Unstitching

When I last posted, the air conditioning for the house wasn't working. On the 2nd, the repairman came and found that the fan in the outside unit needed to be replaced. Luckily, he had the part and could install it right away. Expensive, of course, but a/c is a necessity to endure summer temperatures here in the Tri-Cities.

The roses are still glorious and the deadheading chore has begun. Actually I don't mind doing it as it gets me outside in the mornings or evenings - the best time of the day around here.

I've spent a little time in my stitching chair, time mostly spent unstitching my progress on Hello Spring.

Hello Spring

You see that stem rising from the lower flower? It is now correctly placed. I had it coming up from the top flower and had even stitched the blue flower on the end of the design before realizing that was a mistake that couldn't be fudged. Sigh.  All of my Sunday stitching time was spent ripping out stitches. And then I didn't stitch for a few days, as sometimes happens after ripping out. But this morning I got the ball rolling again.

Have you tried the pin stitch start that Vonna demonstrated in her latest Flosstube video? If not, you really must - it's a total game changer! Here's the link to her demo: Vonna's Pin Stitch Demo. She starts at about the 8 minute mark in the video.

I had heard her talk about using the pin stitch to start a new thread, and I had even watched a few demos, but went along on my merry way until the other day. Finally it occurred to me to give it a try and I've been hooked ever since. Now it won't work in every situation - like stitching over one thread - but for that Victoria Sampler Christmas Tree Farm and all those little snowflake xs falling in the sky it'll be amazing!

VS- Happy Birthday Sampler

On the Happy Birthday Sampler, I jumped back up to the top of the sampler and got the birthday cake almost done. Those two rows of multi-colored floss are done in the plait stitch - so lovely.

Have a blessed, stitchy week!