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Tartan Thistles Scissor keep

Something finished for the new year!

I sort of don't really like the finished product but it'll do the job (hopefully) of stopping me from loosing my little scissors... once I eventually find a pair again to attach.  My house seems to absorb scissors like it's nobody's business hence the need for some scissor keeps.

This is another kit from Textile Heritage (Art Pewter Silver Ltd) like the Tudor Rose one I completed in August 2014. After I finished an gave away the rose I decided I wanted/needed one for myself. I like tartan and purple so this one seemed like a safe bet at the time. I might have to do a Tudor Rose for myself in the future since I liked the finished product  significantly more than the Thistle.

I haven't had a lot of free time to stitch lately and I don't think that's going to change. I did think I might get some more stitching time by taking it to work and doing a little bit of work during my breaks. Valid idea but didn't really work.  First I accidentally stitched the 'grey' stem on the thistle with the white instead of grey.  In my defence the grey in the kit looks very much like a shade of green, at no point did I look at the 'grey' and go 'yes you are clearly the grey in this kit'. Instead it was 'well you're not any of the other colours, must be the grey...' I notice fairly quickly so only had to pull out around 10 minutes of work. Frustrating none the less. 

I also managed to get a drop of green tea on the Aida, hazards of stitching during my tea break. Fortunately not on the design but it convinced me that stitching at work wasn't really going to work. Green tea sure can stain.

On a whole this stitch was actually fairly dull. Doing the tartan background felt way too much like hand sewing (which I might possibly hate) and there was a fair bit to do. I'm not really a fan of hand stitching, that's one of the reasons I have a sewing machine.  Nothing in the design really stood out, this is probably part of why I'm ambivalent about the finished product.  

The tassel I made is fairly average and set too low. It should be sewn in much closer to the cross stitch. Again I stitched up the hole used for stuffing like a noob. It looked pretty average. One day I'll have to get some finishing advice for projects like this so it can look nice all round. 

But after all that complaining it's done and will be organisationally useful so time not wasted. 

 

***And here it is in my handbag on the way to work with my random golf ball!***

Happy New Year.

I haven't been doing a lot of craft this year, been busy with trying to be healthy and with work. I did finish a cape but it was a gift and unfortunately I don't have any photos at this time - if I ever manage to get some I'll do a post.

I should finish something soon BUT until then I'll leave the internets with another cute cat picture.

He he, silly kitty.