Once upon a time (1987 or 1988), in a land far, far away
(New Hampshire), a teenager imagined that making cross stitch greeting cards
would be a good idea!
How did that work out, you ask? Well, many moves later (8
different basements: to MA, within MA, to Germany, within Germany), the cross
stitch effort has been found! Less than half of one greeting card was completed
before the endeavor went into extended hiatus. The photo above is a hand-stitched GIFT from a friend- wow!!!!!
Current inventory: colored floss- check; greeting cards and
envelopes- check; cloth to be stitched upon- check; tutorial sheet on how to
cross stitch- check; needle- missing, detailed directions on which colors go
where- missing. Um.
So when you live overseas, you can’t always get to all US
websites, and the sales website of the cross stitch company is BLOCKED. Unbelievable.
However, on the second-hand sales website that starts with an “e”, this same
kit is being sold for $19.99…. um, no?
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| Gift from Jeff's sister, made by hand! |
Well, we know for sure that the directions are NOT in any of
the Christmas bins, because those have been gone through carefully. That leaves
a dozen bins where they might be, though not the box where the other stuff was.
Argh! And I had such good intentions!
An initial search yielded a package of needles, two hotel
sewing kits (also from the olden days), two large spools of white thread, and a
large spool of black thread. Also assorted nails, screws, felt pads for
underneath furniture, measuring tapes, etc. etc.
A visit to the US crafts shop on base yielded a package of
dull-tipped cross-stitch needles (“no need to bleed all over it!”), and a mini
cross stitch to test out if I want to spend another $20 on the same kit I already
own, with directions!
Here is a sneak peak at the new project…. However, I
strongly recommend that you do not hold your breath for the finished
product!!!! To be continued…
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