Slow stitch
Hello everyone I have discovered a belated love of textiles and in particular sewing! I know, it’s crazy right? I spent most of my life believing that I hated sewing and tried to avoid it at every opportunity. Now I love it. I think I know the reason… time. Before I had so much to do and so little time that sewing was a chore simply because you have to slow down and take time. Now that I have retired I have plenty of time and can enjoy things that in the past I didn’t have time for. Slow stitch is needlework with intention or mindfulness. You take your time and breathe, relax and mellow out. You enter an almost meditative state and really enjoy taking time out. It’s beautiful. It all began at college when I made a piece of felt fabric and used it as support for my applique shapes. As you can see I used running stitch to secure the shapes. From there I looked for other projects where I could use my newfound skill of sewing...