Stitching during the show

While I was at the show, any time I wasn’t serving customers, I was sitting at the front of my stand, stitching. This is because people are always interested to see someone doing needlework. It was like I had a four day long “Stitch in Public Day”. I find it interesting to note how many little girls stop to watch, when I’m doing embroidery. Some of them are instantly entranced, especially if it isn’t something they’ve ever seen anyone do before.

The piece that I was stitching was the Biscornu pattern from Early-Style Hardanger. Here it is nearly finished – all I have to do is cut the long eyelets. (Actually I thought I had finished it, until I realised I hadn’t yet cut them!)

I ran a competition during the show, so that for each $50 worth of products purchased from me, customers received one entry into my competition. The prize was the stitched embroidery.

After the show, I drew the winner randomly. The winner was Qinghua Zhou! Congratulations Qinghua! The winner was informed via email, and now has until the end of Monday 3rd July to contact me. If she doesn’t, the draw will be made again.

Stitching this piece was a lovely way to pass the time at the show, demonstrating embroidery, and it’s nice that I can give it away to someone who will appreciate it.