Comfort stitching

Posted by anne on September 12, 2005, 3:27 pm

Most of us have comfort foods (chicken soup, chocolate, macaroni and cheese,
peanut butter sandwich, etc.) I'm curious if y'all have 'comfort stitching' as
well.

Mine is surface/free style or crewel-type embroidery or candelwicking. Except
for worrying about the direction of the stitches, there's almost no thought
processes required to do satin stitches. When slightly antsy or agitated, it's
quite satisfying to repeatedly stab a piece of cloth to make a lot of knots ;-)

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Posted by Mary on September 12, 2005, 3:55 pm

I knit sweaters for children, playing with different stitch patterns
and color patterns. Those patterns I enjoy I write down and may use
later. Those patterns I don't particularly enjoy are OK, too, because
a child's sweater is small enough I'm finished with it fairly quickly.
I've never met a member of the clergy or a school administrator who
doesn't know a child or two who can use a new sweater!

Posted by jules on September 12, 2005, 4:44 pm

that is so interesting, because although my first love is crewel work,
when I'm upset or distracted I find it easier to do counted work!
hmmmm... comfort stitching - definately a good surface embroidery piece
- I've almost finished my cottontail rabbit that I posted about several
times! 2-3 more evenings of work! yipee!

Posted by Dianne Lewandowski on September 12, 2005, 5:47 pm

anne wrote:
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I know an awful lot of stitchers who would argue that satin stitching
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"comfort stitching" for some.

Dianne
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Posted by Karen C - California on September 12, 2005, 6:28 pm

When my brain has completely shut down (which it frequently does, thanks
to this d**n disease), I have found I can crochet granny square stitch
from muscle memory. I buy and bag up yarn in baby afghan quantities,
and when I run out of yarn, I know it's the right size.

When I have a couple bagsful, I take them over to the battered women's
shelter.

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