NOVEMBER - TO START & FINISH A PROJECT
November was pretty simple really... I’m a massive procrastinator. I can put things off for yonks. I can have ideas for years before realising them. I also get the fear about starting a new project. And then when I start something, it can lay on the kitchen table for months before it’s tidied away & then it will be tidied away before I finish it to never be finished. SO - this month I shall start & finish a project in its entirety! Woo!
I have been wanting to embroider something intricate on an item of clothing for a long time. I have an entire pinterest board full of potential things to embroider... animals, birds, words, objects etc... the hard part is choosing something & starting. The fear I face is ‘this is going to be shit, why am I dedicating so much time to making a mess when there are so many other things I need to be getting on with. This top is going to be completely ruined.’
I waited until I was babysitting for a friend. I took a big bag of supplies - no distractions of the house because starting was going to be the hardest. I eventually chose a beetle from a vintage illustration.
After starting it I flew! Each night in bed I did a bit which kept me awake rather than falling asleep immediately! hooray!
I’m not 100% happy with the finished item, however, I have been enthused enough to want to improve my technique with practise. I am looking forward to warmer weather though as I will definitely be wearing my new & improved shirt! Hooray!