vet gave up her Saturday afternoon to remove the prickly things from the more serious case.

We always say our pups 'live in the moment'; but let's hope they remember this!

Talking of prickly things..some tools of my trade...pincushions.