Ta Da!
I am not 100% satisfied with the masthead but raring to go. It might change, we’ll see. The new demos are up along with a demo schedule and other info. I plan on having the galleries finished this week.
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Embroidery Tutorial ~ Stem Stitch
Stem Stitch
The combination of the buttonhole stitch and the stem stitch around a motif, in this case with three different colors, allows the motif to raise up a bit and provides more texture and a 3-D effect. One of the things I do the most is to use several rows of stem stitch. I love the way it feels and the shading possibilities. I consider it my signature style.
Loss and Gain
I’m really struggling emotionally with the fact that my life is currently in limbo. Powerless. Powerless over people, places, and things. Always has been, always will be. Of course the only thing we have true power over is our own reactions and actions. What we do, how we chose to feel, those things we have to work with. And lately I don’t have the energy for that. I do get little bursts of energy, hence the new tutorials. But I’ve photos to complete the series and can’t seem to give a damn. I’m trying to be willing to be willing. And to be patient and have faith but I’m just this close to empty.
Language of the Heart
Cancer this week ~ Twisted
Visionary philosopher Buckminster Fuller said that “Pollution is nothing but resources we’re not harvesting.” If that’s true, Cancerian, you’ve got a lot of resources available to you right now, although they will have to be converted from their smoggy and effluvial state. So for example, if you’re a songwriter, the noxious emotions floating around could be raw material for a sparkling tune. If you’re a lover, the peculiar vibes you’re dealing with could inspire you to prevent a dumb pattern from repeating itself.
Whoa. That last sentence kinda floored me. That couldn’t be closer to the truth if you tried… Talk about peculiar vibes. A certain someone ended his doomed to fail relationship last week.
Peculiar vibes indeed.
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