I Am Going To Get This
Feeling pretty brave, I decided to be a bit more daring with the new ornament design yesterday, and have now decided that either I don't care as much for white thread on these designs, or I am just not good enough with the applique scissors to do light-colored thread yet. Considering I managed to draw blood with the blasted things yesterday, gross incompetence with the new scissors is certainly an issue. I am sort of relieved to know that I actually prefer that these AREN'T in white, as running out of white embroidery thread has been one of my biggest concerns for the no-buying year. So, after dumping my scrap bin out and finding myself short on scrap pieces of satin in any color EXCEPT gold, I was inspired to experiment with color options with gold (see how nicely that works?) And since dark thread covers my mistakes better than light, what could be better than black? I know it's unusual for a Christmas decoration, but don't you just love how this looks?...