Another suggestion I would make is to have a footer or header with the Lesson number on it, since each lesson is renumbered starting with a “1”.  Why do I suggest that?  Well, I had all the lessons printed out and before I knew it, I had all the pages mixed up & I didn’t know which page went with which lesson.  The Lesson number is only on the fi…[Read more]

I agree with Pat on the Glazed Thread No 80 since it seems to be very springy.  After I carefully took the thread off of the label it was on, I found the center of the circle of threads, fit the circle over 2 glasses, stretched it tightly by pulling the glasses apart, then I was able to rewind the glazed thread easily onto an index card without…[Read more]

Your box so far looks really neat, and I love those fabrics together, the colours complement each other well.

Using tacking on is a great method for darker fabrics, and for the Trailing Variation for the oval shape you won’t need to remove them. With the Feathered Chain, there is a small risk that your tacking stitches might be visible, e…[Read more]

I also finished stitching my monogram. I realize the tip of the long curl on the top line looks flat instead of rolled because I did not angle the needle enough. I tried to restitch it but it was impossible to pick out the tiny couching stitches.

Because I am using darker fabric for my lid, instead of drawing the design directly onto the fabric I…[Read more]

Hi Sarah,

I finished constructing my outer box. I cut my mat board to the dimensions you listed above on January 19 and covered them. After joining the 144m long base to the end I was not able to join the 144m long front or back correctly. I think the base should have been shorter than the long sides by 4mm so I took everything apart and trimmed…[Read more]

Thank you!  I did enjoy the painting.  Your videos were very helpful.

Hi Solveig,

Wow! It looks terrific!!! Very nice shadows and highlights in the water and the colors are lovely. Hope you enjoyed painting:) Catherine

Here is a photo of my progress so far.  Maybe the rest of you pilot stitchers could post a photo of your progress.

Christy, they are perfect, closer than I could get with a knife.

Jane

Jane,

How exact to measure were the pieces your Cricut machine cut?

Thank you – Christy

Thank you for your input!! I saw them online when searching for curved needles and was wondering…

I have John James curved beading needles #JJ31.. they seem to be about the same size as the thinner curved beating needle that we got in our kit.

JJ Curved Beading

Dear Sarah,

I cut my mat board to the dimensions you listed above and covered them. After joining the 144m long base to the end I was not able to join the 144m long front or back correctly. I think the base should have been shorter than the long sides by 4mm so I took everything apart and trimmed 4mm off the base length. I think it will come…[Read more]

Welcome home, Dawn. Looking forward to receiving the lecture notes, especially about the Battlement couching. Have to get my nerve up for that section. Most of the rest of Lesson 2 has worked for me based on the visual guidelines you’ve provided already.