At the start of last month I was wondering what Stitch Mayina would have in store for me, being the first time I had taken part.
Now, 31 days on,
what have I learned:-
1 -
It’s ok to have more than one project on the go any one time, even
though it was extremely difficult to put them away after stitching on them for
just 7 days. The consequence being, I now have more WIP’s than I have ever had
in my 60 odd years of stitching
2 – It’s fine to stitch every day….. It’s
good for the sole.
3 – I need to buy more Blackbird
Designs charts because you can never have too many Blackbirds!
4 – I need a bigger bank balance, Lol!
So what was Maynia for me?
It was stitching everyday day during
the month, starting five (+2 extra) new projects (a new one every 7 days) and having three
small finishes.
I started this journey with, Dreaming of Daisies from Roseswood Manor, stitched on 36ct Aqua, Edinburgh Linen, using Weeks Dye Works threads.
Next I worked on the June panel for the
Joyful World Sal from Snowflower Diaries, which I completed. I then went on to
complete the July panel and made a small
start on the August one. These were stitched
on 32ct, Beige, Murano Evenweave, with a
combination of Anchor and DMC threads.
Then I made a start on Three
Butterfiles from Rosewood Manor. That is
being stitched on 32ct, Pale Cream
Belfast Linen.
Next up was ‘Have Faith’, from the
Songbird’s Garden Series from Cottage Garden Samplings. This is being stitched on 36ct, Pearl Gray,
Edinburgh Linen, using Week’s Dye Works Overdyed Threads.
And Finally, A little three day stitch
to round up May. This time it was
another of the Little Sheep Virtues, ‘Courage’, which I finished and then made
a small start on ‘Love’. These are all
stitched on 32ct Vintage Country
Mocha, Evenweave using a mixture of DMC and Anchor threads.
Roll on next May!
Happy Crafting!
(Whatever you passion may be)
Sue
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