Not exact matches
I
hand stitched them together
because I had a spare 10 minutes while the kids were cutting the ribbons but Fabric glue will work just as well.
This couch is put together so well
because it is
stitched and crafted by
hand, a rarity in today's machine age.
You can sew the hole closed by
hand, but I just folded the raw edges in and top -
stitched it on my sewing machine (
because I'm lazy like that).
Because I didn't have any cross
stitch hoops on
hand, and didn't want to buy one for this project, I just made my own circle base out of rope handles from a brown paper bag I had.
The pleats, the delicate
hand -
stitched appliqué, the layers of chiffon... Those are the little moments, the little gestures — each cup of coffee he
hands me and each time I organize our trip somewhere; every time I call in a takeout order (cause he simply hates calling people) and every time he runs out in the rain to pick up dinner (
because I hate hate hate leaving the house after I've settled into my pajamas).
I decided to
hand sew my hearts
because I wanted the cute
stitched look of the embroidery thread, but her idea of stuffing the hearts on the side was perfect for my project.
Speaking of embroidery, another reason to treasure this dress is
because I've decided to embark on a new project — The Embroidery Dress project, in which I plan to completely cover the whole surface of the dress in embroidery as I learn new techniques and improve with my
hand stitching.
It began life as a pretty terrible dress which had a broken zipper (I must have attempted to sew myself into this dress at some point
because it had
hand stitches along the zipper).
Going back to my Vietnam ER story, after getting rushed to the ER in an ambulance
because a glass shower door collapsed on me, I left the country with 21
stitches all over my
hands and arms.
Even after all that time working on it, the binding was
hand -
stitched in place as we waited in the Beijing airport, delayed
because of heavy fog, on our way to Xian to meet Gracie.