When it goes right, I do enjoy the look and feel of a tidy back to a project. It took me years to work out that it was due to how and where you started and then continued stitching. Generally starting on the left without a knot and then doing a running line to the [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Project neatness
February 23, 2008Magazine hunt
February 21, 2008Whilst hunting in my local newsagent’s for the latest copy of “inspirations”, I came across another magazine, called “Selvedge” whose ethos is (and I quote) “Our aim is simple: to provide a textile publication which fits seamlessly into their creative lifestyle. Directed towards an international, discerning audience, Selvedge covers fine textiles in [...]
SBQ Prompt – 13/02/08
February 17, 2008 Do you have any projects that you have scrapped and started over? What made you start over from scratch?
I’ve restarted a couple over the years, but couldn’t name them off the top of the head. Generally it’s when I’ve found a mistake and there’s too much work in frogging it, meaning it’s quicker [...]
Update
February 17, 2008well I’ve just looked at the date, and it seems I’ve not been posting here a lot since the new year. Other things have been occupying my time that has meant that I have had little interest or energy in sewing, photography, cooking or blogging! In fact I seem to have spent the last 3 [...]

