Satusuma Street

I am in love with the Pretty Little series.

Added to the queue;

Pretty Little New York

Pretty Little San Francisco

Pretty Little London

Naughty, Naughty

I like to stitch rude words in pretty fonts.

There are a few of us.

I never in a million years would have guessed it of Dame Judi Dench.

I happened across this story only this past year, but it was making the rounds a few years ago.

"She makes these like needlework embroideries on set in the tedium of filming", says MacFadyen, “but they are all: ‘You Are a Cunt’. And she gives them as presents. And it’s Dame Judi Dench. And she is doing this beautifully, intricate, ornate (work). You kind of see the work materializing as the shoot goes on. Like: ‘You Are a Fucking Shit.’Knightley never received her embroidered cushion from Dench but remarks: “I love that! She gives this fantastic air. She just sits there and she embroiders and you think: ‘Oh, that’s so nice! It’s Judi Dench. It’s so quaint; she’s embroidering a cushion,’ and you go: ‘What are you embroidering?’ And (it says): ‘Fuck!’ Apparently she’s got hundreds of them just covered in swear words or rude sayings.”

I love this. More than I can possibly say.

Finger Knitting

Munchkin is interested in learning to cross stitch, so we're working on her first project.

I know finger knitting is not a new form, but I have to admit, I have not given it much thought.

I came across this in Wondertime (sob, explained here.)

Bobbin Winder

Bobbin winding is really boring, but rather necessary.

I am currently trying to avoid carpal tunnel by doing it, so my husband bought me a bobbin winder.

I didn't even know this was a thing.

I am only just becoming organized in this area of my life, having purchased my first set of bobbins and a handy dandy organizer a mere 5 months ago. So I have been winding them by hand. And with the occasional hindrance- er, help of the Munchkin.

The hubs made a floss run for me on the way home from work, and decided to pick one up for me.

DMC makes one for about $2, but this one was the generic equivalent for I believe 97 cents.

And it works just fine.

Currently, I am doing the blues.

So much neater than my old um, system.