“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.”
Herman Melville (American short-story Writer, Novelist and Poet. Best known for his novels of the sea, including his masterpiece, Moby Dick. 1819-1891)
TIME: 9:27 PM
PLACE: The kitchen
SUBJECT: DMC embroidery floss
Today I got the urge to cross-stitch. Why?…heck if I know. The pattern is a sweet Dutch-type design. It is from this Ondori book I purchased at the book bazaar back in April. I have always found cross-stitching to be rather soothing and I like watching the picture emerge from the grid pattern. Counted cross-stitch is orderly and precise and there are grids and numbers involved. That pleases the accounting/math geek in me!
11 comments:
love the bright colors!! Great picture! Have fun stiching!
Here's a surprise ... I *heart* cross-stitch, for exactly all of the reasons you mentioned!
Bean counters make great counted cross-stitchers!
This is a great shot! I love the vibrant colours!
Great photo! Love the colors!
Oh, I love embroidery floss. My Grandma got me into cross stitch when I was a child. I haven't done it in many years, but I have a huge container of floss that I inherited from my grandma.
Great shot!
I like this - so colorful! I used to cross stitch a lot and haven't done it for a while now. You better show us your finished project!
What nice bright colors to shoot. makes one feel cheerful.
Great photo.
I just love to cross stitch and have a blog where I have posted some of my projects. I do more in the fall/winter and early spring when it gets dark so early and we spend more time at home!
Can't wait to see what you end up completing!!
bentonflocke - I'm looking forward to stitching!
Monica - I'm not surprised and I completely agree with you!
Jennifer - The colors drew me to the pattern...they are bright!
Christina - The colors are really popping in my stitching as well.
Michelle - My mom is the one who got me into cross-stitching. I have all of her floss, but of course, none of the colors I needed for my current project - go figure!
Mari - I promise to take of photo when I am finished!
Iona - Cheerful, yes. After being a bit down on Sunday, the bright colors are what I needed!
Sara G - Oooh, I'll have to check out your stitching. And there is nothing like curling up and stitching on a cold winter evening.
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