"Tell us about the oldest WIP you have in your stash." My oldest would have to be Elizabeth Almond's "Save the Stitches" SAL. Stitching on antique white Lugana (28ct) using DMC 310 (with substitutions of two shades of blue and two shades of green where the pattern called for metallic threads.). This is a BIG piece, and I suppose that is why I got sidetracked --- that and the blackwork which seemed to be getting more and more complex as I went on...  I started it in February, 2014 but by the end of summer, 2014, it was languishing. As near as I can tell, I didn't pick it back up again until 2021 when I started in again in November, stopped until March of 2022, and stopped again until January 2024 when I actually persisted through September 2024 as a part of a complex rotation with a series of SALs from other sources.. Then back into the unfinished pile when construction activity in our house made my stitching room (AKA bedroom) inaccessible for two weeks and the entire rotation came to a halt. I am only just now catching up... I have my rotation down to two or three pieces now and have hopes that I will be able to pick this up again and finish it --- there isn't that much more to stitch, as you can see from the above photo. ~~~~~WIPS~~~~~ 1. Elizabeth Almond's "Save the Stitches". (See above) 2. Stitchonomy "Christmas Market" 2024 SAL. Stitched using kit fabric and DMC floss. Part 1 -5 (of 8 installments) are shown. Part 6 has been issued to the pattern club but not to the general stitching public so I can't show it.  There are several "Personalizations" in these little market stalls, entirely due to my inability to count! Almost al were caught so far into the stitching that I decided to fudge instead of frog... 3. "Cloister Garden" SAL from Fox & Rabbit. Part 1 stitched on white 28ct Gobelin using DMC 370 and 597. Part 2 is due to be released on January 31..  On the non-SAL (and inactive SAL) front:
and that is my January report! Happy stitching, everyone! |
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