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Needlepoint

Sneetches get Steetches

22 April 202624 April 2026 melle

Was overly concerned with testing chain stiches and got sloppy. Quite stupid really – replicated the initial sleeve placement

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Piecing

Hold my bong…

19 April 202624 April 2026 melle

Should probably add macro-size blindness to my temporal dyslexia. I can identify 1/16″ difference from across the room but

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Loose Threads Needlepoint

Revenge body of Christ

17 April 202625 April 2026 melle

Still working on visible mending; both ratty sweaters have now been patched in every conceivable manner. Commissioned darning mushrooms

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Binding

One down

16 April 202620 April 2026 melle

Hand-stitched the binding; post-dryer crinkle did not disappoint. View on Threads

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Applique

Tiddies in a tycoon

15 April 202620 April 2026 melle

Inevitably, the best laid plans went astray. After all the time spent piecing and positioning the extra batting, was

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EPP

Ruby

12 April 202626 April 2026 melle

This version of Ruby is in her final form at last. Checked with the boss, and the verdict is

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Quilting

OK at arm’s length

10 April 202613 April 2026 melle

I like an open quilting stitch, but the diagonals alone weren’t cutting it; split the difference with a perpendicular

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Needlepoint

Tisket, tasket

7 April 202613 April 2026 melle

With all the makeshift repairs removed, the navy house twins were in worse shape than I remembered and the

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Needlepoint

Still on the mend

5 April 20267 April 2026 melle

Different materials, more reinforcement. Removed a few sensory obstacles in the form of dried acrylics and superglue, and patched

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Out of Context

First thing we're going to do is we're gonna acknowledge that this guy's awesome. I mean, he shoots Theo Tonin, fakes his own death in a spectacular fashion, pushes a guy out of an airplane while he's flying it, parachutes into Harlan County with enough coke and cash to jump-start the economy of a small country, and then he has the balls to get a job in law enforcement, not once but two times! He spends a couple of days riding around with you while you're looking for him, and now he's run off with a hooker that's half his age. That's some bad-ass shit.Chief Art Mullen
Justified, S4E10

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