Good Morning....It was a lovely week here. It seems spring is coming and I could not be happier. I did spend this week doing some stitching and some finishing. But before I share all that, I have an advertisement for a company I came across thanks to Brenda and the Serial Started on Floss Tube.
I have started putting my flosses on floss drops etc for my bigger projects. I have found it is much easier to find my flosses when I am using a good number for a sampler. But winding those flosses can be a real pain. I have used all manners of things to wind my floss with varying degrees of success. My only Haul this week was this lovely tool.

Made from red cherry, it is just a lovely thing to hold and use. I chose to leave mine in the original wood with no clear coat or stain. It is smooth as can be!! You wind your flosses on this and then snip one end. Easy Peasy! Check out rnrwoodworksky on Instagram to order one for yourself. Rich and Roxanne Henderson run this business from their home. It is also a Veteran owned business which I am glad to share. This beautiful tool was sent to me and with shipping it was just under $12. Rich and Roxanne also make some other wood products for stitchers that you can check out at Instagram or on their Facebook page. Customer service was great as they wanted to make sure I got exactly what I wanted. They offer several types of wood and finishes. I am happy to give them a great review.
Now to the stitching.
I did some finishing this week. I took out the bunny's nose and eye on Hippity Hop and I was much happier with it. It is now residing in the Spring dougbhbowl.
While cleaning out some drawers I cam across two pillowcases I had been saving. One was stitched by my Grandmother Henderson and the other by my daddy's sister, my Aunt Anna Faye. I thought to myself, why not make them into smalls for my dough bowl as I do not use them but could not get rid of them.
Here is the one made by my Grandmother Henderson. She was quite the needleworker. She could do needlework as well as tat! This was done when she was elderly so it was not her best work but it is precious to me.
My Aunt Anna Faye did lots of needlework as well as crochet. Her embroidery was very fine and tight. Here is her small.
Both are in my Spring dough bowl where I can enjoy them every day.
As for stitching, I got a start on Though He Seemeth Sleeping.
Then I managed to complete all the blue stitching on Feast of Friendship's house.
Several different shades of blue are used in this house as you can see. Queen Victoria continues to supervise this stitch.
Lastly, I got out Lady Liberty by Blackbird Designs. I worked on it last year but put it away for a while. I hope to complete it by June so it can come out with the July stitching. It will be made into a drum.
I keep looking for the new designs that were released at the Needlework Expo but so far, none are calling to me, which is a good thing. I have plenty to stitch here in my stash.
Happy Stitching. Don't Forget to Spring Forward!!