Stitching Saturday

Well, at least that’s what it was supposed to be. I went to my LNS for an all-day open stitching class. I seemed to do a LOT more socializing than stitching though. I did have a great time though, so I guess that’s all that matters.

I did treat myself to one little splurge while at the shop. I bought myself a new pair of Dovo scissors that I’ve been wanting for the past couple of years. The handles are silver and the forged steel blades are blue. They are such a beautiful pair of scissors, I think!

On the scissors is a pretty little fob I bought from my local stitching friend, Cindi. I thought since my birthstone is amethyst that the purple quartz crystal would sort of pass for being a birthstone fob for myself. Since it’s silver, it also matches my new scissors quite nicely.

Another of my stitching buddies, Lindsay, started pulling fibers to stitch the Sophie Stocking from Shepherd’s Bush. I’ve had that chart in my stash for several years with the intentions of stitching it for myself, but never got around to it. After seeing her pulling the fibers, I decided it would be something fun that we could do as a SAL (stitch-a-long) to help keep each other inspired/motivated. She agreed, so I pulled the fibers for it as well.

I’m thinking this might actually stitch up fairly quickly as well. It’s done on 18-count Natural linen using a single strand of #5 pearl cotton. I started on the little pudgie last night, but I don’t really have enough done for a progress photo yet. I’ll be working on it more over the next couple of days and will post a progress photo after that.

I just want to close by thanking those of you either commented or sent an email about my video in yesterday’s post. I really appreciate all the support! It’s nice to know I’m not alone and that others can relate to how I’m feeling.