Month: March 2026

March 2026

Here we are, on the last day of March – a quarter of the year gone already.

daily stitching, March 2026

There was a little basket of daffodils for St David on the first day…

Daffodils for St David’s Day

… some flowers for Mothering Sunday…

flowers for Mothering Sunday

…a shamrock for St Patrick…

St Patrick’s Day

… and equal day and night at the spring equinox

vernal equinox

We changed the clocks here in the UK at the weekend, so we lose an hour that we’ll get back in October. It baffles me why we have to do this. I know there are the all the myths and arguments about lighter evenings etc, but evenings will get lighter whether we change the clocks or not because that’s what happens in summer. Maybe the human race thinks it has some sort of mastery over time because we can arbitrarily change what the clock says. I don’t always think of myself as entirely human, by the way.

In any case, it happens whatever I think, so I’m pretending it’s 1pm even though I *know* it’s only noon. There’s a video of today’s stitching on my YouTube channel today, if you’re interested.

last day of March

In other news, I’m still grappling with threads, which will be in the shop after Easter. More on that later. Another reminder that the shop will close at noon (ish) on Thursday and will re-open after the Easter bank holidays.

Hope your week is going well.

Threads of my life

Still winding. From hanks…

silk boucle hanks

… to skeins…

silk boucle skeins

A few more still to do.

cotton and silk perle 8

The shop will close for Easter on Thursday 2nd April and will re-open the following week, by which time I hope to have at least some of the new threads available.

In other news, there is Quite A Lot Going On besides work. I don’t generally say much about my personal life here, but some of you will know that I’m the primary carer for a parent with moderate to severe dementia. Occasionally I may have to close the shop randomly for a short time while I attend to issues or problems caused by their cognitive impairment. Sorry for any inconvenience caused by temporary absences, and thank you for your patience and understanding.

Comments are off today; this was just a quick update on where things are at right now. I am ok. Hope your week is going well.

Back to work

It wasn’t much of a week off in the end, because – surprise – this happened:

hand dyed threads drying in the sunshine

I just got lucky with the weather – decent light followed by a good drying day – so thought I would seize the day and all that. I’ll have a couple of easy days this week to make up for it.

I did manage to catch up with myself a bit on the other days. I got to the end of Tabula Rasa, and I’m not sure that’s its name any more but I’ve yet to think of a better one.

Tabula Rasa, the far end

I also enjoyed a little mixed media sketchbook exploration with some motifs based on the stitching.

circles
more circles

The thread will take a while to wind but in the meantime there is probably enough left in the shop to cover thread-based emergencies.

For various reasons, I’ve decided to streamline and simplify my shop contents. For the time being I won’t be making more fabric packs, so most remaining fabrics are currently in the shop on sale to clear. Prices have already been adjusted so you don’t need discount codes, and when they’re gone they’re gone so be quick if you’re interested. I hope you can find something lovely to add to your collection.

hand painted sheer fabric scraps for layering

Back to work after a holiday used to mean my apathetic return to the office where a thousand emails were waiting for me. These days back to work means winding beautiful thread by an open window listening to a robin singing in the garden. What luck. Hope your week is going well too.