In my part of the world we say you are a fool if your passion for a pursuit overcomes all practical sense. I am a stitching fool, and I stitch foolishness.

Saturday, December 28, 2024

An Artichoke?

 I finished the flower that I was stitching on RST 1779 and started the first motif on page 4:

I can't decide if this is a flowering shrub or an artichoke. 

I planned to get more done yesterday, but my hands started cramping. As I'm trying to stave off carpal tunnel, I stopped, did my hand stretches and exercises (which I now do after every hour of stitching as a matter of course), and put on my braces (I have them for both hands and usually sleep in them).

And I didn't stitch any more. Actually, not much you can do with braces on both hands--but anything to be able to continue stitching in the long run!

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2 comments:

  1. Robin in VirginiaDecember 29, 2024 at 7:09 AM

    Pretty addition to your sampler! Glad you stopped and put your braces on following the cramping. Happy Sunday, Ann!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM

    I wondered the very same thing when I was charting that motif! Odd little thing isn’t it? Perhaps it is a common flower in the Netherlands?

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