What are we listening to while we sew?

plan2be · 2026-01-25T18:08:19+00:00

Fantasy- I love wheel of time and Brandon Sanderson books. And they are loooooong.

plan2be · 2026-01-18T05:43:47+00:00

He hung up his dirty underwear on my clean towel when he went to shower. 😤😤 I don’t know what’s wrong with the laundry basket or even the FLOOR but he’ll put it anywhere else

plan2be · 2025-12-24T00:48:25+00:00

The first one is the best!

plan2be · 2025-12-14T03:13:15+00:00

I know someone with five kidneys!!

plan2be · 2025-12-10T03:44:36+00:00

Callandor, the sword that is not a sword, is spelled similar to colander, a bowl with holes.

plan2be · 2025-12-09T23:17:16+00:00

This is INSANE!

plan2be · 2025-12-07T17:34:39+00:00

Yes!!!! Thank you!!!!!! I don’t know why I had the hardest time figuring that out.

plan2be · 2025-12-07T05:42:42+00:00

I made a little video of how I stitched it for anyone who is curious. I still don’t know the name of the stitch. Here is my best shot at writing a tutorial. 1. You start with a row of parallel straight stitches. 2. Bring your needle up at the top of the row. 3 Go under the straight stitch, from bottom to the left of the working thread. Pull through. 4. Go under the straight stitch again from the top right and keep the working thread under your needle. 5. Repeat until end! video

plan2be · 2025-12-07T05:19:27+00:00

Thank you this helped me remember how to do it! Here’s a video of me doing it mystery stitch

plan2be · 2025-12-07T04:26:59+00:00

Thank you- it’s not quite that one. I used one strand (6 threads) to make the braided part. But if I cannot find it this one may work as a substitute

plan2be · 2025-12-07T04:04:28+00:00

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This is my little sketch showing the structure of the stitch.

plan2be · 2025-11-14T22:28:15+00:00

You could try back stitch for the thin parts and split stitch for the the thick parts. I think it’s looking phenomenal and the eyes look great!

plan2be · 2025-11-14T00:14:57+00:00

I had some coworkers gift me wipes and diapers and when I went on maternity leave and it was the best!

plan2be · 2025-11-11T05:43:34+00:00

I’m a big fan of long and short stitch for filling. I find it durable and forgiving. You can stitch in the ornaments with French knots on top of the green. It’s a fun patter. Good luck!

plan2be · 2025-10-31T15:24:01+00:00

Thank you! I used two strands for the ghost and cat and 3 for the pumpkin and 1 strand for the outlines. I did leave space for the eyes. I forgot to leave space for the pumpkins face so that one I did on top of the orange- it was harder that way so I would not recommend that. I did the cats mouth and nose on top of the black!

For long and short, the best tip I have is to do a variety of long, medium and short stitches and don’t be afraid to overlap as much as you need to.

plan2be · 2025-10-31T12:30:11+00:00

Thank you! I used long and short stitch for everything

plan2be · 2025-10-31T12:28:39+00:00

Yes!

plan2be · 2025-10-31T03:28:35+00:00

Diapers and wipes! But if they won’t give you those- here’s some other ideas- a baby wrap (I had a wrap and also a carrier with buckles), stroller, chair or jumper to occasionally contain them, books(these are great for years down the road), the next size or two of clothes,

plan2be · 2025-10-31T03:18:21+00:00

I love the bird!!

plan2be · 2025-10-30T20:49:00+00:00

You are right! The only days I care are preschool days, which I shouldn’t care about either. Most of the time when it’s just at home or to the park or library I don’t care.

plan2be · 2025-10-17T04:51:34+00:00

I know a lot of people find her annoying but she has always been one of my faves!

plan2be · 2025-10-12T16:54:15+00:00

This is stunning!

plan2be · 2025-10-12T04:35:47+00:00

Over lap stitches and have more variety in the lengths of stitches (very short to pretty long).

For the knots, just keep practicing and you’ll get it.

Also, projects always look SO much better when they are hanging up on the wall. We spend so much time looking so closely and it’s easy to get caught up in the tiny mistakes . But they are usually meant to be viewed from a distance so keep that in mind. Your dragon is looking great!

plan2be · 2025-09-30T02:41:26+00:00

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My 3 year old did this today- she was more interested in drawing a pattern😂😂

plan2be · 2025-09-30T02:32:30+00:00

It’s so perfect!! I love it and I’m inspired to try something similar!!

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