Gifted Gorgeousness November 2021

 I have another finish! Well, two actually!

The first one is for my mother. My sisters told me not to send it as a table runner as my mother would frame it and there is no room on the walls for another picture. They suggested the pillow which she could use in her living room or bedroom.

I added the tatting which I found a couple of years ago at an antique store.

I tried tatting once-lots of work!

The second finish is Marion Lang from Sassafras Samplers. It will be a gift from my sister-in-law:

If you want to see how it was laced, FiberTalk did a video of it HERE.
 If you want to know more about Gifted Gorgeousness, check out Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching

October Already?

 Well, I fell off the blogging wagon big time! I do have an excuse. I was traveling with my husband in our tiny camper. 

We went along the Blue Ridge Parkway and places in between. I won't bore you with the details, but we did have loads of fun and saw some beautiful countryside.

I managed a finish:

I changed the letters in the bottom two rows to match the initials of my sister-in-laws family. This is a gift for her.

Then I broke my glasses. This made me sad as I had hoped for some serious stitching time in the evening. Sigh. Luckily, when we got to Gettysburg, PA my brother-in-law was able to fix them. I still need a new pair, but it isn't as dire.

So I was able to stitch on this piece:

Now, back to laundry and housework. And my cat who missed me terribly!

Progress on Marion Lang

 I stitch on this piece on Sunday's when I visit my mother-in-law:

It is a fun stitch and I am relatively close to a finish. I'm using Victorian Motto Sampler Threads. I do have quite a stash.

Are the Eyelets Done?

 I think I did all the eyelets on this piece! Yipee! 

I wonder if I am half-way through this project? I am not trying to rush it. I enjoy it so much.

Answer to the Eyelet Question

 I think it is hard to understand the eyelet stitch unless you have images. So let us give this a go!

 I started the E with a waste knot:

 I did three legs of the first eyelet and then moved to the next eyelet. I did three legs on it and moved to the next eyelet where I did four legs before moving on:

 Doing eyelets this way keeps the tension correct on the  thread and opens the holes in the center. It also keeps the thread from dragging behind and blocking the hole. And it keeps you from having to weave under the back of your eyelets!

 As you can see, I went out and then back. It really helps when stitching these things. If that is as clear as mud, comment again and I will try to make a video. (My college students are home and can help with the technical bit!)

Fixing A Mistake

 I made a huge mistake on my eyelets on this piece.

 I didn't take a photo as I was so mad! But I attended my local Embroidery Guild of America meeting and a friend was also working on a piece with eyelets. 47 count linen, I believe!! Yikes! Anyway, she reminded me that I should be doing half of the eyelet and moving around the letter. Once I did that, it went much better.

Join us tonight for Fiber Talk Live.  It is at 8:00 pm Eastern on Wednesday June 30th. We are talking to 

Dima from D1-D2 who is a fabulous stitcher!

WIP Wednesday

 This is a fun stitch and I need to get back to her:

So many other things are calling my name that it is difficult to concentrate on one item. Maybe if I did, I would have more finishes!

Time for the IHSW!

 What is IHSW? It is the third weekend of the month where we try to stitch as much as possible,which I try to do anyway..

Here are the pieces I had time to stitch:

Agnus Dei:

Springhill:

Got the middle flower done!

And a bit on Marion Lang:

Not too bad.....

A New Project, Because I Needed One

 I should not have started this project, but it kept calling my name.....

Marion Lang by Sassafras Samplers

I started this May 8 and work on it when I am tired and need an easy stitch. I am stitching it on a mystery piece of linen and two Victorian Motto Sampler shop flosses. Wouldn't it be lovely in reds?

I also am including a video of the shop I visited while in New Mexico. It is a needlepoint shop and has a lovely selection of threads.