I've been forced to do a lot of sitting lately to nurse a foot problem. My mom taught me how to embroider when I was young. Here's a sample of her lovely needlework:
Since I have lots of time to just sit and concentrate on counted cross stitch, here's what I'm learning from my embroidery:
Since I have lots of time to just sit and concentrate on counted cross stitch, here's what I'm learning from my embroidery:
1. patience - There's just no rushing needles and thread. It's got to be done right, so I need to take my time and do good work.
2. precision - I more than a little OCD, just ask Tony, so if a stitch is a fraction of a millimeter off, I notice it and I have to redo it. I'm getting better at putting my stitches right where they should go.
3. underside of the tapestry - I can't stop thinking about my good friend Corrie Ten Boom. She was an expert embroiderer. She compared earth life to the underside of tapestry with its frays and knots, not really pretty. Only when we are in heaven will we ever see the "good side" and understand life's sticky situations, troubles and hardships.
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