I just discovered how to enjoy me favourite book and stitch at the same time!!!
AUDIO BOOKS!
Today I stitched for 3 hours whilst listening to a book by one of my favourite authors
Sue Grafton... How good is that? Why didn't I think of this sooner?
Very happy
I tend to stitch in the evenings when DH and/or youngest usually have the telly on (and if it's things like Victorian Farm I'll watch too!) so it wouldn't work, but I do have a few audiobooks I borrowed from my MIL to play while I'm doing the accounts or working on the website -- Dorothy Sayers, nothing like a good murder when you're digging through VAT receipts -- and I'd love to be able to play them while stitching too!
I am doing just that at the moment - listening to HP. I got the idea from Rose, actually - thank you, Rose!
Agi
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fab idea! i have bought a couple of audiobooks in the past to listen to while working around the house etc, but tbh, i found it was a bit expensive -the audio's are so much more £ than a paperback
i've been stitching in front of the telly recently and find i either get really into the stitching then annoy hubby constantly asking what's happened or i end up with a little visitor : (oops!!!)
i never get to listen to my music so i listen to my mp3 player while stitching
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benceagi wrote:I am doing just that at the moment - listening to HP. I got the idea from Rose, actually - thank you, Rose!
You are very Welcome. I really enjoyed them and my stitching seemed to go so much faster while listening to them. I love the readers voice too. It is just perfect for these books.
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grub72 wrote:i wish they had free audio books online so we can listen and stitch at the same time.
They do have free audiobooks, actually a lot of them. Mostly old books though, those whose copyright has expired, but still. Take a look at these sites:
Agi
"The world, as a colourful knot of threads, has turned into a memory, and now you cannot be sure whether it was real." (Géza Ottlik, Hungarian writer)