white.....

Another piece of white from the house of white. This fragment is finished, damp stretched and waiting in the pile, well more of a gathering than a pile of stuff to go in my re stock when I get round to it. It's all about timing I think. Hopefully it will be the weekend. At the moment, in terms of finished, I have two fragments, two pincushions and twenty puffs, (that's two lots of ten). In progress I have two more white pieces and another ten puffs. I would like more..that will depend on how fast my fingers can go...

My mind has been elsewhere this weekend. First I had James birthday and thanks for your birthday wishes too. I think he had a good day. We had cake, gifts and balloons. Ballons and birthdays go hand in hand in this house, I love balloons! We will have balloons when we are in our dotage, it's compulsory!! Then of course there is my new stuff, not yet started but my head is positively whirling with ideas. I ordered some supplies this morning, vintage trims and some beautiful vintage white work to use as applique and to reveal behind cutwork. It will probably find its way into a little piecing too. Now I need to source some binding, I want soft binding yet natural binding, cotton or linen and white. I am not going to make my own, disgraceful I know but I am trying to scrimp on time without scrimping on embroidery. I have a vague idea of where I may find it but any suggestions are welcome too.

Now do we have any hotmail experts out there? My inbox used to update automatically whenever I got a new message...for some reason it doesn't any more I have to refresh. Have I clicked something?? Can I click something to revert back to automatic updating?? Help!!

fragments..

Two silk fragments now finished and going in the shop later today. One is embellished with off white thread and vintage cloth in the cutwork windows, the other with bright white thread and lace in the windows. Both are worked on white silk. That's it then, description given..I'm off..see you soon!!

Only kidding!! I actually don't feel very well today, not like me, I'm a northerner we are tough. I have the most awful headache caused by constant coughing and sneezing, my eyes are running and burning and I am in line for an Olympic medal for mucous production, sorry I know that's gross but It had to be said. I had virtually no sleep last night due to an inability to breathe which as you may know is a fairly basic requirement of life itself. Why am I here then doing this?? Because I can't keep away, I'm needy and I'm a loser. Please don't judge me though, at least it means I like you!

I would still feel like c..p if I sat on my behind all day so I may aswel do this, it keeps boredom at bay and I get very fidgety when I have nothing to do...Then there are my plans for the weekend, mucous or no mucous. I am going to make little muslin bags for my hook and eye pieces..why does that excite me?? I knew I didn't get out enough...

Tomorrow I have a treat for you too, well I say a treat, you may not think so. I have been rooting through my files again and come across some more ''artwork'' from days gone by. I am going to let you see it and then put it in my sketchbook section on here....see, I am always thinking about you even when I'm suffering...selfless that's me.