Hope you celebrated the beginning of 2020 in whatever way you desired. Personally, the last day of the year has never been a big deal and is my least favorite holiday.
Mark is making soup, I packed away all the Christmas stitcheries for another year, and I discovered a slight problem with Ann Hicks' fabric.
Since the linen is large to handle I decided to finish the width before moving down the piece so I could trim the right side excess. It was badly crumpled from the spool huggers so I pressed the sampler for a fresh start. Oh boy. This was a very large piece of linen the exact color I had planned to use for Ann, inspection was not considered.
Now that it's pressed and trimmed, I see the fold line and two marks that line up. I thought they may be from my hand but the larger one is too low, the distance between too great. The spool huggers were there but I can't imagine why they would blemish the linen. Oil leaching from the plastic for a long period? I have no idea where the linen came from or if I dyed it myself, so spot cleaning is not a safe option.
As for the fold line, I will touch it ever so lightly with the fine chisel edge of a brush lightly dusted from a Ranger archival ink pad. I tried it on the backside (the left side of the box) and it looks pretty good. Touching the entire line isn't necessary, only to interrupt it. That section will be motifs, not a row of alpha, and I will wait to see where the line is visible for touch up.
Because I am known as a reckless stitcher, have washed completed pieces, thrown them in the dryer, deliberately stained and aged, this will not upset me much at all. Somehow it will work out. If the soiled (?) areas show, I will add a few lighter ones throughout, and the ink should take care of the fold line. Hoping to kick this into high gear without any eye or hand issues to slow me down.
Time for Harvest soup and ciabatta!! I signed up for Curiosity Stream for only $12 a year (sale ends soon) and found the app on my Samsung TV so we can view it on a large screen. I think! I can't believe the apps available and don't even know the whys and hows of using them. I do need to learn and plan to this year. Ear buds, phones, apps, Alexa, videos, I want it all!!
Have a nice evening.
Petey is watching. This bad boy knows what room you're in and will make sure he's visible.
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6 comments:
I'm sure it will all work out.
What a wonderful sampler!!!
Once the sampler is finished, I bet any blemishes in the linen won't be as obvious. It'll be fine! Glad you got to have your delayed Christmas dinner and all. Happy New Year!
“Reckless stitcher.” Love it! Maybe you should get that on a tattoo.....
Petey! Hello!
Happy Stitching in 2020 ! Hope to do some myself.
God bless you and Petey !
Charlotte in Va.
Watch Flosstube #5 Flannel Jammies farm with Pat Rogers. She talks about ironing linen and using a bit of spray starch on the backs of dry linen to remove folds and wrinkles. Hope this helps. Adele
Hi Marly,
Your soup sounds delicious and the perfect meal to enjoy, which I'm sure you did!!
The sampler is lovely and I think all the ideas will be helpful! I agree that those small blemish spots may not even be noticed, or will even enhance the overall look when it is completed!! Petey is such a sweet looking boy!!! Hope all the rest of the kitties are doing well!!
Take care and hope 2020 is a much better year for all of us!!!
Heart Hugs~
Julie xo
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