There is something to be said for not following a pattern, permission for randomness. At the beginning of January I gathered floss, needle, an embroidery hoop, and linen. The piece of linen is from a thrifted shirt my sister sent me. The floss is a combination my own stash and bits of skeins I've collected from charity shops. For this project there are no rules. I will try new stitches and use ones I know by heart. The colors will be ones I find pretty and some that are ugly.
This isn't a mindless project. I have to tell myself that it doesn't have to be perfect. Knots and messy backs are ok. I'm not committing myself to stitching on it for an entire year. Although I do try to work on it daily. So often I get caught up in following the rules and how I perceive that things are suppose to be. It's nice to have a project with no clear right or wrong and allows me to just stitch.
The guest room is looking less like a storage closet. The things that remain are two boxes of books that will be taken to the library for their used book sale. There is a box of empty bags. Those bags will hopefully hold other items to go for donations at a later date. My daughter has a pile of clothes on the bed. She is listing them on an on-line consignment site. I wish I had a never ending supply of energy and motivation. We'd have a clutter free home!
Thank you for stopping by for a visit. Lisa
I don't know. That room looks pretty clutter free to me. I think you are doing a GOOD job of it.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Lisa. Sometimes even random is hard for me. I do love the slow stitching I see others do. In fact, at that yarn shop by you, I bought a little kit for handstitching, but haven't opened it yet. Another friend here would like to do some embroidery this year, so perhaps we can motivate each other. I have so much decluttering to do but takes a whole lot to get me motivated.
ReplyDeleteYour stitching project sounds very, very interesting. I love stitching too and with this you can try different embroidery stitches - there are hundreds in my embroidery encyclopedia! You can try a new one everyday and you'll have a stitching sampler/stitched artwork at the end of the year! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work. x
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