Here's a photo of the original piece, the ugly mustard felt we'll be making pretty, and the fibers I picked. I had stitched the original puzzle piece project and the later heart project from materials I had on hand, mostly unlabeled. The wonderful staff at Designer's Desk helped me find equivalents so I can begin working on models for the class I have planned for next year. It was just wonderful! Plus, since it was a class and I was buying all the threads there, they gave me a 10% discount. How cool is that?
I found these threads in the bargain basement. (Think they'll work for a Japanese thimble??)I went to three grocery-type stores for some specialty items and Target for cleaning supplies and stuff like toothpaste, in addition to Designer's Desk, plus I got poked for a couple of hours for allergy testing. (dust, dust mites, all sorts of molds and pollens--not much has changed.) I came home and collapsed while dh washed both cars. (It was not warm enough for that, in my opinion, but they were white with road salt.)
