If I had any hair left

I would be ripping it out.

What a disaster.

I applied fat pom trim to my finish and it was perfect.  Until the end.  The poms are also the band's top.  Cut an end and the bump bombs.  Gluing before cutting was no help, the material pulls out when touching the glue to it.  Over and over and over.

Tried piecing the affected areas.  The same.  By now, glue is dried on the other three sides.  On the last attempt to add a touch of Tacky to the end pom with a needle, it stuck to the needle and pulled away, raveling ensued on the already glued trim.

This is an example of what happened.

So this tiny remnant of the pom trim, sort of ruffled looking, remained glued.

Not as nice as the original pom, and I haven't decided if I will keep, wet and remove the trim, or make another attempt.  Thinking ... let it be.

The backing fabric is perfect for this finish.  

Good grief.  What a fiasco.  I want to sit and enjoy a snack and soda right now.  But with my lack of saliva ... no chips, Doritos, crackers, pretzels.  Out of ice cream, which is so soothing.  But I'm piggy with no control and it doesn't last long.

Staying home tomorrow (friday).  Making nutrolls.

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2025 Finish #32

Love my berries thread choice.

Dark brown mini poms are perfect, but one is quite flimsy and the other can't be removed from the flange.

A few things ....

My favorite littles are hung on cabinets so I can enjoy them all day.

The tree I almost threw out is also a favorite every year on the fridge.

Freed from its frame, bows, ornanents and buttons, fringed the edges.  Looks like it needs pressed!

Hubs loves this wire tree, I purchased simple shiny bulbs and they reflect the lights very nicely.  

Missing Carole as much as the day we lost her.  Not up to hosting the family, will get together for cookies and the kids' gifts.  Last year, a simple get together, I made the poppy seed sliders and their favorite mac 'n cheese, took it to Carole's house.  Tracy had paper plates stacked, no napkins, no flatware set out, no cold drinks, no other food.  And she kept mentioning she wanted to take the kids to visit her dad, which they had all day to do.  I will tell you what I found out at Thanksgiving dinner, totally shocked, soon.

Have a good day folks.

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Occident

After a two day break, back to Christmas to close in on a finish. This is lot of stitching for me.  Not for most, but when I want a project to be over it drags and feels like more than it actually is.  I do like the way the berries will finish with the overdyed thread.  

I found this old Occident flour baking book in family recipes.  Occident was a brand of flour and this little book has breads, tarts, muffins, cookies, cakes, pies, rolls, icings, and sandwiches.  Some sound a little odd but obviously popular many years ago.

I was surprised to learn this flour is still sold, mostly in Amish areas, and is highly rated for texture and freshness of baked goods.

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Who knew?

Have a good day.  Stay warm and safe.

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The brighter the berry

It's time.  Do I follow the dmc 814/902 or change for a brighter berry? 

I have Needle Necessities overdyed red and it is what I'm leaning toward. The called for is on left.

How about keeping the 902 but changing to the brighter 815 with it (on left)?  The overdyed may not show variations in such a small area so I would cut short pieces of varying shades.  The red is like 498.

I just don't know if I would prefer the bright, or the rich deep.

And probably won't until tomorrow.

Or later.

Have a good weekend.

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Failure to align

Second time I had to pick the letters because of failure to align.  Not realized until the greenery met them.  Correction was also off, this is second time around.

Had no choice because of design of the letters, could not adjust.

I think it best to set things aside for now.

I received a call an hour after my lung CT.  Biopsy is needed.  I will check Pittsburgh after meeting with local doc Thursday morning.  I want the latest method.  My doctor is the only pulmonologist here and quite conservative.  

When I know more, I'll update.

Be safe, be well.

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Next

My linen inventory is mostly 36 count, I prefer 40 simply because of finish size.

This is Legacy from PTP, not the darker shade recommended, but I like it a lot.

I need to pick up the other starts to continue my WIP training.

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