I want to thank everyone for their continued good wishes and supportive emails. I am sorry I have not replied but just when I was feeling I was really on the mend last week and getting back to good energy, I fell when I twisted awkwardly and broke my left wrist. So after a night in emergency, the good news was that I would need to go back to hospital to have a steel plate inserted in the wrist as they were unable to set the break cleanly. So last Sunday it was back to hospital to have the plate inserted, and now I am a one handed and one legged operator. I must admit frustration at not being able to stitch or indeed do anything much on the computer except with one hand, so you will have to forgive the brevity of this post and also forgive my lack of replies to emails. My radiotherapy starts on 28 November and will go five days a week for 6 weeks.
I had been thinking how i could overcome this one handedness thing and still do some stitching, when I thought maybe i should try a small freestanding quilting frame. The beauty of having textile friends is that someone was bound to have a frame, so that i could at least try. Sure enough Robina Summers had such a frame, and i have now installed myself on the couch to do some one handed stitching!
The beauty of this is that I have long been an admirer of what I call rough or wild stitching. And especially so since seeing the work of Indian designer Swati Kalsi with Sujani embroidery. Normally my stitching is very neat, but being one handed means i have much less control as i have to leave a certain amount of slack in the fabric tension, to be able to push the needle under and up again. I am liking the roughness of the stitching and i can see myself doing more of this! I also like that it most definitely seems to have a mind of its own and is taking me whereever.
I had been thinking how i could overcome this one handedness thing and still do some stitching, when I thought maybe i should try a small freestanding quilting frame. The beauty of having textile friends is that someone was bound to have a frame, so that i could at least try. Sure enough Robina Summers had such a frame, and i have now installed myself on the couch to do some one handed stitching!
The beauty of this is that I have long been an admirer of what I call rough or wild stitching. And especially so since seeing the work of Indian designer Swati Kalsi with Sujani embroidery. Normally my stitching is very neat, but being one handed means i have much less control as i have to leave a certain amount of slack in the fabric tension, to be able to push the needle under and up again. I am liking the roughness of the stitching and i can see myself doing more of this! I also like that it most definitely seems to have a mind of its own and is taking me whereever.
10 comments:
Je werk is nog altijd mooi ook al is het maar eën handig. Ik wens je het aller beste
Oh I feel for you. So glad you have found something you can do. I really like that rough stitch. Thinking of you.
Courage pour la suite! Merci pour la vidéo - quelle inspiration!
A wondrous silver lining! I so admire your positive outlook - more power to your elbow (and quick recovery to your wrist!).
Na al je tegenslagen, toch weer positief aan het werk. En zoals altijd wordt het weer iets moois. Heel veel sterkte de komende tijd en hou je taai. Big hug!
Do take care!!!! Remembering you in my prayers!!!!
That was a great idea ,as craft people we have to find something to with our hands or one hand in your case .
Hoping you are on the mend ,and best wishes for the next stage of your treatment .
Dijanne, so sorry to hear about this accident just when everything seemed to be coming back together nicely. However, I do really like your wild stitching, yes, quite a departure from your usual work, but it has a lovely light and movement of its own.
Take care and all the best for getting fully back on your feet again.
You are a constant inspiration to me......in stitching and in personal travails. Be brave and know how much you mean to soooooo many. Blessings always.
Carrolyn V
Great post about chronic about work I Get more help from your post I found so many blogs related to this But do not get that much information also I found some interesting information about Best Time of Year to Buy A Car and Save Money
Post a Comment