It took me a couple of weeks to pick the map up again, after the struggle with the blending filament. But I did. I managed to trick myself by saying I would “just” do the fish, and then that part of the globe would be done, back-stitching excepted. That seemed perfectly doable: a one-evening task.… Continue reading Stitch By Stitch: The World Map Part 1
Tag: cross stitching
This Week in Crafts: Signs of Spring Card Kit
According to the language of flowers, snowdrops mean hope. A fitting sentiment for this time of year generally, and definitely for this year. Signs of Spring Card I don’t think I’ve seen any snowdrops out in the wild yet, though. I’ve had to content myself with the ones I make, first the die-cut ones last… Continue reading This Week in Crafts: Signs of Spring Card Kit
2021: The Year of the Map
Last year was the Year of Unfinished Projects. I managed to get several done during the first lockdown last spring, but there is one which continues to…glare…at me. Thus, this year is the Year of the Map. Where I got to last year with the Map Because if I complete nothing else, I want that… Continue reading 2021: The Year of the Map
TWIC: New Cross-Stitch Beginnings
Back at the beginning of home-working, all the way back in March, I thought I’d help to cheer up the time at home with a cross-stitch magazine subscription. I’ve had one previously, but for the last few years I’ve mostly just been buying cross-stitch magazines on an ad-hoc basis, depending on whether I liked the… Continue reading TWIC: New Cross-Stitch Beginnings
Fairy Cake Living 