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Jan. 31st, 2023 05:21 amSo I finally made it through sampler 2 (of 3) and since 1 and 2 had all the stitches needed for what looks to be the easiest of the actual project set, I figured I'd give myself something a little more fun to do.
Behold my vampire kitty needle minder!
If I were smart, I'd just find better versions of the colors included with the kit because the floss isn't great in either kit. But since I don't think I spent a ton on either set, I also cannot complain *too* much. I really might grab a better white one though before I attempt my chain stitching for the Spooky part because apparently chain stitches and I are NOT friends and I swear things are fraying that shouldn't be.
Apparently I never shared the absolute fuckery that was my trip to Joann's. Soooo... last week Mums and I hit the library and then hit Joann's in the hopes of finding me a proper cross stitch kit and maybe a new hoop because of the previously mentioned splinter. Yeah, uh, about that. Joann's literally had ONE cross stitch kit that wasn't on the aisle where they're supposed to be and the aisle? Didn't have a damn thing in terms of kits for anything. If you weren't interested in floss, a box for your floss, or maybe a handful of those thingamabobs (bobbins?) to put your floss on? You were shit out of luck. No hoops, anywhere outside of the kits that were, as far as I could tell, still full price in store despite being marked down online. Had I realized the floss (thread? Which do I prefer to use. Hrmm) in my kits would eventually let me down, I'd have snagged some in store. But also, no prices on any of them and none of the price checkers worked. It was incredibly depressing.
BUT I did find a nifty green holographic shamrock wreath for St. Patrick's Day so it wasn't a total loss. That and Mom and I got to reminisce about the sewing cabinet (I actually have no idea what it was really called and I'm not waking Mom up to ask) from the house I grew up in, and how it had all the best odds and ends for sewing projects. As a kid I was just interested in the embroidery thread (so, so much) and anything I could steal for my dolls, but I do remember you could lose hours in this thing. It was my grandmother's and apparently it was something my mom didn't grow up with because it was kept on the farm until that got... sold? Not sure. Anyway, when they moved down here, it moved from the farm with them and set up shop in the upstairs hall. As a kid who spent a LOT of time in the corner outside her parent's room (I was forever talking back), I also got very good at very quietly opening the drawers and things to look through when it became clear that my sass had earned just enough extra time in the corner to cause Dad to fall asleep. :P
So, yeah. The Joann's near me is absolute shit all year round it seems but whatcha gonna do. Is it Joann or Joann's? It feels like it should be Joann's since in my head I always add "Craft Store" to the title but who the fuck cares when they can't even be bothered to have the basics, dammit! The lady who checked me out was very nice and I suspect that if I were there for fabric or maybe jewelry supplies, I would've had infinitely more luck. As it was, I came for crafting supplies and instead left with a wreath that I probably could've gotten at the dollar store. But it was on sale and pretty and this way I didn't have to go to the dollar store so we'll call it a win.
Behold my vampire kitty needle minder!
If I were smart, I'd just find better versions of the colors included with the kit because the floss isn't great in either kit. But since I don't think I spent a ton on either set, I also cannot complain *too* much. I really might grab a better white one though before I attempt my chain stitching for the Spooky part because apparently chain stitches and I are NOT friends and I swear things are fraying that shouldn't be.
Apparently I never shared the absolute fuckery that was my trip to Joann's. Soooo... last week Mums and I hit the library and then hit Joann's in the hopes of finding me a proper cross stitch kit and maybe a new hoop because of the previously mentioned splinter. Yeah, uh, about that. Joann's literally had ONE cross stitch kit that wasn't on the aisle where they're supposed to be and the aisle? Didn't have a damn thing in terms of kits for anything. If you weren't interested in floss, a box for your floss, or maybe a handful of those thingamabobs (bobbins?) to put your floss on? You were shit out of luck. No hoops, anywhere outside of the kits that were, as far as I could tell, still full price in store despite being marked down online. Had I realized the floss (thread? Which do I prefer to use. Hrmm) in my kits would eventually let me down, I'd have snagged some in store. But also, no prices on any of them and none of the price checkers worked. It was incredibly depressing.
BUT I did find a nifty green holographic shamrock wreath for St. Patrick's Day so it wasn't a total loss. That and Mom and I got to reminisce about the sewing cabinet (I actually have no idea what it was really called and I'm not waking Mom up to ask) from the house I grew up in, and how it had all the best odds and ends for sewing projects. As a kid I was just interested in the embroidery thread (so, so much) and anything I could steal for my dolls, but I do remember you could lose hours in this thing. It was my grandmother's and apparently it was something my mom didn't grow up with because it was kept on the farm until that got... sold? Not sure. Anyway, when they moved down here, it moved from the farm with them and set up shop in the upstairs hall. As a kid who spent a LOT of time in the corner outside her parent's room (I was forever talking back), I also got very good at very quietly opening the drawers and things to look through when it became clear that my sass had earned just enough extra time in the corner to cause Dad to fall asleep. :P
So, yeah. The Joann's near me is absolute shit all year round it seems but whatcha gonna do. Is it Joann or Joann's? It feels like it should be Joann's since in my head I always add "Craft Store" to the title but who the fuck cares when they can't even be bothered to have the basics, dammit! The lady who checked me out was very nice and I suspect that if I were there for fabric or maybe jewelry supplies, I would've had infinitely more luck. As it was, I came for crafting supplies and instead left with a wreath that I probably could've gotten at the dollar store. But it was on sale and pretty and this way I didn't have to go to the dollar store so we'll call it a win.
