Is it December already?
Goodness me! Have I really neglected my blog for a whole month? Wow! That must be a record. Well, here I am in the usual one piece.
My main reason for not posting was lack of anything interesting stitch-wise to report. There have been other things - illness, being busy with day-to-day stuff, stress etc, but plain lack of productivity (related to the other reasons!!!) is the main cause.
Anyway...
I made it to the Harrogate K&S Show this year after being afraid I couldn't go. In fact, I had a better, longer day there this time than I had for a while. I also realised how dehydrating the place is and made a mental note to pack twice as much liquid next year so as to avoid the feeling of being very achey and tired most of the day.
I also got some great new stuff. The first picture is the threads and the lovely, fine-point scissors. I bought my first Stef Francis threads (the gold one) and also my first Japanese thread (the multi-metallic one).
The second shot is of the contents of a bargain pack of light evenweaves I picked up for only £8. There are 8 pieces in there, all good project sizes, some larger, and some even seem to be linen or linen-look fabrics.
I also got a couple of packs of small pieces from a different stall. I enjoyed looking at Jane Greenoff's little fabric sampler books and thought these smalls would work well to make up one of my own. =)
The next photo, and the last from the Show, is of the four pieces of silk I got from The Silk Route, one of my favourite stands. I'm still interested in making miniature textiles for doll's houses and I thought the one on the far right especially would be great for 'the gentleman's room' stuff. The piece on the far left is actually lemon, not cream, and I just bought that for the sheer pleasure of it. =D
As I'd recently made a fair bit of pocket money on e-bay and Amazon, I still had a decent amount left after the show and so put in a big thread order with good old Sewandso.co.uk I more or less completed the Anchor Coton à Broder #25 collection (just omitted 2 shades I couldn't see myself using) and then plugged some gaps with some DMC ones. Sadly, their skeins are a completely different shape, so I wasn't able to store them together. Other than that I grabbed some more Pearl Cotton #12 balls and discovered that I still have room for about another 15. The beads are Mill Hill Pony Beads in sizes #6 and #8.
So, just a quick stash posting for now as I still have nothing to show you and hope that the stitch-itch might strike again soon. It always does, never fear. =) No 'mojo' comments though, please! I'm quite passionately against magic and related things, so that expression doesn't sit well with me, although I appreciate the thought behind it. =)
Text and images © Elizabeth Braun 2014
My main reason for not posting was lack of anything interesting stitch-wise to report. There have been other things - illness, being busy with day-to-day stuff, stress etc, but plain lack of productivity (related to the other reasons!!!) is the main cause.
Anyway...
I made it to the Harrogate K&S Show this year after being afraid I couldn't go. In fact, I had a better, longer day there this time than I had for a while. I also realised how dehydrating the place is and made a mental note to pack twice as much liquid next year so as to avoid the feeling of being very achey and tired most of the day.
I also got some great new stuff. The first picture is the threads and the lovely, fine-point scissors. I bought my first Stef Francis threads (the gold one) and also my first Japanese thread (the multi-metallic one).
The second shot is of the contents of a bargain pack of light evenweaves I picked up for only £8. There are 8 pieces in there, all good project sizes, some larger, and some even seem to be linen or linen-look fabrics.
I also got a couple of packs of small pieces from a different stall. I enjoyed looking at Jane Greenoff's little fabric sampler books and thought these smalls would work well to make up one of my own. =)
The next photo, and the last from the Show, is of the four pieces of silk I got from The Silk Route, one of my favourite stands. I'm still interested in making miniature textiles for doll's houses and I thought the one on the far right especially would be great for 'the gentleman's room' stuff. The piece on the far left is actually lemon, not cream, and I just bought that for the sheer pleasure of it. =D
As I'd recently made a fair bit of pocket money on e-bay and Amazon, I still had a decent amount left after the show and so put in a big thread order with good old Sewandso.co.uk I more or less completed the Anchor Coton à Broder #25 collection (just omitted 2 shades I couldn't see myself using) and then plugged some gaps with some DMC ones. Sadly, their skeins are a completely different shape, so I wasn't able to store them together. Other than that I grabbed some more Pearl Cotton #12 balls and discovered that I still have room for about another 15. The beads are Mill Hill Pony Beads in sizes #6 and #8.
So, just a quick stash posting for now as I still have nothing to show you and hope that the stitch-itch might strike again soon. It always does, never fear. =) No 'mojo' comments though, please! I'm quite passionately against magic and related things, so that expression doesn't sit well with me, although I appreciate the thought behind it. =)
Text and images © Elizabeth Braun 2014
12 comments:
those threads are yummy
Hoping things improve soon!
Your new stash is beautiful, and how exciting (at least to me) that you still have a bit of room for a few others balls of perle cotton... have fun with your new goodies!
PS: (need to check on the "particular expression", didn't really like how it sounds, but I may have used it before.)
I love those scissors! I can't wait to see what you do with all of it :)
Don't even know what a mojo is, never mind why you should want one - but I am quite sure that the itch to stitch will return - as you say, it always does!
Your new threads and fabrics look great and I'm pleased to see you post again and look forward to seeing a stitching update soon
Jackie x
Yummy fabrics and even yummier threads! All that joyful stuff should spark something creative soon.
I envy you having the opportunity to visit the K&S show; I wish I will have the chance one day.
You found a lot of lovely stuff; the silk is very beautiful.
I hope you will soon find your energy again.
Nothing wrong with showing us your haul - love to see other people's shopping! Hope you get the urge to stitch soon - I usually find if I attempt something very boring, my brain tells me what I really want to be doing!
Glad you had a good day @ Harrogate. I love that place, and hope to get back there one day. Good haul; I'd be jealous, but I need to sort the storage before I splash out :-)
Lots of yummy new things to stitch with!
How good to hear you had a wonderful day at the craft show and scored such treasures.
I look forward to seeing what happens with them.
I'll take the opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas as the time can quickly pass from now on.
Des beau tissues et fil bonne soiree Marie-Claire
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