My holidays have come to an end. I feel like I haven't done much at all. I flailed about Saxony gowns a lot and started a dress diary, and I did some of my embroidery.
Actually, I've pretty much doubled the amount of embroidery I did during last semester. I went out and bought some smaller needles. I ended up just going to Spotlight because I had other errands to run in the same area, and I would've had to have made a separate trip all the way out to the Stitcher's Corner. I'll be going to uni on Monday so I'll stop there on my way back because Spotlight only had Birch needles so I got some size 28 tapestry needles.
They all died horrible horrible deaths. Three of them bent and two of them broke. It was definitely easier to use the thinner needles, but the thinness also made them not very strong. The whole packet only cost me $2, so hopefully I'll be able to get some better quality needles of the same size at the Stitcher's Corner on Monday.
I'm not sure how this semester is going to go. I'm working on keeping my evenings free for relaxing so hopefully I'll be able to keep on truckin' along with my embroidery and hopefully start working on bits and pieces for my Saxony gown.
Actually, I've pretty much doubled the amount of embroidery I did during last semester. I went out and bought some smaller needles. I ended up just going to Spotlight because I had other errands to run in the same area, and I would've had to have made a separate trip all the way out to the Stitcher's Corner. I'll be going to uni on Monday so I'll stop there on my way back because Spotlight only had Birch needles so I got some size 28 tapestry needles.
They all died horrible horrible deaths. Three of them bent and two of them broke. It was definitely easier to use the thinner needles, but the thinness also made them not very strong. The whole packet only cost me $2, so hopefully I'll be able to get some better quality needles of the same size at the Stitcher's Corner on Monday.
I'm not sure how this semester is going to go. I'm working on keeping my evenings free for relaxing so hopefully I'll be able to keep on truckin' along with my embroidery and hopefully start working on bits and pieces for my Saxony gown.
