Doing Things I Don't Like To Do

 When asked about needlework, I always reply that I've never met a threaded needle I didn't like.

Apparently I've been lying through my teeth all these years.

I decided to do some finish-finishing this morning. Assembling isn't my favorite way to ply my needle, but I have a couple of ornaments that should be easy to put together. I'm to the last stage on the first one, which requires sewing loops of tape in a decorative pattern around the ornament.

So far, on this little section I've done, I've managed to stab myself twice, lost the needle (and found it) once, and tangled the thread with just about every stitch.

I thought it was time to do something else. No Place Like Home just needs its innards stitched and then it will be ready for the finishing basket.

But that requires a lot of Nun stitch.

Nun stitch may be the only stitch I despise. It's boring to do and it takes forever.

Question: Is it boring because it takes forever or does it take forever because it's boring?

The one positive thing I can think of is that it gives a flat finish that isn't bulky. However, as I discovered from a class with Marion Scoular a number of years ago, it isn't the most stable stitch. You can easily pull it away from the fabric, and it's pretty much impossible to fix once that happens.

And, of course, almost every single pocket and attachment for the sewing case requires Nun stitch as an edging.

And letters. I have to stitch letters. I don't like to stitch letters.

Maybe I'll read or take a nap this afternoon.