Needing Needlework
I remember the first time I saw a skein of embroidery floss. I was 5, maybe 6, and standing in front of the thread counter at Kresge’s. It was a yellow-orange shade of thread and I wanted it so badly. A skein of floss gives me the same thrill today.
I am a self-taught embroiderer with lots of bad habits. I only learned about these stitching no-nos, like licking my thread and putting knots on the back of my work, in the last 10 to 15 years. I’m glad I didn’t know sooner. Too many rules.
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