Erica's Stitches

I have too many projects going on.  So, I've taken some time off to get some of them done. So far this week I've beaded. And felted.  Now, those two projects are done.  I feel lighter.  The supplies are put away and my work area is clear. So now I'm beading some more. And braiding ... And stitching ... I'll be alternating between these three until they are done.  Then I'll finish some of the other things I've started. My goal is to make it the end of the year or until I run out of projects to finish.  There are other projects calling out to me but I'm going to ignore them for now.

You can never have too many bags, right?  I hope so because my bag collection keeps getting bigger. In my quest to use yarn up stash yarn, my felting wool is almost gone and I have a new yarn bag. I'll use this to hold knitting projects and use the last of the felting yarn to make pot holders or coasters. Meanwhile, I've been fusing plastic.  It turns out my first experiments with this were a year ago .  I'm surprised it took me this long to get back to it.  The bag at the top is my new lunch bag modelled after a brown paper bag.  Hopefully it will last longer and be more durable. This fused collection of bags from many stores is one side of a tote bag. The other side is my attempt at weaving and fusing.  Ok, ok, enough bags for now.  I'll get back to some serious stitching soon.

Yesterady I got to forget about everything and take a class at the Local Yarn Store . I  learned to make something new - a felted basket. First we made a long felted cord.  I used 3 colors of roving and some silk strands. Next we started making a coil and sewing it together to form the basket. I got it almost finished in class but, after a nap, I was able to finish before it got dark. As usual, I came away with ideas for other projects.  As usual, it may be a long time before I get to make any more baskets.