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10/18/2009: "Stitcheries"
I finished working on the piece of doodle embroidery I was doing a while back, just never took a picture of it. So, here it is:
The vast majority is stem stitch, some straight / seed stitches in places, a touch of satin stitch on the bee, and french knots in the centers of some of the flowers. Oh, and the rose-looking flower is split stitch. I think it turned out pretty decent, especially just being a doodle.
And I had started on another piece. This one I grabbed the design from online, printed it out, and traced it onto the fabric. Its a Buddhist-type lotus.
This one is almost entirely split stitch. An interesting choice for filling in large areas, I know, but it is a little more forgiving than satin stitch - I don't have to get everything *perfectly* even for it to look good, and it follows the curves of the petals a little better, instead of just having to pick a direction. And I think it gives an interesting texture. Got the idea out of a book.
I had plenty of time to work on this yesterday, since I had to supervise one of the people in my company who had to do some extra duty. So I had to sit around for about 7 hours while he did assorted cleaning. Then I got relieved, and someone else got to watch him for another 7 hours. Hopefully I won't have to do that again in the near future.
This morning I hung out at the local Barnes & Noble working on it, sitting by the fireplace, and sipping on a green tea latte. (So I like foo-foo drinks, what of it?) Beats the heck out of trying to work on it at home, seeing as I have no chairs. In fact, sitting cross-legged in front of the computer is making my legs fall asleep. I hate having bad circulation to the legs/feet.
Speaking of home, part of my cable package was a phone line. Yes, I actually have a plain, old-fashioned, house phone. Which, of course, meant that I had to go out and buy a phone. 907-374-6859 for those interested. (I have a sticky-note on the phone with my number)
While I was at the bookstore, I picked up a book on Feng Shui. Figured it couldn't hurt to try arranging this place as good as possible from the get-go, right? Especially since the movers have to place everything - my couch is heavy, and it would take me a very long time to move it. Should be interesting to see what I can actually manage. And how long it takes me to get settled in. In any case, I can not wait to sleep in my nice, comfy bed... *feels sleepy just thinking about it*