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February is International Embroidery Month, which was apparently started in 1992, so this is a special time for anyone who enjoys embroidery. I have done a lot of embroidery in the past, but have become more obsessed with cross stitch for the last little while. It's interesting how various types of stitching bring us more enjoyment at different stages of our lives, isn't it!?!
I would like to get back to my Woven Wreaths project by Kathy Schmitz. I "lost" this project for a while but it reappeared this year and I'm ready to enjoy it again! This is the February block and it is completed, so I plan to start on the March block this month.
I did complete my January Sampler (pattern by Chris the Camping Stitcher). It was finished late last night so just under the wire for a January finish. (This is a terrible photo and I will replace it as soon as I can get a better one.) The folklore goes that if you start and complete a "Blessings Sampler" in January it brings blessings to your needlework for the year. I'm not sure if this is true or not, but I enjoy the tradition of stitching one every year. I will finish it into a little wallhanging this week.What are you hand stitching this week? Did you have any January finishes? Please link up your blogpost below and share your progress with us.
What a pretty sampler! I tend to work on one cross stitch project at a time. With quilting, that’s another story … I always have several works in progress in that department! I have a couple of embroidery kits in the wings. Maybe I will pull one of them out to work on when my funky rooster is done. Happy embroidery month to you!
ReplyDeleteI've become a bit more obsessed with cross stitch also! I like your 2025 project. Nice finish.
ReplyDeleteThe sampler is really cute, congrats on that finish. Hope you find lots of fun projects to work on during embroidery month.
ReplyDeleteI usually have both an embroidery piece and a cross-stitch project going at the same time and alternate working on them. Glad to see your Woven Wreaths out again - I enjoyed working on that one last year! The January sampler you stitched is lovely, Kathy!
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy hand work, especially in winter. I like your projects, but I have lost interest in cross stitch. I still enjoy crewel and wool work. Right now I don't have a project in progress, but I do have one I'd like to start.
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