A few years ago, I tried to learn crochet. It was a dismal failure and would be best forgotten, but Julies don’t do what’s best. Julies do what’s appealing.
So, I tried to get out the ole yarn and hook again and crochet that scarf!
Dismal failure doesn’t even begin to describe this effort.
I need a new crafty, something I can do mindlessly while watching TV and that gives me a result I like. I used to embroider, but I got tired of figuring out what to do with the embroidered crap I made.
ATCs are still in my future, but they require thinking and designing in a way that my crafties of choice don’t.
So, I’m looking at needlepoint. My sister used to needlepoint and suggested it. And then I went and looked online for kits to get started. And then I found this site. And then I fell in love. And then I looked at the prices. And then I wept.
But someday? I’m doing 1415-96. I am.
My dyscoordination deprives me of aught but cross-stitch {Can we say “pixel”?}. I have backstitched two [of four] “Songs of Defiance” onto black Aida from WalMart. Hook on! {Can we say “PC-driven sewing machines”?}