Lovely New Perle Cotton

My hand-dyed fine perle cotton arrived from Sassa Lynne and is even more beautiful than I'd hoped.  I've already played with them a little and am in love!

Today, I'm going to practice on the Cretan stitch a little more.  For some reason, I can't get this to flow easily.  I'll practice with some scrap threads that I save, then try again on a prayer flag.  I've already got some rather unattractive and awkward Cretan stitches on a prayer flag; I'm not going to use it again until I have a better feel for it.

Below are some prayer flags (see the Prayer Flag Project) ready for embroidery, some that are in progress, and some of the ones I've completed.                                                                                        

 I started the orange piece in the bottom corner a couple of weeks ago, then put all my orange floss together and misplaced them.  Found them last night and worked on it a little.  However, I used the last of the one of the orange colors and am almost out of another so a trip to Michael's seems to be in order.

Great tai chi class this morning.   I wish transferring from Wu style to Yang style was easier for me, but I am enjoying the class anyway and come away so relaxed.  I miss my old Wu style group and our practices in the park.  With our park practices, we could help each other pick up on anything we missed and help refine our style.

Can't complain too much, though.  This class is part of Wellness Center (less than 5 minutes from the house) where I take yoga classes as well--convenience counts, as does not having to drive after dark.  :)

Have a great day!