One handed stitching - Page 4

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> Congrats on getting the stitches out, and your cast changed. It is amazing
> when casts come off. I broke both my arms when in 6th grade - made for
> interesting year - but with rehab movement comes back pretty steadily. It's
> that at first desire to scratch and stretch. Getting the skin all nice and
> smooth again always is what bothers me. Funnily enough - at that time, when
> just 1 arm was broken - though only my finger tips showed and the cast went
> to the shoulder - my piano teacher kept trying to convince me it was worth
> it to keep on with lessons - hah.
>
> Hoping all your healing continues - and - hey - just do beads instead of
> French knots if it works for you.
>
> Ellice
>

> ellice wrote:
>
>>
>> Congrats on getting the stitches out, and your cast changed. It is amazing
>> when casts come off. I broke both my arms when in 6th grade - made for
>> interesting year - but with rehab movement comes back pretty steadily. It's
>> that at first desire to scratch and stretch. Getting the skin all nice and
>> smooth again always is what bothers me. Funnily enough - at that time, when
>> just 1 arm was broken - though only my finger tips showed and the cast went
>> to the shoulder - my piano teacher kept trying to convince me it was worth
>> it to keep on with lessons - hah.
>>
>> Hoping all your healing continues - and - hey - just do beads instead of
>> French knots if it works for you.
>>
>> Ellice
>>
> Good idea, except that one of the pieces I'm working on is one of the
> miniature French and colonial knot pieces. It will wait. Otherwise. I'm
> trying to get a couple of ornaments ready for an ornament exchange, and
> an ATC (artist's trading card) for a friend..

> Joanne Gatenby of X's and O's has a model she wants me to stitch once
> the cast is off.
>
> MargW

>
>> ellice wrote:
>>> Congrats on getting the stitches out, and your cast changed. It is amazing
>>> when casts come off. I broke both my arms when in 6th grade - made for
>>> interesting year - but with rehab movement comes back pretty steadily. It's
>>> that at first desire to scratch and stretch. Getting the skin all nice and
>>> smooth again always is what bothers me. Funnily enough - at that time, when
>>> just 1 arm was broken - though only my finger tips showed and the cast went
>>> to the shoulder - my piano teacher kept trying to convince me it was worth
>>> it to keep on with lessons - hah.
>>> Hoping all your healing continues - and - hey - just do beads instead of
>>> French knots if it works for you.
>>> Ellice
>> Good idea, except that one of the pieces I'm working on is one of the
>> miniature French and colonial knot pieces. It will wait. Otherwise. I'm
>> trying to get a couple of ornaments ready for an ornament exchange, and
>> an ATC (artist's trading card) for a friend..
>
> Ah, understand the French knot dilemma. Glad to hear you have other things
> to work on despite the cast.
>
>> Joanne Gatenby of X's and O's has a model she wants me to stitch once
>> the cast is off.
>> MargW
>
> Cool- her pieces are so interesting.
>
> Ellice
>

> ellice wrote:
>>
>>> ellice wrote:
>>>
>>>> Congrats on getting the stitches out, and your cast changed. It is amazing
>>>> when casts come off. I broke both my arms when in 6th grade - made for
>>>> interesting year - but with rehab movement comes back pretty steadily. It's
>>>> that at first desire to scratch and stretch. Getting the skin all nice and
>>>> smooth again always is what bothers me. Funnily enough - at that time,
>>>> when
>>>> just 1 arm was broken - though only my finger tips showed and the cast went
>>>> to the shoulder - my piano teacher kept trying to convince me it was worth
>>>> it to keep on with lessons - hah.
>>>>
>>>> Hoping all your healing continues - and - hey - just do beads instead of
>>>> French knots if it works for you.
>>>>
>>>> Ellice
>>>>
>>> Good idea, except that one of the pieces I'm working on is one of the
>>> miniature French and colonial knot pieces. It will wait. Otherwise. I'm
>>> trying to get a couple of ornaments ready for an ornament exchange, and
>>> an ATC (artist's trading card) for a friend..
>>
>> Ah, understand the French knot dilemma. Glad to hear you have other things
>> to work on despite the cast.
>>
>>> Joanne Gatenby of X's and O's has a model she wants me to stitch once
>>> the cast is off.
>>>
>>> MargW
>>
>> Cool- her pieces are so interesting.
>>
>> Ellice
>>
>
>
> If you go to her site (Xs-and-ohs.com) and scroll down, you'll see
> Afternoon Delight. That's the first model I stitched for her.
>
> She has wonderful accessories as well.
>
> MargW

> Pat P wrote:
>>> So, long story short - I fell off my motorcycle two weeks ago. Thank
>>> goodness for full riding suit with padding, full-coverage helmet, boots
>>> and gloves. Ended up with two broken ribs (healing nicely) and two
>>> broken metatarsals in my left hand. I had surgery on the hand last
>>> Friday and it will be at least six weeks before the pins come out.
>>> I was working on one of the Teresa Layman French knot pieces - which
>>> right now is a 'not' piece. Ever tried to do a French knot one-handed?
>>> I've got a couple of little cross stitch kits which I think if I put
>>> them into Q-snaps I can sort of do one-handed. Otherwise I will not be
>>> stitching until sometime in November.
>>> Arrrrrrghhhhhhhh!
>>> MargW
>> Hurry up and get better, Marg - I`ve been stitching one handed for 17
>> years at least and never DID manage to cope with French knots that way-
>> so if I really HAVE to have them, the nearest I can get to is beads!
>> The broken ribs are SO painful, aren`t they? I managed that a year or two
>> ago, and remember it well. All I did was trip over and fall across the
>> arm of a chair, though. I`m so glad that the only one of my grandsons
>> who`s into motorbikes always wears the full kit with back protector etc.,
>> but we still worry!
>> Pat P
> Thanks, Pat:
> I went to see the surgeon today and had the stitches out. They removed
> the original splint/cast and put a new one on. The new one (neon
> yellow!!!!) covers less of the fingers so I have more agility with the
> left hand. French knots are still hard. I go back in two weeks to have
> this one removed. I was surprised at how little (almost none) I could
> curl the fingers. The orthopedic technician doing the cast said that was
> normal for having had my fingers in basically an outstretched position for
> three weeks. I will be doing therapy once the cast is off.
> MargW