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Tuesday, 3 August 2010

Jane Rees

After months of decisions and awaiting deliveries, I am now ready to start Jane Rees. I have the pattern; I have the linen (55ct blanc cassé Gander); I have the thread (Soie Surfine 109); I have needles (Bohin 28's) and my beautiful Nogent scissors.

The longer bars for my Millenium frame arrived this morning from Needle Needs - fast service thank you John!

The linen is overlocked (serged) and fitted to the frame and lays upon my Needle Necessities floor stand. The light and magnifier are clipped on the stand. So ... I am ready to start. Come back tomorrow to see WIP!

Thanks for visiting

Take care

Labels: Jane Rees

12 Comments:

On 3 August 2010 at 13:36, Anonymous

can't wait to see your start.
On 3 August 2010 at 14:26, staci

Looks like you're all set. Happy Stitching!!!
On 3 August 2010 at 15:46, Anonymous

Very impressive.
Can't wait to see the first stitches :-)
On 3 August 2010 at 16:07, Berit

A Red-Letter Day, to be sure (forgive the pun! :P)

I've been considering a Needlework System4 lately--any thoughts on that one verses your set up?
On 3 August 2010 at 17:27, valerie

Yay! It's about time all the components fell together. Can't wait to see your start!
On 3 August 2010 at 18:22, Meari

Good luck with Jane Rees, Carol. I know it will turn out beautifully.
On 3 August 2010 at 21:24, Daffycat

Ahhh, that lovely anticipation of a new start! The unused thread, the wide expanse of untouched linen, the thrill of a brand-new, crisp chart and all your tools laid out and ready. Have fun, Carol!
On 3 August 2010 at 21:50, Lelia

ambitious stitching! what a fantastic project ; )
On 4 August 2010 at 07:46, Heidi

How exciting to have a beautiful sampler with wonderful tools to work it! No doubt you will enjoy making this project!
On 4 August 2010 at 08:41, Brigitte

Have fun with your new project!
On 4 August 2010 at 09:25, Rowyn

Can't wait to see some progress on Jane Rees.
On 7 August 2010 at 04:26, Dawn

Very glad to see you've finally made a start on Jane Rees Carol. I hope you enjoy stitching it. Can you tell us more about the Soie Surfine? It looks like a bobbin of normal sewing thread you'd use for ordinary sewing, or machine stitching (trouser hems, etc!!). Is it finer than Vikki's SSR? (Or DMC embroidery floss)? What's it like for stitching with? I might give that a try on a future Bristol Sampler.