One Sure Thing…

I will be replacing all my needle stock, which is considerable, with Bohin Needles. They are like holding silvery slices of infinitely sharp air. Speaking of, as much as I love DMC threads, do not ever buy their needles. As good as their thread is, that’s how bad their needles are. Oh, and technically speaking, I’m not doing French Knots on the canopy. I’m doing an odd blend of Candlewick & French, so that I don’t need to alter my wrap direction when going between the canopy and trunk.

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Luna Day Mood.

Tiamat – Carry Your Cross And I’ll Carry Mine.

Blame my cloven hooves – If I sink what does it prove
I’ll always be your prey
Blame my crooked cross – Say I’m your bitter loss
The winds of hell are blowing your way

“Carry your cross and I’ll carry mine
Dig your own hole and you’ll be fine
Build your own tower until heavens devour
Your very last hour”

Blame it on Hell’s fire – And on my desires
The skies are crying blood
Give me all your lies – And blame the lord of flies
The face of evil is the face of GOD.

Why the daily music? Because the start of music signals the beginning of my working day, and it’s nice to share.

One Skein.

That patch of very dark brown? That’s one skein. (Approx. 1 x 2″) There are a couple of bald spaces though, so time to pre-wash another skein of DMC 3371, because it’s prone to colour bleed. That takes me to 163 skeins used. Back to work!

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Still Workin’

Work, Work, Work 80. After playing about a bit, I decided to use DMC Perle 3 for the foliage; I have it in abundance, thanks to the generosity of Kestrel, and in all the colours needed for Autumn foliage. I hadn’t noticed at the time Kestrel sent me all this bounty, but all of the Perle is vintage, all the labels are old style, and there’s not a bar code in sight! As I’m already using a good amount of vintage threads, that makes the choice all the better. The quality of it is fantastic, and it’s a joy to use. Current Hours: 1,098.5 1,100.* Skeins Used: 161. For those who don’t know, one skein is 8 meters (8.7 yards). Click for full size.

*Updated to include today’s hours.

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Tied In.

Work, Work, Work 79. Got the branch tied in, now, it needs to be reseated in the frame so I don’t have to do contortions to reach. Time for more tea. One nice thing about DMC is that they never change numbers, so even if you do find a nice pile of vintage, you still know what colours you have. Current Hours: 1,087.5. Skeins Used: 159. Click for full size.

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Aauugh, Some People…

As I noted earlier, back into my stash of vintage thread (deliciously fat, fluffy threads, with such luster!), selected two DMC Mouliné Special, and a Star Six Strand, and look what someone did, decades ago! Oy. Treat your thread well, and don’t wrap wire around it, twisted all about in the strands. Auuugh. Oh gods, they put on cello tape too! Double Auuugh.

Oh, all that ill treatment was to secure this to the skein:

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Descent of Night.

Descent of Night. A very hurried shot, rain still threatens. Now, all I need are some trifolds and good weather to get a good shot. Click for full size.

Descent of Night, acrylic and ball point pen on gesso panel, 18″ x 24″. © C. Ford, all rights reserved.