Stitch

I am still swamped and still not creating, but the attraction to string and yarn and thread is so real! I pulled some of my wool/mohair blend sock yarn scraps for a Bookstagram pic this week and it felt fabulous in my hands.

To get at it I had to shift a pair of jeans I'd dropped into the top of my work basket, and decided to stop what I was doing and pull out a ripper. I like these jeans a lot - the fit, the colour, the weight of the fabric - but I wasn't wearing them because they had a stupid cuff at the bottom that made them difficult to put on and take off. I mean sweatpants have cuffs, because they are stretchy! Denim is not stretchy. 

Check out the vast acreage I gained but ripping off the first cuff.

Now to decide how to stitch the hem. I *could* pull out my sewing machine, and if my cleanup plan for today goes well I'll have space to, but I could also get a needle and some thread and hand stitch it, couldn't I. Maybe even blanket stitch over top of that. I do love blanket stitch. And in a contrast colour - that might look fun?

Or I could do something else, and learn some other embroidery stitches.

In my travels online I have spotted more than a few embroidery kits that show up at your door with everything you need, including embroidery-friendly fabric which is the one component I don't currently have in the house. So far I'm resisting because it would be a tragedy to add yet another projects to my pile of incomplete and not-yet-started options. But...

Okay. I will take my leave, tackle the cleaning, and see if I can justify pulling my loom and its half-finished scarf out of storage. 

Or maybe even finish those birthday socks for Jan?

 

Have a great weekend all, and thanks for joining me. See you next week!