My pals, only a fast notice to say I’m nonetheless with you!
As I discussed final week, I had somewhat eye episode. Issues are coming round now and getting again to some form of regular.
Thanks all a lot on your prayers, good needs, and encouragement! I want to reply to every of you, however alas, a common notice of thanks should do for now.
At this level, it takes about thrice longer to perform something small-task-oriented or technical. Oh, positive! I can do laundry like a fiend. However pc work and stitching? That’s a complete completely different kettle of fish.
After the struggling led to by the latest disastrous hurricane Helene, and the present nervousness over what’s coming with Milton down in Florida, my troubles actually are negligible.
I simply must regroup, rethink, determine issues out, learn how issues will work out going ahead – and that’s all okay. That is a part of life for everybody, ultimately or one other.
Anyway, I’m okay. All will likely be effectively.
St. Lucy, Patron of Eyes
I’ve grown somewhat nearer to St. Lucy recently. St. Lucy (whose title means “mild”) is the patron saint of the blind and people with eye issues. In line with her historical past within the Roman martyrology, she was executed in Sicily underneath the Roman emperor Diocletian. Widespread historical past provides that her eyes had been gauged out. Her feast is well known December thirteenth throughout the darkest level of winter, simply earlier than the pure mild begins to elongate the times once more.
In artwork, St. Lucy is usually pictured holding a golden plate or cup together with her eyes on it. Within the art work above by Francesco del Cossa, the symbolic eyes are held very like a flower.
She is also a key determine in Dante’s Divine Comedy, guiding him out of darkness.
Right now, we night time know of her extra for her well-liked affiliation with St. Lucia Day as celebrated in Scandinavian nations, with candlelight and saffron buns and the like, in honor of the “pageant of sunshine” on her feast day, which corresponds fairly carefully to the time of the winter solstice.
I most likely shouldn’t point out right here Garrison Keillor’s model of the track “Santa Lucia” – each time I consider St. Lucy’s Day, that track pops into my head and sticks with unreasonable tenacity.
In fact, as a saint in ecclesiastical traditions, she is far more than these well-liked depictions!
St. Lucy in Ecclesiastical Embroidery?
I’ve been looking out for years for an embroidered model of St. Lucy, particularly in vintage church embroideries and the like. I hold pondering one will definitely present up for public sale, on a remnant of vestments or church banners or one thing comparable. I would love one to hold on the gallery wall right here within the studio.
I’ve but to search out one! If you happen to occur to be the kind of one who scours for outdated items of historic and / or ecclesiastical needlework, be at liberty to maintain a watch out for me! (Oh, wow. That was a nasty pun.)
In Different Information
The primary photograph on this article is of a coronary heart that’s embroidered with battlement couching, utilizing shaded metallics.
I’ll have a bit to say about these metallics quickly. I’m itemizing them within the store shortly – simply in time for including a shiny contact to vacation stitching, however appropriate for any stitching that wants somewhat glittery have an effect on, any time of yr.
Right here’s one other fast pattern, beneath. I labored each of those samples up final Tuesday. It’s most likely the extreme sparkle within the threads that set the attention off! (Juuuust kidding!!!!)
Oooooooh, there’s one thing very Van-Gogh-Starry-Night time-ish about these blues, don’t you suppose? I’m dreadfully in love with them.
However there’s extra to point out you with these, and much to speak about. You are able to do a lot with them, and I wish to let you know the how’s and why’s and wherefore’s!
Lastly, Harvest Hues
I’ll have one thing for you this Friday, to get you happening Harvest Hues. After which we’ll rapidly attempt to get again on schedule.
Within the meantime, again to the attention physician once more this morning. 4 instances in seven days is a report for me. I feel I’ve spent extra time dilated this week than undilated. No matter it takes, proper?
I stay up for getting again into the deliberate schedule on Friday. See you then!