Trying to stitch upbeat
Dec. 28th, 2008 07:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stitchwhichI'm back to finishing the holiday 'gift wrap' bags but my heart isn't really in it. One of the things that keeps me working is the mental conversation I have with myself about how the recipient is going to like the thing I'm making or at least I hope so. At first, I enjoyed making these little bags but I know that a couple of people who will be seeing them won't like them and I anticipate that one of them will be quite dismissive about them. So the shiny is off and I'm trying to get it back. I'm pretty sure I can do that - it's all a matter of perspective.
I've decided to absolutely NOT take on any new projects until my 'backlog' is empty. I find myself feeling guilty every time I start a project because of other ones I want to also be working on and, of course, they're all for people I care about and hate the idea of disappointing. So my almost-New Year's resolution is to finish what I've committed to. All by itself, that should be a stress relief.
And speaking of that, I've been helping Lauren learn how to sew early-period gowns. While she was off on holiday, I did a little fast work on the neckline of her undergown (the shoulders needed some cross-stitching and, well, it just grew...) Here's a couple of pictures of the work. I don't know if she'll like it, mind you, so you may never see it for real as I promised her I wouldn't mind at all if she takes it all out.
The neckline (silk thread on linen with seed beads and oval pearls)
Fuzzy close-up
I've decided to absolutely NOT take on any new projects until my 'backlog' is empty. I find myself feeling guilty every time I start a project because of other ones I want to also be working on and, of course, they're all for people I care about and hate the idea of disappointing. So my almost-New Year's resolution is to finish what I've committed to. All by itself, that should be a stress relief.
And speaking of that, I've been helping Lauren learn how to sew early-period gowns. While she was off on holiday, I did a little fast work on the neckline of her undergown (the shoulders needed some cross-stitching and, well, it just grew...) Here's a couple of pictures of the work. I don't know if she'll like it, mind you, so you may never see it for real as I promised her I wouldn't mind at all if she takes it all out.
The neckline (silk thread on linen with seed beads and oval pearls)
Fuzzy close-up
