This is my first time participating in WIPocalypse, so I will start out with an introduction. I go by the name Tweezle. It was a name given to me back in the 80's by my then boyfriend's close friend. He called me Tweeze all the time and the name just stuck.
I have stitched since I was a child. Mom started me on embroidery first then cross stitch, counted cross stitch and then crewel embroidery. She also started me on crochet when I was about 5 and knitting a couple of years later. There were many other crafts sprinkled throughout my life, but counted cross stitch, knitting and crochet are the ones that I have stayed with.
I worked as a model stitcher since the mid 80's and have enjoyed working with some great shops as well as amazing designers. I've also proof-read charts, test knitted and crocheted items and did proof-reading both knit and crochet patterns as well. Now, it will pick up a test here and there, but I'm basically retired. It got to the point where I was no longer loving the needlearts and hating the deadlines. I put that aside for awhile and then my eyes went bad. I guess it was just in time.
My project list is forever changing. In fact, I just pulled another set of patterns off my list. I've decided to scrap Curtis Boehringer's The Needlewoman Murder Mystery in 13 Chapters. I'm just not enjoying it at all. So off to the Pulled List it goes.
It was my start and focus piece for this year, but after putting 5 days of stitching in, I decided it was time to make room for things I love.
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I have passed the requirement for WIPGO, so I can mark that off and I've put my time in for my focus piece on WIP Warriors. It's been stated that I've wasted my time, but I really haven't. It helped me to come to a conclusion that this one needs to move on. Now I have more time for something else.
My next piece for WIPGO is Lanarte's Romantic Picnic (Stoney Creek). It's being stitched on white linen and it's not as easy to work on as it once was. This one will certainly take some time with my crappy eyesight.
- Kustom Krafts Sofa Cat
- Happy Everything
- Noah's Ark
- PV May
- The Frosted Pumpkin Artic Animals Club
- CWC Hummingbird Garden
- KK Fire & Ice
- L&L Celtic Spring
- The Baby
- BC Snappers
- Lanarte Romantic Picnic
- Dimensions Magic In Motion
- The Sweetheart Tree - Olde English Needleroll
- French Calendar
- Northwoods Stocking
- Dimensions A Bird for All Seasons
- Sunset Gettysburg
- The Silver Lining - Aymers Amber Rose
- KK Four Horses of Apocalypse
Curtis Boehringer's The Needlewoman Murder Mystery- Marty Bel''s Hideaway Cottage
- Marquoir Mystery Sampler
- Just Nan Last Stitches
- Creative Circle Inn Keeper's Sign (stamped)
- The Sweetheart Tree Teenie Tweenies Spring Has Sprung
2 comments:
Thanks for visiting my blog page. I'm impressed by your stitching plans...I wish I were so organized!
Thank you Carol! I wish I was organized - but I've found a few groups and watched a few FlossTube videos to give me some ideas. We'll see how this goes. Thanks for visiting and such a nice comment.
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