TAST 4

Stitching in North Queensland (Australia) this time of year is not easy. It is is summer here, and when I sit under my light at night to do some quiet stitching, I become the centre of a flying bug cloud. Little beatles and bugs landing on my work, walking up my arms, landing in my hair.... you get the picture. We have screens on all windows and doors so I don't know how they get in, but I wish they wouldn't. I am experimenting with leaving a bigger light on somewhere else in the room to encourage them to go there... not sure it is working so well.

Anyway, here is my play with Cretan stitch. I wasn't really that keen to do much with this stitch, but I did end up enjoying it and was surprised at what could be done. I even did a bit of research on the stitch and was amazed at the stitching designs from Crete I found.
Table clear ready for Tuesdays stitch. What could it be????

Buttonhole stitch

Here is my play with buttonhole stitch, complete with a buttonhole. The legs on the little spider/ant in the web, are also done with buttonhole stitch.

I also used buttonhole stitch, to secure the shapes on my 'stitching placemat'

Well it is back to work tomorrow and it is going to be a busy few months. I will have to make time for stitching though, it is what keeps me sane.... well my version of sane anyway.

Countdown to going back to work.

I only have a week and a half left of my holidays, then I am back to work with less time for stitching, I am back to study in February, then I will have even less time, oh well; I better enjoy it while I can.

I have loved having complete days, where I do little else but stitch, I have stitched so much, that I have a really sore finger, with multiple stab wounds.......  But I found a solution, I didn’t want to use a bandaid and end up with sticky stuff everywhere, so I cut a finger off a pair of rubber gloves and wear that, works a charm, back to stitching.  

I am off to a friend’s place tomorrow for a morning of stitching, tea and chat, life is good. If I go the long way, it will take me past a craft store, I can’t let a chance like that go by.