at my advanced age, I am still learning. I wanted to get this piece done so that I could start in on the new things I purchased. When I hurry, guess what happens? Yep, you are right. I get knots and snarls. Then I try to undo the knots and snarls......then I get mad........then I fling my work across the room – which makes me look like a mad woman. It makes me hate stitching and I vow I will never stitch another thing for the rest of my life. So there!
That happened the other day in my peaceful, quiet living room. I got up from my chair, turned out the lights, and did not return to the room for several days.
When I felt somewhat sane again, I returned, picked up my Q-snapped project, calmly cut out the huge snarl, undid the work back to where I had enough thread to weave it into the back, and checked to make sure I had not damaged anything.
So, what did I learn? I learned to be mindful of my stitching – to feel the thread on the back as I pull it to the front checking that it is not forming a knot – watching the stitch on the front making sure that it is lying flat. Stitching is not something to be done quickly or mindlessly. Yes, this is about the twelve-hundred and umpteenth time I have had to learn this lesson.
I hurry because I’m always in a rush to get to the next thing. It would be so much better if I focused on the moment, enjoy what I am doing, and be more present in my life.
Maybe a nice cup of tea will sooth my hurried ways and help me enjoy my stitching time.
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