~ A New Design Finish! ~

 Hello Friends & Folk ~

I have finished my latest work in progress!

Here is

' Possessed by the Needle '

the inspiration for this design came about one day 

while Joan & I were having a conversation about something-or-another...

{can't remember what} and she suggested this.

and I thought it would make a great little stitch!

it reads:

possessed by the needle

enchanted by the thread

Elezabeth Curtiss   Her Work 1782

Stratford. Conn.

the name Elezabeth Curtiss is one from my hometown of Stratford, CT {Conn.}

the strange spelling of her name is what drew me to it, 

and dear Elezabeth was the daughter of one of the town's founding fathers.

I chose to include a squirrel & acorn ~

as my Mom feeds many of the neighborhood squirrels in Stratford...

as well as a brown headed Cowbird holding a needle sitting atop a potted fern.

Also the initials E.C. and a few generic motif of flora & fauna ~

 

The darker lettering is stitched over one ~ 

because I love to stitch over one and love how it ages my work. 

I also added a cartouche of vines that holds a pumpkin 

& a kettle and teacup just for fun.

don't you love the little ladye's festive dress and tophat?

she holds a tiny wreath in her hands...

a simple sampler begs for an un-fussy finish,

so I chose to add a backing of black reproduction Civil War era calico,

and brought the edges to the front of the sampler and stitched them down...

 

here are the particulars:

Linen ~ 32ct Tin Roof from Weeks Dye Works 

Threads: 

WDW ~ Kohl, Bullfrog, Havana, Pelican Gray, Lichen, Sand, Caper

GAST ~ Pumpkin Pie

I am in the midst of charting this now, 

and will provide a stitch count for it once it is listed in my Etsy shop ~

{hoping to release it Friday evening}

 Hoping you love it as much as I do!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Thread Tales ~

 Good Morning

~  Friends & Folk ~ 

and happy dreary Monday to you all!

dreary days mean great stitching days here in these parts ;)

{any day really, but I love the coziness of the farmhouse on rainy days}

Do any of you do this:

do you save your minuscule snips of thread in pretty glass jars like I do?

{oh, you're not as crazy am I are you?}

I save them for the birds ~

how I love to see fallen or abandoned nests that have my threads 

& wool snippets woven intricately through them.

 

my sampler in progress is officially named:

"Possessed by the Needle"

and those words were shared with me by Miss Joan ~ 

we agreed they would make for a great sampler...

 

I have just one more motif to go, 

then will begin working on the border.

"Possessed by the Needle,

Enchanted by the Thread,"

Her Work 1792

Elezabeth Curtiss

Stratford, Conn. {CT}

{town/state name to be added too, I forgot!}

 

Hoping your day is a lovely one, enjoy the sun or the rain!

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori