tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post6779688202304042175..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Needlework MarketBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-43100929837524409212009-02-11T10:39:00.000-05:002009-02-11T10:39:00.000-05:00All this encouragement, it warms my heart -- even ...All this encouragement, it warms my heart -- even as it alarms me. I've already sent the piece to the stitcher, but when she calls with an estimate, I can ask for it back, I guess. It would be an accomplishment to stitch it myself ...<BR/><BR/>It is sad to watch the little shops go under. They go so quietly, no fanfare, no interviews with concerned politician on television, just one day they're gone. Sad.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-80768410015095103882009-02-11T09:26:00.000-05:002009-02-11T09:26:00.000-05:00My grandmother used to do needlework--only English...My grandmother used to do needlework--only English patterns, only real wool. Of course there were a number of pieces she never finished, and I have inherited them. Maybe in my next lifetime I'll get around to working on them. But good light would be essential! She had a lamp which combined light and a magnifier, on a swivel/hinge--which luckily I also inherited.<BR/><BR/>Maybe in a struggling economy we will all go back to simple pleasures, like jigsaw puzzles (I'm also well equipped there) and shared crafts. Scrabble and other board games. There must be an upside here somewhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-73301487633108494452009-02-11T09:18:00.000-05:002009-02-11T09:18:00.000-05:00I think you were observing something about the eco...I think you were observing something about the economy that is playing out across the country, Monica. In my little seaside home town, small storefronts are closing up, one by one. Businesses that have long been getting by on the edge are slipping under. A friend of mine got a message from her auto mechanic that he was closing up shop and would be working on cars by coming to peoples' homes (an odd thought--house-calls by your mechanic). It's sad, but it's happening.Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-71950527527683353062009-02-11T09:09:00.000-05:002009-02-11T09:09:00.000-05:00I have stitched on black and navy blue and it is n...I have stitched on black and navy blue and it is not as bad as you think...I just had some very good light...you can do it!!!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244947301409945248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-80946199742087777842009-02-11T08:59:00.000-05:002009-02-11T08:59:00.000-05:00Oh, come on! You want to do it yourself! Think o...Oh, come on! You want to do it yourself! Think of stitching on it while up north listening to the loons. And do that white cloth on the lap thing (a man's handkerchief is big enough and folds up small enough for the stitching bag), or sit in good light. I did Beth Russell's Strawberry Thief on dark blue, and it's not nearly as hard as black. You'll stitch the loon memories right into the piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com