Last night I wasn't in the mood to stitch. So I didn't! Occasionally I need a break and I also feel I need to gather strength before tackling the May stitch on my Glittering Kimono. It is going to be a hard slog, that stitch!
Instead I read my emails. Marj sent me something utterly charming--an idea for thread stash credits. I think I'll try it starting with Glittering Kimono and South Seas Fiji as I know exactly what I've used on each project to date. It's a fun way to keep track of progress using what I have.
http://temarimath.info/temaritrain/?p=14
And isn't that what we all like to do, make the best use possible of what we have?
Ok, I looked at my records and Glittering Kimono has used nine threads to date (some were used on multiple areas). I have almost used up one spool of my May stitch's Kreinik. It will be gone shortly, so that makes my thread stash credits 10. I'm going to add an extra point for that almost gone spool now. (Makes the numbers look more impressive, you know!
I've used two threads so far on South Seas Fiji which is just underway. That makes the number twelve!
Ok, let's see what how high I can go. Thanks for the tip, Marj. I'm off to add a counter block to Blog. As I watch these numbers I may get a sense of how many colors I use in each design. I know that Kaffee Fassett normally used 12-26 in his NP designs due to the limitations of printing the silk screened canvases that Ehrman sells. And he manages to do stunning work with just that many. I am curious not only how much of my stash I'm using but just what actually goes into a typical painted canvas I stitch.
P.S. The temari site is a lot of fun to browse. I love temari although I have never figured out from books how to do this myself. Perhaps all her photographs will help me understand the process.
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