Who stitches outside

Posted by The Lady Gardener on June 4, 2009, 8:34 pm

I love to stitch outside. It's usually too hot on summer mornings (unless
you have a desire to be up at 5am), then we are usually treated to a strong
sea breeze in the afternoon which makes it impossible to stitch outside. It
is bliss to enjoy the winter sun and stitch, though I still have to wear a
hat as I get sunburned even in the midst of winter. I always try to have a
portable stitching project for winter, as my DH and his friends try to get
to go Motorcrossing most weekends, and I tag along to mind the cars
(shockingly high theft area) so I sit and stitch while they ride. I know
our cold is nothing like snow cold of the northern hemisphere, but the
freezing wind that can howl through the pine plantation where we go is bone
chilling - and we have little use for the thick clothing of our Northern
Hemisphere cousins. I use the term pine plantation loosely, alas somehow
the European House Borer (http://www.ehb.wa.gov.au/) has got through our
usually rigourous quarantine and has caused major infestations in our pine
plantations which are gradually being smashed down and burned to try and rid
us of this pest.

Joanne in Perth, Western Australia - the 'other' windy city!!

I can stitch on my porch, or in the car with the windows open, but unless it
is completely windless, I can't just stitch out side.

Does any one here stitch outside?

Cheryl

Posted by Mary on June 4, 2009, 8:58 pm

Yes, and I love it! I take my basket, current project, a pitcher of
iced tea, and the dog out to the front porch! It's a lovely way to
get together with neighbors, enjoy the weather and good light, and
ignor the telephone. The front porch is one of the big reasons I
chose my house -- the house is a smallish Victorian in a historic
neighborhood with a brick street, lots of trees, and great neighbors.
It's a traditional porch, and I have wicker furniture, a few pots with
plants, and a water bowl for the dog. I love it!

Posted by Liz on June 4, 2009, 10:25 pm

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I stitch outside at my patio table whenever I can. The way the tall
oak/pine/fir trees are, I can put the table in a few different spots
where I can be in dappled shade almost all day long. Sometimes it's
actually easier to see in shade than in direct sun. During the dry
weather, I try to spend at least one day each week just sitting
outside and stitching, getting up occasionally to move the hose in the
garden or hang the clothes on the line.

I DID have to move the table last week when I was stitching. I was
apparently in a major fly zone for the hummingbirds that we feed every
year. They were really swarming last week (going through a gallon of
liquid a day) & I didn't want to have to wash hummingbird poop off of
my work! :-)
Liz from Humbug

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