Maybe I Can Catch Them All! ©Sarah C. Swett 2015
My plans for this tapestry included lots of yummy embroidery,
color and pattern all over the place
and a chance to mess around with recent dye experiments.
Then I finished my strand of black
and couldn't add another stitch.
Is it really done?
I have no idea
but have to let it be for now.
This is a little hard as during this absurdly busy season
I get great satisfaction from crossing things off lists.
Packages mailed? Check. Tapestry finished? Check!
Leaving something (possibly) half done makes me antsy.
But in my maker's world the work calls the shots
and my plans don't much matter.
 Shortly after this, I learned the reason for my unexpectedly wet feet during yesterday's snowy trot and despite other things on the list, the hole required immediate action. |  I'm not super pleasant to live with if I don't get to move around outside at least once a day (kind of like my dog), and until I make myself another pair of vaguely water resistant running shoes, these are all I have for wet snow. |
Two needle stitching
I used different thread this time, annoyed that the synthetic sinew I used to make the shoes and stitch on the new soles last spring was so short lived.
A last smidgn of thread left over from sewing the saddle I made in 1984-5. I have no idea what it is made of but assume/ hope it is nice and strong.
Of course all of this may just have been an inanimate object plot to keep me from messing with the tapestry more than it wanted.
It could also have been a form of procrastination on my part because I really don't like wrapping (or unwrapping) packages,
even with the fabulous collection of handy-dandy-quick-and-dirty-and pretty gift bags my friends and family pass around and around to one another.
It could also have been a form of procrastination on my part because I really don't like wrapping (or unwrapping) packages,
even with the fabulous collection of handy-dandy-quick-and-dirty-and pretty gift bags my friends and family pass around and around to one another.
But at the moment the reason doesn't much matter.
The shoes are mended for now (Check!) and my feet were dry this morning
despite swirling flakes and unshoveled sidewalks.
So now it is time for presents.
And on this first morning after the solstice
here is one for you, my dear readers,
A coloring page
I believe you can download and print it if you click on the image below
May The Yarn Be With You
The shoes are mended for now (Check!) and my feet were dry this morning
despite swirling flakes and unshoveled sidewalks.
So now it is time for presents.
And on this first morning after the solstice
here is one for you, my dear readers,
A coloring page
I believe you can download and print it if you click on the image below
May The Yarn Be With You
PS And tomorrow is first stop on the ATA BLOG TOUR, with the amazing Janna Maria Vallee. Do stop in -- learn some useful tapestry techniques, get inspired, ignore your list, and maybe even win a prize!
