SOY LUSTER SHADOWS

My the weekend just flew by.  Lots of time on the computer.  Everything having to do with it always seems to take me twice as long as I had planned.  However, the pages for the retreat are close to being finished and I was also trying to put up on the website the first 13 (of 40 total) colors of Soy Luster Shadows.  As of 15 minutes ago they are "live" except for three pictures. Whew!  Because I use several unusual or not widely available threads students are always asking where they can get more of them.  I love to try out lots of different textures and really want stitchers to be able to use them for other projects, not just mine. 

I'm starting with the Soy Luster Shadows by Pure Palette for a few reasons.  One, they are not yet widely available, but hopefully that is changing. Two, I love the fact that it is not as shiny as stranded silk, about the same as good quality cotton floss, and so works well with cotton or silk.  But the main reason is that I love the Shadows, but the only way to use it the way I do in projects, i.e. two MATCHING threads used together in the needle, is to take the stitching lengths directly from the large dye skeins.  And the skeins don't come skeined that way.  So I decided I would need to re-skein them into 40 yard dye skeins just right to use for shading and "shadow" stitching.   

On Saturday I was very excited to hear my proposals had been accepted for next year!  Always very exciting news!! I loved stitching all the designs so I'm really excited about having stitchers see them.  Those of you who have been visiting for a while have seen the designs developing, or pictures of the finished ones. 

Even though I was busy most of the weekend I still did get out a little to enjoy the nice weather we are having right now.  But at least when I was inside, my computer desk is in a comfy corner next to the windows looking out into our backyard.  We have several hummingbirds that zoom past my window from time to time, plus a dove family visits regularly along with blue jays and robins.....all this in a 25 X 30 foot back yard.  Remember...this is San Francisco.... most of us don't have big yards. 

Well, I hope everyone had a good weekend....and not too cold!   

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