Ten to one in the morning used to be a good time for falling asleep. Radio 4 had Sailing By followed by the Shipping Forecast. I’d normally be asleep by the time the Shipping Forecast was relevant for me, not that it really made much sense. It just has a soporific sort of rhythm to… Continue reading Stitch By Stitch: Sailing By
Tag: Cross-stitch
Stitch by Stitch: The Corner Chieftain
There’s been a lot of furlough so far this month. It’s the normal quiet time for work, anyway, when we’re usually Looking Busy with various training things. Or “reminder” training, like repeating braille training to keep it in our heads. Being at home for it, and having furlough, has lessened the Looking Busy aspect of… Continue reading Stitch by Stitch: The Corner Chieftain
Stitch By Stitch: Round the Corner
Having done not much stitching last month, I’ve done considerably better this time. Even taking into account having to unpick a lot of gold and restitching it because I’d miscounted and couldn’t easily fudge a cover-up. I also changed my mind about what I was stitching. At present, I’m focusing on the outer border. I… Continue reading Stitch By Stitch: Round the Corner
Stitch By Stitch: Beginning the Border
The New World I haven’t stitched much this month. Mostly, I’ve been staring at the pattern trying to decide where to start with the background, and then, whether to include the outer border as I go or leave it to the end. It’s just as well I felt that I needed to have made some… Continue reading Stitch By Stitch: Beginning the Border
Stitch By Stitch: All the Sea-Creatures
After the success of February, and completing the Old World part of the map, I took a breather to do some smaller kits. And then had to do the whole “Just this sea-creature” thing all over again. It’s mostly worked, again. Sadly, there was no Ring Cycle on Radio 3 this time. Instead, I’ve been… Continue reading Stitch By Stitch: All the Sea-Creatures
This Week in Crafts: Stitching Moths
It’s been a quiet week at work this week, so I’ve spent most of it stitching moths. One Atlas and one Tiger. Now I just need to attach them to their felt frames and find them somewhere to go. These moths were designed by Cheryl McKinnon of Tiny Modernist and came with The World of… Continue reading This Week in Crafts: Stitching Moths
TWIC: Finishing the Christmas Ornaments
With Christmas plans developing apace, it’s been quite nice to sit in my corner and stitch some festive ornaments. I’ve completed Popcorn the Bear, and this robin, which goes with a holly one I did last month, and I decided to skip the French knots and get out the sparkly fake gemstones from my card-making… Continue reading TWIC: Finishing the Christmas Ornaments
TWIC: Christmas Ornaments
A few years ago, I inherited some cross-stitched Christmas tree ornaments from my grandmother. This year, I thought I’d add to the collection, given that one of the kits from last year that I never got around to making at the time was for a couple of ornaments. Make a change from card patches. I… Continue reading TWIC: Christmas Ornaments
Beginning Christmas Cards
Part of the plan with my card lists was that then I would divide it up and make cards each month, especially Christmas cards, so there wasn’t a mad rush for a deadline. I don’t really like working right up to a deadline, not in the general way of things. Far too stressful. Things don’t… Continue reading Beginning Christmas Cards
The Christmas Cat
I know, it seems early to think of Christmas (and I have lots of birthdays to deal with before then!), but there's never enough time in the crafting world, so you have to start early. This Mouseloft Christmas-cat reminds me a little of one of the cats I grew up with. He was aptly, if… Continue reading The Christmas Cat
