I was away from my sewing box for 2+ weeks, and I have to say, my first long stitching session was an absolute delight. After a couple of weeks of working pretty exclusively on Cranberry in Pines, I got a fair bit done on Pink Lemonade Cottage. I can’t say enough good things about...
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So I’ve not made much progress with actual stitching – I’ve been busy and not really in a frame of mind to settle down and embroider (which probably means that’s exactly what I should be doing, but). I have made a bit of progress on Cranberry in Pines – you can just barely see...
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This past week has been good for stitching – my significant other is out of town, so I’ve had the house to myself (and have had precious little to do in the evenings but embroider!), and some recent events in China have meant I’ve been trying to avoid the internet. That is to say,...
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I spent the past two weeks working on a pendant set from Milady’s Needle (Quaker Pendants II) – it was my first time stitching over one, embroidering with silk, and using heavily variegated over dyed thread (that’s a lot of firsts for a couple of tiny little projects!). Once I got the hang of...
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An introduction to the pastimes of a Wayward Historian In an attempt to consolidate my bits and pieces of what I affectionately refer to as ‘domesticity’ (for me, meaning baking, cooking, cross-stitching, and other crafting and creating), I’ve created this space that is ever-so-slightly separate from my academic/professional blog (The Wayward Historian). I hope...
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