A new beginning or just continuing, it’s all the same really.
Today is about the Roman god Janus who looks back to the year just gone and forward at what’s to come. Stitches pointing backwards, and stitches pointing ahead.
There’s a video of this one on my YouTube channel. I might do a video of tomorrow’s stitching too, but there definitely won’t be a video every day.
I’ve never intended the daily stitching to be a challenge or a stitch-along; I don’t provide prompts, themes, or directions for daily stitching. It’s more about being guided by your own intuition, and stitching something that is meaningful for you.
Hope everyone’s new year has got off to a good beginning.
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While I am inspired by your daily stitching, I am happy for you to say your intention was never for a “stitch along” or similar thing. I’m not interested in that – I am interested in stitching regularly with the thoughts of the day and maybe having what is stitched reflect the thoughts of the day. I am hoping to see more of your moments of stitching to spark ideas for the stitching, though, because I am accustomed to using patterns or having specific goals and it is quite helpful to watch you stitch and/or watch you stitch with comments about how/why you are doing a particular thing. Thank you for these things.
thank you, I hope to post occasional videos on my YouTube channel of the process in action. Maybe once or twice a week or so, depending on other commitments.
Lovely hand stitching- thank you for sharing your process and pieces. Very relaxing even just seeing them, and inspiring.
Happy New Year to you.
thanks so much 😊 happy new year to you too
Karen have you considered having a facebook page so that we can post our work and share together?
Yes, I have and indeed used to host a Facebook page but had to relinquish it due to lack of time. Shannon Freer very kindly offered to take the reins and gave it the awesome name Our Daily Thread (and I so wish I’d thought of that!) so there’s still a group to join and share your work in. Hope that helps 🙂
A good, classical start to the year!
got to love Janus 🙂
how often do we commune with Janus? quite a bit, I suspect. love the arrows!
did I say happy new year on the eve? I don’t know! so:
happy birthday, Karen. here’s to a kind and gentle one.
thanks so much Em – ha, yes, I think Janus is with us all year round, looking backwards and forwards as we do. A very happy and peaceful new year to you, hope 2026 brings you everything you need x