I'm doing needlework again. The majority of the yard and garden work is done, and it's been raining all morning. I'm working on my fourth tea towel in the Once Upon A Tree series.
As soon as I finish the juniper tree I will have five trees left to embroider. The juniper is quite detailed and testing my skills with those tiny curves. With each new towel I load the binder ring with bobbins of the colors I need so I don't have to remember which colors I've been using. I'm using two strands with the stem stitch and the back stitch for most of the work. Sometimes I use one strand each of two different colors to get the color I want.
I love a fresh tea towel hanging by the sink; it makes my kitchen time more enjoyable.
My mother-in-law gave me a set of embroidered tea towels at my bridal shower over 43 years ago, and those wore out many years ago. They were days of the week kittens doing chores--fun. My Mother-in-law had housekeeping down to a fine art--she was a good cook, too. She's been gone for 11 months tomorrow. She had a hard time her last few years here on earth. It was pretty hard for us, too, but I miss her good days.
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