Jo's stitching 2022

[Roland]

All your work is lovely.

And you know the cute pan lid handle will end up just as loved-looking as the old one, eventually.

[Steam.Jo]

The main piece of stitching continues to be my dragon:



Most of the stitching involves the metallic thread which is slowing it down. I keep looking at the remaining threads and thinking I have lots more to go:



I will end up with lots of nearly complete skeins spare which I can move over to one of my other TW pieces TW does seem to have favourite colours so I should have a good start for my Season Faeries... Hiding just off that photo is a bag with another 2 new colours of metallic threads and all of the beads - 5 boxes of the really small Mill hill seed beads. .

Work in my conservatory has been slow. I wanted to get on with the Vincent Motorcycle:



But I am still waiting for the supply of the last two skeins colours. Of course they are needed for the bits I wanted to do next so I was forced to go down the exhaust pipe and still hope I did not miss count - I find it much easier to move out building on a block. Work on this piece is being hindered as my friend, who this is for, likes to phone me up each evening for a chat and that makes me loose my concentration which is so necessary on this fiddle piece.

Having lost my concentration I often move over to working on the Lilly to go with my Geishas:



Its an easy stitch while watching/listening to the TV and there really is very little of this still to go so I must get on and finish it.

Jo

[Serinde]

What colours are you waiting for? If I have them, you are welcome to them.

[Steam.Jo]

Thank you Serinde, they are re-ordered and due over the next couple of days. I got my money back on the original orders which the Post Office claims did not have sufficient postage. I told the postie that at £2.50 surcharge on each of them his boss can keep them to use on his own embroidery

Jo

[Serinde]

I always thought it was sharp practice making the recipient pay for insufficient postage... But since you're sure, that's fine.

[Steam.Jo]

I always thought it was sharp practice making the recipient pay for insufficient postage... But since you're sure, that's fine.

I have my own way of getting my revenge on Royal Snail when they try this game: This morning I took the two surcharge cards down to the post box each with 4 "reused" (unfranked) 2nd class stamps on them. Hopefully I will receive the missing threads tomorrow.

This morning I have received all 5 of the threads I ordered in a single order with a standard 2nd class stamp on them so can continue with the piece as I now have the full set of colours

Jo

[Steam.Jo]

It was raining yesterday so I managed to get a fair bit done on the motorcycle:



Jo

[mags]

Oh that's coming along quickly, very nice.

[rcperryls]

Oh that's coming along quickly, very nice.

I agree! Your friend is going to be delighted!

Carole

[Nicola Main]

All your projects are looking wonderful Jo. Some complicated stitches in the motorcycle one it looks like but you're fairly getting on with it!

[Roland]

Your motorcycle is really coming along. Looks like a challenging pattern too.

[fccs]

Wow, the motorcycle is really moving along.

[Steam.Jo]

I am back on my dragon:



Lots of metallic threaded infilling going on.

Jo

[Serinde]

Looks wonderful. Looks shiny in the photo, so I can only imagine what it's like in real life!

[rcperryls]

Looks wonderful. Looks shiny in the photo, so I can only imagine what it's like in real life!

I agree completely

Carole

[Steam.Jo]

It was a lovely evening last night while I sat doing the motorcycle:



I am really struggling at the moment because all the time as all three of my pieces I am working on are nearly finished and a couple more days will see each done, so the stitchy bug is really strong. But I have chores to do

Jo

[Nicola Main]

It's looking fantastic Jo! Maybe give yourself a day, or maybe not even a day just a few hours, to catch up on chores before you start anything else. Is Fall Fairy next on the list? xxx

[rcperryls]

Your stitchy bug has been very busy indeed! Motorcycle is speeding along (I was going to say to be careful about getting a speeding ticket, but decided that was too obvious to be funny) The cycle is looking great and I know your friend will be delighted with it.
I have a t-shirt my sister gave me years ago that says :Pro-cross-tinate(verb): To cross stitch when you could be doing housework. Something I think we all suffer from periodically.

Carole

[Serinde]

Periodically? Periodically?!

[Steam.Jo]

I managed to put in a couple more threads on my Celestial Dragon:



I am beginning to feel like I could finish this one.

Jo