A Wednesday
Today seemed as good of a day as any to find the bottom of the laundry basket. Humid or hot, shed the days clothes at the end of each day and let the shower do a refreshing act. Nothing feels as good as having clean clothing await one. If the washer and dryer quit, I would be making sure of a one-day delivery and set-up.
While everything was humming along on the first floor, my studio needed a tidy, tidy in the worst way. The embroidery module will be taking a well deserved break. My tool kit came out on the church tables and I was hunting every last bit of thread and fuzz. When the sewing machine needle pounds away on anywhere from four to five layers in the embroidery hoop, there is chaff hiding and I mean to find it. I am not a fan of the canned-air that can be purchased. The last thing I need is to have threads and fuzz blown in places I can’t get to. I have some old dental tools that Dennis had for some of his gun cleaning and repairs. One in particular has a wicked hook on it.
Needles are very inexpensive and I don’t shy away from replacing them . . . often. A good needle, a bit of oil in the right places makes for a good experience the next time the studio lights come on.
With the machine attended to, the next item on the church tables was putting away all the various spools of thread in every color imaginable. Isacord is the brand of thread Bernina recommended when I bought the sewing machine and I have stuck with it. The Swiss made a great sewing machine and the Germans manufacture great threads. I store the threads away from windows. Sun is not a good mix. I also store them in numerical order with the tail end on each spool tucked around the base and the base then snaps holding the thread securely. Can you imagine the mess if there were tail ends measuring in inches and stored willy-nilly.
The next time I visit the studio, everything is in its rightful place, ready to enjoy.
Nicholas started school this week as a six foot tall senior. Megan shared with us that a testing score that is used for college placement, Nicholas was short one point from the test being at 100%. Good for Nicholas and perhaps good also for college grants. Physics . . . I can’t put a spin on that in my real life here on Stauffer.
With that I will take my leave. ♥