Morning everyone......
Don't like these dark mornings......I tried to do a bit of stitching earlier on, about 7.30 and am currently doing the Shuttleworth Sampler on some 14 count that I bought from Andrea back in August - more of that in a moment.
Half past 7 you will realise doesn't give a wonderful amount of daylight, but I was in the conservatory which helped a bit in that regard. Anyway, I was beavering away at the little bit I wanted to do and felt very satisfied by the fact that although I'd only had about 20 minutes of work in front of me, it gave me a nice feeling to have a needle and thread in my hand - haven't been able to do any stitching for a few days. Just as I was going to put all the bits and bobs away I realised I'd stitched in a dark mauve colour instead of the brown it should have been.
Big sighs all over Crewe as I undid it - oh well, better luck perhaps later today.
The moral of this story - don't just pick up the thread you think you need - check your colour number first!!!!!
As for the 14 count - this is from a pack of Zweigert in Rustic. I thought it would be useful for a bit of winter stitching where 28 or what have you can be a bit more testing on the eyes. To my surprise, not only do the colours I am using look really nice on it, and because it is easy to stitch on too, I am further pleased by the fact that when I hold it about an arm's length away from me you can barely see the 'holes' that 14 count gives you. So - anyone a bit apprehensive about 28 count - try Andrea's Zweigert 14 count Rustic. I think you will like it.....
