Another Temari finish!

Well, this is my 3rd Temari!  In the book I'm using (see below), this one is called "Striped Obi".

 

Here's the book I'm using:

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Blog Hop: Land of the Lost Needles

Here's the question for this round:

How many needles have you lost? Feel free to estimate. Tell us your best “lost needle” story.

Gosh, I have no clue...after all, they're lost!  I'd have to say that I've lost needles over the years.  Best guess would be about 30.  That works out to a little less than 1 per year.  Some of my "lost" needles really weren't, I just couldn't remember where I put them.  The usual places are my shirt (it's a cheap brooch); very close to the edge of my scroll rods (hard to see); or the arm of a chair.  Since DH bought me a glider rocker a few years back, the chair arm is wooden so that option really doesn't exist any more.

My best "lost needle" story is also my worst.  Lost the needle in the carpet and didn't even know it.  Found it with my foot.  Yup, it hurt!  The eye end of the needle went into the middle of my foot - half the needle was in/half was out.  My foot ached for a few days but since DH said I already had ugly feet, no noticeable harm was done.  (I do have to agree that I have ugly feet.)

Broken needles is more my usual m.o.  Typically, I break the eye of the needle where it joins the shaft.  A couple of times, the very top of the eye of the needle will separate...that creates one of the fancy "self-threading" needles!  ;-)


Happy Stitching!

Stacy

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Temari²

Well, I finished my second Temari ball.  This one I did with interlocking squares in greens.  There's a bit that's wonky (in the left photo) but overall, I'm pleased with it.

Here's some photos:

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

A small finish!

As I was cleaning out my stash, I stumbled across two things that were meant to be together:  a towel with an area to be stitched and a Huck embroidery pattern.

I've never done Huck embroidery and I thought that I'd given all the supplies I had to my sister.  Once the Huck fabric, books and bodkin needles were all gone and then I found the towel and pattern, I figured that meant I needed to at least try it.

This is fitting in with the resolutions that I set for myself.  Since I'd decided to stitch the towel, I figured I'd do it as a gift for my mother for Christmas.  I used blues and silver to give it a kind of winter feel.  There were two bands for stitching and I did each one in a different pattern.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

Blog Hop #15 - Stitching when sick

Well, I'm a bit late as usual on posting the blog hop but I did finally do it!  Here's the question for this round:

Eventually there comes a time when you’re not feeling well, whether it’s the flu or a cold or something else entirely. The question is, do you manage any stitching when you’re under the weather or does it just have to wait for better days?

The irony of this question is that right now, I have a monster cold.  Yes, I have managed to do some stitching while I'm sick.  If I had the flu, I think I'd be too wiped out to attempt anything. 

With my cold, I've done some cross stitching and some Huck embroidery.  I've also managed to make a core for another Temari ball.  If I weren't sick, I definitely would have done more but at least I have managed to stick with it.

Happy Stitching!

Stacy

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