WIP Take Two: Sewing Boogaloo
Hey needlework friends! I was inspired by the completionist @neumannsalva to pick up a project I first started probably two years ago and try and get some more work done on it. That's right, it's The Return Of The Patchwork Curtain!
The above is how far I got on the first round of sewing (it's all wrinkly from being in my sewing WIP basket, lol). It is made up of a lot of upcycled clothing, as well as some fabric I had in my stash. Subsequently, the squares are all different shapes and sizes as it's whatever I could get out of that shirt or skirt or whatever. And I like that, actually - if you're going to go patchwork, you may as well make it all different shapes and sizes too!
It's giant size because it's for my sliding glass doors that go out to the balcony.
Yuan was an excellent helper, as I was sewing pretty much all day Saturday and for a couple of hours on Sunday, too.
Simone said on IG after I shared a photo of my workspace on the floor, that she imagined me doing yoga poses to sew. Well, this was the pose, with my foot on the machine pedal off screen at the bottom of the image, lol.
I was getting very frustrated as I am using very old thread so it kept breaking. ARGH. That's actually what made me gave up for the day on Sunday. I was like, "I AM FULL OF MURDER I NEED TO STOP NOW" after the approximately 1,000th thread snap.
This was the image of the state of my living room after day 1 of sewing. :) I am working on the third row of patches right now.
The plan is to make the curtain insulated, so that on cold days with our leaky windows I can keep the heat in. I plan on lining it with an old blanket that is holey, as well as some other things but we'll see how it goes when I get to that part. I have some old thermal shirts that I was thinking to use for the holey parts of the blanket/where the blanket doesn't cover.
Wish me luck (and unbreaking thread!)! :)
The people doing V2K with remote neural monitoring want me to believe this lady @battleaxe is an operator. She is involved deeply with her group and @fyrstikken . Her discord is Battleaxe#1003. I cant prove she is the one directly doing the V2K and RNM. Doing it requires more than one person at the least. It cant be done alone. She cant prove she is not one of the ones doing it. I was drugged in my home covertly, it ended badly. They have tried to kill me and are still trying to kill me. I bet nobody does anything at all. Ask @battleaxe to prove it. I bet she wont. They want me to believe the V2K and RNM in me is being broadcast from her location. And what the fuck is "HOMELAND SECURITY" doing about this shit? I think stumbling over their own dicks maybe? Just like they did and are doing with the Havana Syndrome.
They are reckless and should have shown the proper media what they had before taking me hostage for 5 years.
What would you say while having a gun pointed at your head from an undisclosed location? Have people find it? My hands are tied while they play like children with a gun to my head. Its a terrorist act on American soil while some yawn and say its not real or Im a mental case. Many know its real. This is an ignored detrimental to humanity domestic threat. Ask informed soldiers in the American military what their oath is and tell them about the day you asked me why. Nobody has I guess. Maybe someone told ill informed soldiers they cant protect America from military leaders in control with ill intent. How do we protect locked up soldiers from telling the truth? https://ecency.com/fyrstikken/@fairandbalanced/i-am-the-only-motherfucker-on-the-internet-pointing-to-a-direct-source-for-voice-to-skull-electronic-terrorism
I like the idea of the project, something that can help your thread not want is to use some type of spray oil or spray lubricant, so the thread is more moistened and runs better in the machine.
Thanks for the tip!
I am amazed how long you endured. A thread that constantly snaps is worthy of a good burn. I encountered this with a thread from the farbic market. Not sure if it was old too, or the brand simply too cheap… either way, very annoying.
I am looking forward to the finished curtain (and secretly I dream of embroidery over the patches, I think this would look very nice)
By the way, my knitting run came to a sudden end: I have an inflamed finger (arthritis and too much working in the garden) I hardly can type and knitting is no good idea 😱
Oh no! I'm sorry. :( Perhaps you have, but if not, have you ever tried copper for that? That's what really works for me. I usually just wear bracelets, but if it's a finger specifically, I literally have "rings" that are just, I wrapped copper jewelry wire around my finger a bunch of times and I keep those spirals for when I need them. It works because copper is anti-inflammatory.
Either way, I hope you get to feeling better soon. <3
Omg, seriously I don't know whether to laugh or feel empathy for your working space like this...
Having too many pieces on a floor can get me sick and loss inspiration for work.. Unless I have them neatly arranged on a table.
That must be a lot for you to put together and the threat cut experience isn't always nice.
It makes me abandon work just like you do.
Thanks to @neumannsalva for that completion idea... I also keyed into it and determine not to do any new projects until I cleared the ones at hand.
I really wish you lots of progress.
Maybe get a new thread, it can help your work pace.
I think I will try one of my other threads, yeah. It doesn't really matter what color I'm using for this part since it's on the inside! Thank you for your empathy. :)
Lovely thanks for sharing, I really live it