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A very long time ago, the transparent lid of my jewelry box was broken (don't ask how long ago as it's embarassing) and I'd planned on replacing the perspex with an embroidered panel. I'm now in the process of creating the panel. Progress, so far:

Embroidered Jewelry Box Lid (part worked, reverse)

And the front:

Embroidered Jewelry Box Lid (part worked)

The central design is from Exquisite Miniatures in Cross Stitch by Brenda Keyes. Very slightly tweaked (due to different fabric plus stitcher's error!). Also multi-colouring the blackwork design.
The initials are from Cross Stitch Borders and Motifs by Jana Hauschild Lindberg. I may have missed a trick with these, and perhaps should have changed the crosses into a grid to mirror the outer portions of the leaves.
Next up, half repeats of the central motif at each end. I'm still mulling over whether to use single strands and no gold to allow the central section to stand out.

ETA: 14 count aida, Anchor stranded in 1088, 46, 362, Anchor lame in 303.

Current Location: under the cat

LL is off to college. I usually send her off with plenty of cake to share. But not this year. Instead 14 masks, tailored to fit comfortably. And with a range of designs.
Covid-19 masks draped over a sewing machine

Covid-19 masks draped over a sewing machine

Current Location: old home

Going backwards... I did get to Ally Pally for the Knitting and Stitching Show this year.

The regular lovely coachload. Reasonable journey down: especially the last bit through the back streets and red-brick houses near Ally Pally. We even passed this: Grand Designs: Haringey. Just a quick glimpse. I don't think from the TV I'd realised what a constricted site, on such a slope, but very fine.

The shopping at the show was mostly a disappointment: fewer small vendors, and some big ones missing, and my shopping list mainly unbought.

The exhibitions, and craftspeople on site, however, were glorious. So I spent more time looking. Hence I probably learned more and had a more useful experience.
( The rest is image heavy )

Because of this--Happy Skull Appreciation Day--I have committed this:

A small stuffed skull out of printed cotton

( The gory details )

I only ordered Saturday night, so sock yarn from Curious Yarns was a surprise arrival this morning (I'm exceedingly grateful to hobbitblue for pointing the site out). Soft, beautiful skeins. Plus the cute little animal stitch markers. And sweets in amongst the wrapping: Looby Loo, having admired the Candy yarn I've bought to do socks for her, took a sweet off to school and left Biggle-the-Cellophane-and-Plastic-Bag-Addict the wrapping. So all were happy. (Well I'm not sure M was entirely pleased to have his beard stroked with a skein of wool. But I had to share.)

Such a lovely package all round. It's made me feel more like salvaging stuff and starting anew. So, I've found a box (not hard, since I seem to acquire them), ex-Culpepper's I think, and I've dusted off my favourite needlecase, my scissors keep with my mother's needlework scissors, the little bag of safety pins. I've put a circle of felt into the bottom of the box the stitch markers came in and added my first three to the new ones. The result is neat, portable and mostly stuff I've embroidered myself.

The box is not full. What else should I add for temporary, easy access for embroidery, knitting, and mending of clothes?

Current Mood: optimistic
Current Music: Radio 4

As well as it being a week with Dad staying, it's been a week of pretty things. First, I showed off, at the local art exhibition at school some pieces I'd knit or embroidered, the which precipitated a hurried finish off of a scarf from this for Looby Loo (yes, it's the pink one you can just see on the cover) and another, more knit recent project. Added to these, the needlework hat band that's currently sans hat and the cross stitch one that's on a straw pill-box. They looked really smart on display. It's the first time I've done this, mainly through lack of confidence. But I think I showed things that looked professional and, for items made using traditional craft techniques, rather cool.

Second, I bought a skirt. It's red, unbelievably full, and on me almost floor length. Teamed with the little strappy T-shirt I got from Disneyland Paris at Easter, it's wonderful. I just want to do that little girl thing of twirling around at any possible opportunity. Fairtrade costs, however--as it ought. If I had set a clothing budget for the Summer, or even longer, it would have gone.

Current Mood: smug
Current Music: kiddy TV

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