while I was laying around trying to ignore the cobwebs hanging everywhere, I pulled some cloth and thread from the river basket.
After a few false starts, I think I have something that speaks to me. Time will tell.
It's been a long time since I've built thread. Slowly is it the key. It didn't show up in this picture but there's a gold metallic in the mix to keep me in line.
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You use a hoop. And you baste first. Things I might have to try.
They were my grandmother's hoops. Maple, I think, a 6 and 7. I don't know what I'll do if the springs ever break. And yes, I pin first, then baste like crazy with a single thread of #12 Sulky cotton.
When I was a member of a local quilting chapter--we divided up the sewing things when a member died and I have a few hoops in many sizes. One other thing I miss about chapter meetings was the scrap table where unwanted fabric bits and pieces were piled up.
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