More errors and a missed Mary

 Why did I mention my first error in the last post?  Shut the pie hole! 

The butterfly (?) exposed the second which led to stitching a guide line.  I really should do this for every border that is not a simple row.  So I have to decide whether to remove the offending section or not be offended.  Being only one thread off and not a full over two stitch, I can adjust when pinning for a frame.  I'll move the border back where it should be and following the guide line will prevent any other border wonkies.

Borders have been avoided for decades.  Now that I'm stitching more than marking samplers, I need to learn a few tips to prevent disasters.  Flossstube revealed a variety of methods to try from completing the border in its entirety to treating it as a part of each row.  A small section error as I have here was caught because I moved to the interior.  But if only the vine was stitched, removal of a larger error would be so much easier.  Now I know to stitch only the base outline and leave the frou-frou for later once it's proved to be proper and corners are met.  This guide line will also be a huge help.

There is an error in the butterfly too, and it will stay.

Kitten Stitcher replied to my message about the symbols and she was surprised.  Her kind email and pdf is much more clear and the symbols match the legend throughout.  Somehow, I got the old symbols that she changed to make more legible.  How weird is that?  And how sweet of her to respond.

Carol's video was loaded with goodness once again, and one of the sampler charts was Mary Gibson 1824 from Haslemere Museum.  She said it was all over two.  I have wanted that chart since I first saw it but without a description, I assumed the verse was over one.  So so sorry that I did not purchase when I had the chance.  Too late.  I've exhausted all attempts, if anyone knows of a source, please let me know.

  A week of September is already gone.  Holy pumpkins!  This is not good.

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