Travelling always makes me weary. Even though I was very happy to see my parents again, I am still very pleased to be in my own home.
As soon as I was able, I raced off to OPSM to get my new glasses. I’ve worn progressive lenses for some years now. This year, I had a new relatively young optometrist attend to me, and I think they’ve over-corrected, leaving me in the tricky situation of being able to see distances perfectly fine, but unable to read.
NEW LENSES IN. And I can read again! So of course, I returned quickly to my X-stitch project.
A cute little Babushka needle holder - can’t remember who gifted it to me, probably my sister-in-law who knows I like little useful knick-knacks
A very little corner of the project
There’s something very sensual about textile arts and crafts. I’m mostly self-taught. I never had much time in my days of school, but once I left home, finished university and had some spare time, I started exploring all the various crafty activities available, and found myself quickly smitten.
I have a fetish for large X-stitch projects, usually pieces with 10+ pages of pattern sheets. I’m currently working on a design based on a painting by Seurat.
work in progress
Currently working on page 5 out of 15 pattern pages. Thankfully after years of X-stitch experience, I have a method for dealing with such big projects and for keeping track of my progress, including a filing system for the multiple coloured cottons required.
Copied my mum’s working method. She used to highlight whatever she’d done; this would make it far easier to spot which squares still needs stitching.
Sadly, my eyesight is no longer what it used to be. But Officeworks came to the rescue! I had the pattern sheets printed to A3 size. Much easier to see.
Fried Foochow rice noodles for dinner tonight, just because.
