The two strand twist

This rayon labeled Earth Guild  (from who knows when) is very pesky at the cleanup phase. I'll have to rethink my process if I want to do much more of them. Still, it works up in an interesting way.

There was no threading my favorite needle with this fat fuzzy worm, so I dug a crewel needle out of the roll.  A single strand. 

And I made the conscious challenge of stitching the letters without any guides to see how well I could hold the line. Seeing the letters that aren't there. Knowing them with my eyes closed.

 Help is all I can do.

I just emailed Earth Guild in Asheville to see what sort of cotton threads they carry. See what other kind of trouble I can get up to with dye. Don't tell DMC I'm cheating.

 

I take pictures of myself to remind me of me. 

I'm here.

Do you? 

And here are my tools. Everything in two small bags. One for stitching. One for writing. I haul them with me whenever I'm going to be away from home for more than a few hours. You just never know. 

I need one of those old-fashioned yokes. They weigh about the same.

Tomorrow I'll start getting these into the store.