Incoherent Scribblings

Woot! I just finished happy dancing while watching the first season finale of Heroes! (I absolutely heart that show!) Yep, the stitching on Outi’s belated birthday exchange is now complete and it is just waiting for the finishing. I really wish I could show a pic of it right now because it is so pretty, but I guess it will have to wait until she receives it.

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Since I don’t have any stitching photos to share let’s do the SBQ. Today’s was suggested by Kathryn and is:

Have you ever helped anyone else learn to stitch? Have you ever helped anyone learn a new stitch or technique?

As some of you may remember, I started teaching my niece how to stitch last year. Considering that she was only six at the time I just taught her the basics, but apparently it was enough to keep her excited about it. Every time I talk to her on the phone she tells me that when she comes to visit me over spring break that she wants to make sure that we spend some time stitching! I love the fact that it is something we can do together and maybe one of these days we will actually finish that beginner piece of hers.

Of course, since I had such good luck getting my niece excited about stitching my mom also took the opportunity last spring to “volunteer” me for a 4-H workshop where I had a chance to introduce stitching to 6 girls between the ages of 8 and 12. I wasn’t 100% satisfied with my teaching technique that day and if I ever get the chance to do it again I have some ideas how to do it better.

As far as new stitches or techniques go, the only person I have ever helped learn new ones is myself. I taught myself hardanger and a variety of other specialty stitches with the aid of good diagrams. In fact, I just learned the double herringbone stitch Monday night while working on Outi’s birthday exchange piece.

Posted on Wednesday 19 December 2007 at 23:28 under happy dances, round robins, exchanges, & gifts, sbq.
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