This isn't a very good picture, but you can see what I'm talking about:
See that big kink? That's where the floss was knotted to keep it on the card. I mean *really*?! That is a LOT of floss to just snip off willy nilly. And the kinking up! OH. MY. GAWD.
This is what it looks like when you purchase it on the skein, prior to you carefully unpicking that knot to be able to use ALL of the floss that you just laid out almost 10 bucks for.
Yea, it looks nice, however, when you go to cut off a length to stitch with it, it literally folds back up on itself. I have tried to keep the lengths short, to minimize this, but it's the equivalent to shouting at the gale. Does one no good at all. The only way I know how to make it behave is to wet it down. When I go tomorrow to Stitcher's Paradise, I am going to have to pony up for one of those fancy Kelmscott Designs thread winders to try and help keep the floss straightened out. I mean, as my UK stitching sisters say, in for a penny, in for a pound, yea?
At any rate, here's what I have so far:
Design: Now I Know My ABC's
Designer: Barb Adams for Blackbird Designs
Fabric: 32 count linen in cream. Manufacturer unknown.
Fiber: Gloriana Threads in 079- Monet's Pond
Well, I best get my old cranky lady self going. Have to take DH to the doctor this morning about his leg and then I get to come home and nap and stitch for the next five days. Woohoo! I managed to get all of my chores completed, including the stash organization project I had created for myself. I'll blog about that next post! :)
Hope everyone has a Happy Tuesday! :)
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Respectfully submitted,
C.
1 comment:
Just found your blog for the first time.
I, too, hate the coiled up silks and the knot at the top! I like to buy Belle Soie because they are flat and beautiful on the skein, but some times you just have to have those wonderful color mixes.
Looks like you are getting a lot of finishes...good for you!
Bobbi
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