I've finished up the strawberries on my Berry Bandit strawberry frame weight. I'm happy with how it's looking - it's been such a long time since I did any crewel work I wasn't sure how I would do. Just the little bees and the blue flowers left. The flowers are bullion stitch and I haven't done those in years. I'll do some practicing for sure before I start those.
My latest toy came in the mail all the way from England last week. It's the Necessaire Floor Stand from
NeedleNeeds. Two years ago I bought their Millennium Frame and I love it but it just didn't work with my Needlepoint System 3 stand. So I thought I would give this one a go. I'm hoping that is my last large purchase of things I need to buy to work on my casket efficiently. Of course I just remembered I want to put a Swiss musical movement in my casket. The one I like is $1,000. I'd love to find one at an estate sale. I need to start looking for one. And I need to find it used and much less expensive. :-)
