Stitching with a Shimmy

Shimmying through life with needles and thread…
June 22nd, 2009 by deRomilly

Why Do I stitch?

An EGA petite project in stumpwork

An EGA petite project in stumpwork

And why do I dance leads me into “why do I stitch?”

I stitch because:

  • I like to create beauty from small bits of “stuff.”
  • I like the feel and texture of the supplies.
  • My husband, the EO, would be REALLY annoyed if I just brought supplies home to pet them like cats and never used them.
  • I love the variety of things one small piece of thread can turn into.
  • Egotistically, maybe, I love the fact that I can say, “I made that” when I’m finished. Note:  sometimes I say, “I can’t believe I made that. It’s so beautiful!”
  • Like dancing, I can’t not stitch and still be me.

Comments

2 Responses to “Why Do I stitch?”
  1. Thankyou for the really sweet comment on my blog :-)

    Ah, YOU are ‘Stitching with a Shimmy’. I’m always seeing that name in Blog lists. Makes me think of tafetta and beetlewings and dragonflies.

  2. Welcome Megan! Yup, this is me. :)
    I love taffeta and beetlewings and dragonflies, so it’s appropriate. :) When I put those words together I tend to think of glass beads and sequins, but that would be the bellydancer in me coming out. Hmmm. I wonder if the sound of taffeta would be annoying coming from a bellydance costume…

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