A new beginning

The sewing room is momentarily tidy!  Hubby came in and said "Oh that's a bit better, but can you keep it like this!"

My books are sorted. Design, History, & Traditional Embroidery in the middle sections.  Contemporary Techniques on the shelf of the left hand cupboard (to my lovely friends who mock me, yes I have updated my spreadsheet!).  I am seriously running out of space so I must not buy any more books in 2018 unless they are absolutely necessary....

I have found and emptied miscellaneous bags of recent purchases to overfill the corresponding boxes of (very necessary) stuff.  How many experimental packs does one need?   I am determined to use some of this stuff, and not to buy any more fabric or yarns in 2018 unless they are absolutely necessary or replacements for stuff I have used.

I have prepared skeins of neutral threads and yarns ready for a session of assemblage dyeing (Gosh do I really have that many different types of neutral threads).   

Yes, my lovely friends who mock me, they all have a small label attached so I know what they are!

I am determined to use some of these threads and yarns, even if it is on simple projects.  I will not buy any more threads and yarns in 2018 unless they are absolutely necessary!  

Sadly it too cold to work in the garage at the moment so that joy still awaits me!  As does the sorting of seven boxes of train set stuff for the S&H...

A very special bonus for tidying up - I 'found' the sketchbook that I started over a year ago for the Diploma, it is my first thoughts for my theme of "Seeds, Pods & Leaves".  Based on my poppy seed head, it has some simple sketches, some printing and a few bits experimenting with different techniques.  So  I do have the start of a 'heap'.  What a shame I freaked out and didn't send these to Siân last year for feedback.

I have photographed the heap and written up the notes of my progress to send to Siân...