As one of my favorite customers has told me, it is time for me to get back to blogging again. So, I am going to try to keep this up this time.
As all needlepointers know, our canvases call us at the strangest times. My tend to call on me when I am procrastinating about something else I should be doing (like my books). So when I feel the need to procrastinate I will stitch as it eases my anxiety about what I need to be doing. Usually when I am very stressed, I tend to find something with basketweave so that I can watch TV and stitch without a lot of attention needed for the needlepoint. So recently, I picked up a belt I started for my husband that is all basketweave and has the symbols for his Graduate School and favorite basketball team. I realized when this item came to the store that it was a screen printed or computer printed canvas and not hand painted. It was easy to tell as the canvas intersections were two different colors, not a big deal, I am an accomplished stitcher and I can manage with that. However, much to my dismay, the belt is printed crooked on the canvas. I now have to figure out how to even out the belt so that I will have the same number of rows above the school letters as well as below. It will take some work but I will see what I can do. I do want to finish the belt but this does make the process less enjoyable and now it will be put on my procrastination list. I did learn that I will probably not order from this particular vendor again and if I have to for a client, I will make sure that I can return the item if it is poorly done. So for those of you who wince at the price of hand painted canvases, there is a reason they are more expensive. You get what you pay for and you learn to appreciate the talent and time these artist put in.
Now I just have to figure out what will be the next canvas that calls me. Remember those boring basketweave pieces though when you need to relax, they will help.
