Alright, I have to be cryptic because it’s a gift item. I’m working on a cross-stitch on perforated paper. As this was my first project on perforated paper, I didn’t realize until I’d already started it that I absolutely hate working with perforated paper. I can’t find a good way to hold it, I’m worried that the paper is going to rip when the needle gets stuck and I have to force it through, and I can’t get any sort of rhythm going because the needle keeps getting stuck. (And I can’t use a smaller needle, because I still have to fit three strands of thread through it.) A section that (on fabric) should have taken a couple of days, tops, has taken me more than a month to get through.<\/p>\n
It really seems – with a few exceptions, of course – that all of my projects lately have either been frustrating or have been things that I feel “obligated” to make. Maybe I need to start something new…or start buying gifts instead of making them for a while…or just admit that every gift I’m going to make this year is going to be several months late. (There’s a huge backlog already, and it’s only February!)<\/p>\n
OK, OK, I promise I won’t post anything more until I can post without whining. :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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