Wednesday, August 25, 2010

getting back to WIP-it Wednesdays...

...well, I'm going to try, anyway! It's not like I don't have anything in progress!

I've been suppressing my inner "Needle Loca" for a while. You've seen a lot of knitting, spinning, and weaving from me and very little in the way of sharp or tapestry needle crafts. I've been feeling the need to pick up a needle for a few weeks. Finishing the Flower Power quilt was one way I tried to feed that desire, but it wasn't quite right.

A spinning friend suggested having a regular craft night where we could work on whatever craft we wanted. Perfect! I decided to use the craft night to work on needlepoint or cross stitch pieces to appease the needle monster. We had our first one last night and this is what I worked on:

Turquoise Trail, in progress

This is Turquoise Trail by Laura J. Perin Designs. I started it Sunday night (8/22). I love counted canvas work and Laura always uses some interesting fibers. This design uses a lot of Rainbow Gallery threads—metallics, silks, silk ribbon—and pearl cotton. It's easy to lose your place when you have a lot of empty canvas, but the stitches themselves are simple. It is crucial to lay the foundation stitches properly because the rest of the stitches hang off of them.  The turquoise cross I'm working on is the last part of the foundation stitches for this piece.

The rest of my WIPs are being ignored for the moment. Between the needlepoint piece and my iPad, I just haven't given any cycles to my knitting and spinning. We're having a Spin-In on Sunday, so I'll at least get something done on the wheel!
 

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