I wasn't just not blogging, I wasn't even reading that much. I've fallen behind--over 100 blogs to read. So I was whipping through the big ones--The Superficial, Craft Gossip, and Craft Magazine.
Imagine my surprise. When I hadn't heard from them at the end of July, I just pouted a bit (offline) and went on with my life. And there's not even any one in the house to share my joy!
Showing posts with label stitch n pitch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stitch n pitch. Show all posts
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
How to Make Cross Stitch Cool?
Here's a question from one of the coolest cross stitchers around (not me): how to make cross stitch cool? How do we get new blood circulating? How do we get big like knitting? How do we help the industry support all the designers we love so well?
The dude thinks we shouldn't go cool. He thinks the best things are the dorky things, but that's because he plays chess in one of the most anti-intellectual countries around (that's us, the U.S.). Other countries celebrate their chess players, other countries show chess on t.v. But here, we can't even set up a chessboard properly. (Well, why, when it's just for show?)
I've been mulling over the question but I have no answers. I just do my part stitching in public and giving all the public service I can--this morning on the El a woman asked me if I didn't need a hoop to do cross stitch. I told her you could work in hand. Her sister is a stitcher. She wanted to make sure I didn't think she was the big dork...or something. Anyway, I thought since I was heading out to stitch publicly--at the baseball tonight--that I should make sure to be a cross-stitcher. I had thought about bringing a knitting project. But it's easy to be a knitter--knitting's cool. So I will stand with the dude in dorkiness and cross stitch tonight. And if I can get this project done in four days, I'll enter it in the stitch n' pitch contest. If you see me tonight, be sure to say hello. I'll be the big dork with the cross-stitch project.
The dude thinks we shouldn't go cool. He thinks the best things are the dorky things, but that's because he plays chess in one of the most anti-intellectual countries around (that's us, the U.S.). Other countries celebrate their chess players, other countries show chess on t.v. But here, we can't even set up a chessboard properly. (Well, why, when it's just for show?)
I've been mulling over the question but I have no answers. I just do my part stitching in public and giving all the public service I can--this morning on the El a woman asked me if I didn't need a hoop to do cross stitch. I told her you could work in hand. Her sister is a stitcher. She wanted to make sure I didn't think she was the big dork...or something. Anyway, I thought since I was heading out to stitch publicly--at the baseball tonight--that I should make sure to be a cross-stitcher. I had thought about bringing a knitting project. But it's easy to be a knitter--knitting's cool. So I will stand with the dude in dorkiness and cross stitch tonight. And if I can get this project done in four days, I'll enter it in the stitch n' pitch contest. If you see me tonight, be sure to say hello. I'll be the big dork with the cross-stitch project.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Oh, you know how I am!
Guys are so cute when they try to write about needlework.
And loyal reader Kunni must have given really good interview. Because he just loved your projects!
And loyal reader Kunni must have given really good interview. Because he just loved your projects!
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Save the Date
I wasn't going to post this, because Cathy totally scooped me, but just in case you missed it, I bring for your edumification:
A coworker invited me to the Phillies Stitch 'n Pitch scheduled for Tuesday, June 26 7:05 (vs Cincinnati). You should come! It would be so much fun.
I'm thinking a redwork biscornu. Phillies red, not Cincinnati red. You could do that start-to-finish in the time it takes to play one ball game. Of course, one does need one's Chickie and Pete fix. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...crab fries. I'll bring the Wet Wipes!
Edited: Check out The National Needlearts Association for a game near you.
A coworker invited me to the Phillies Stitch 'n Pitch scheduled for Tuesday, June 26 7:05 (vs Cincinnati). You should come! It would be so much fun.
I'm thinking a redwork biscornu. Phillies red, not Cincinnati red. You could do that start-to-finish in the time it takes to play one ball game. Of course, one does need one's Chickie and Pete fix. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...crab fries. I'll bring the Wet Wipes!
Edited: Check out The National Needlearts Association for a game near you.
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