Last minute additions

Hello everyone.  I was digging a path in my little parlor where I keep most of the stitching items, and found several more threads that I will never use so I'm tossing them into the Pink giveaway.  Two skeins of Impressions, a 50% silk 50% wool blend in #040 Williamsburg, two different dye lots, 36 yards each - plus 2 pkgs of YLI silk floss in two shades of pink.  So here's the total package.  Unless I find more.

This has nothing to do with stitching but did you ever see these bra bags?  They are zippered pouches for machine washing, one bra on each side, that I've found for years at Walmart in the washing/ironing section of housewares.  Mine of course, fit, but my sisters (which cut in half becomes two teepees suitable for boy scout camp) would be a tight squeeze.  Just thought I would mention it in case you haven't seen them.  For the ridiculous price of bras, they expect you to hand wash them.  Right. Why one was in the parlor with the linen is a good question.  I also came across this item and finally know what it is.

Made by Kenzan, it's an old "Magic" type adjustable frog of stainless steel.  The instructions were in the bottom of the little case and I never removed the item before.  I checked online to see if it is still made and I couldn't find any but one sold on EBay last year for over $50!  Yay!  Guess what else I found.  Remember the Sudberry House tray and heart box?  I packed them for shipping, ready to sell, and just assumed they were two more empty boxes.  Nope.  Took me a while to figure out what was in them and I plan on posting them for sale next week.  Hopefully, they won't be misplaced again.

And a final note on stitching.  I started the lady's gown at the bottom of Mary's sampler and noticed a change in the blue.  After checking my floss bags, I realized that regardless of how many times I say I will do something, I fail.  There were three skeins of 3768 in the bag, one is a purplish cold blue, the others the warm blue blending well with the 920 series.  No wonder I had trouble choosing a shade.  I don't like the cold blue of the skein on the left and that's what I was stitching with.  The bottom border which was to be 632, I changed to blue to match the top border and also to pull the blue throughout.  Too bad it's the wrong blue.  Thank you again Carole for my tweezers!  I'm back to the warmer floss and it blends very nicely with the verse's 926.

I'm finished yakking - back to work.  Hard to imagine what a mess I create in that room.  I go in to pick floss and linen, tear everything out of drawers, and walk away.  It's easy when you really don't see into the room. 

I'll be back tomorrow night with the winner, drawn by buddy Random.org!  Until then, have a wonderful and safe day.

Thank you for visiting!!!

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