The favor of spray

 Hiya.  Retina looks good, but the exam caused my vertigo to act up.  Meclizine and a recliner, much better now.   Truus, my dry eyes blur quickly also, and lubricating drops as soon as the blur starts brings me back into focus.  Some days, every 15 minutes.  Hope you find a solution so you can stitch comfortably.

Robin posed a question regarding my hesitation to continue on Heartland.  I asked the same thing!  Is it too yellow/gold, is the mottling too distracting?  Yes and yes.  This design in my vision should have pronounced colors on neutral ground, not much distraction.  Heartland is fine, but I'm not settled.  Looking through my very limited 40 count, I found PTP Vellum a very nice option, but my needle had difficulty entering this piece.  Fabric weave is thick, heavy, sort of glued in some areas.  Paperbark is a great option, but needed a smidge of interest.  Spray bottle with diluted Rit Tan worked perfectly.

A very fine mist doesn't wet enough to tranfer to the back of fabric, or at the most, barely noticeable.  In this very light case, no change.

This is hard to see, the tan mottling is very subtle, perfect.

Scrunching fabric and pouring dye soaks the backside also which would destroy my option of the original if it fails.  If you spray, hold the fabric to hang as you spray, drips will not land on fabric.

I have to decide soon, Heartland or Paperbark.  But in case I become frozen in ridiculous conflict, I'm searching another small to have ready.

I can't believe how quickly summer is passing.  Why is everything else (like chores and projects) going so slowly?

Have a great day.

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