Chasing Ornaments
In spite of the fact that I have fallen drastically behind in my ornament-making plans, for the record, these weren't just an attempt to make fast, quick ornaments in a desperate push to catch up. Or at least, not entirely. These exist because of this: Sulky embroidery spools like this hold 850 yards of thread. Which is fine, except that every thread manufacturer uses a different type of spool. I don't know if this one has a thick or thin center, so while I'm pretty sure there isn't enough thread left on the spool to make a snowflake, I don't actually know how much IS left. Lace ornaments like this have to have matching thread in the bobbin as well, so I'm making the small ornaments with this so I can use it up without running out of thread in the middle of anything. I do love the embroidered lace ornaments, but they are thread pigs. So, there is a point to this BESIDES desperation. I got the red ornaments blocked, and since ...