Journey...

The word 'Journey' comes up in my

conversation often.

Of late, even more.

Last weekend my friend and fellow artisan,

Marcia Morse-Mullins 

Borderweave.com

invited me over to learn a technique she

was calling 'Knotless Netting' or Looping.

She'd worked it around a rock and I was

all about learning how to do this.

I think my brain was all about 

revisiting my younger hippie.

Why NOT!

So, I showed up with two orders of

fish tacos and a bottle of our 

favorite red blend.

She instructs me to take this 

linen thread 

3x's around

this fabulous moonstone 

[my favorite rock ever]

she'd provided for me.

Then I was to take a threaded

needle over the wrap and through the 

'loop' and continue around.

This is the point where I began

laughing at myself loudly.

In my world this stitch is called

'detached buttonhole'.

And... I use to teach it from 

coast to coast in my 

tassel making classes.

Journey

Below is an example of another

way to work this crazy stitch.

I saw it, screen shot it,

and now can not find where to give credit.

But do not be surprised to see it 

pop up in a present design I've 

been a bit stumped on.

YOU just NEVER know 

what will inspire 

your next adventure

in stitching.

This woman was a driving force for me.

Sue Jennings

aka. Auntie Sue

Her journey here was an 

adventurous one for sure

and now, I'm positive 

she

 is on another.

She will always be close by 

in my heart. My deepest 

sympathies to her family.