Today I had the first sign-up for a double embroidery session in January. Yay, Judy! Judy will be joining us for a full week of stitching, good company and great food. Want to come keep Judy company?  Email me jhall@plimoth.org to hold your spot. Here’s the dates again:

 

Tuesday, December 11 – Friday, December 14

 

            Tuesday, January 8 – Friday, January 11

 

            Friday, January 11 – Monday, January 14

 

            Sunday, January 20 – Wednesday, January 23

 

            Wednesday, January 23 – Sunday, January 27

 

            Friday, February 8 – Monday, February 11

 

            Monday, February 11 – Thursday, February 14

 

            Friday, February 29 – Monday, March 3

 

            Monday, March 3 – Thursday, March 6

 

Tonight, at least one more show & tell post. Here are several of the items Linda brought to show. The second pictures is a spot sampler Linda is still working on. Look closely, and also go see THE BIG PHOTO. The embroidery is folded; the part on the left is actually the back, on the right is the front.

 

The most interesting part of this project to me is that Linda didn’t set out to make a reversible embroidery. She was having trouble getting the legs of her cross-stitch to stand up crisply on the soft linen, so she switched to a different stitch, a reversible one, which gave her the look she wanted on the front. Because she’s so meticulous and technically skilled, she got a perfect reversible embroidery.

 

This is the same Linda who had a bobbin lace revelation at the September session. Carolyn brought a beginner lace pillow set up for anyone to try. Linda did, and realized her previous bad experience with bobbin lace had way more to do with the materials she was using than the lace itself (see yesterday’s comments). She’s still quietly resisting taking on another fiber hobby, but happily now just because there aren’t enough hours in the day, not because she thinks lace is awful, hard, and No Fun At All.