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    Old 03-24-2014, 09:03 PM
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    Cleaning today I found some embroidery that I did 10 years or so ago. I did such better work back then. I don't know if it is my eyes are worse, my hands are shaky or what is going on. My work then was so nice. Now, not so much.
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    Old 03-24-2014, 09:19 PM
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    are you sure? i mean...we are always so critical of ourselves.

    and if it is objectively true, maybe you can find different thread arts.

    embroidery is hard. really hard. i am relatively young and i find myself so very frustrated by how tired my hands get, how strained my eyes feel sometimes, how disappointed i can be in my own work.

    be gentle with yourself. and if the best days of your fancy needle work are behind you, choose the best pieces and treat yourself to a gorgeous framing job, and celebrate your own good works.

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    Old 03-24-2014, 09:25 PM
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    be gentle with yourself. we are always our own worst critics
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    Old 03-24-2014, 09:49 PM
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    Do you really think it could be your eyes? Have you tried using something to help you see your work better? Like magnifying tools or lighting? Or did you simply get more practice before, and you're just a little rusty? That happens to me with a lot of things, just takes me awhile to get back into the groove.
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    Old 03-24-2014, 10:41 PM
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    Originally Posted by stillclock

    be gentle with yourself. and if the best days of your fancy needle work are behind you, choose the best pieces and treat yourself to a gorgeous framing job, and celebrate your own good works.

    aileen
    Excellent advice!
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    Old 03-24-2014, 11:07 PM
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    As we progress each pice we do has a different challenge. You are doing far more difficult pieces now and have more on your list to do than at the beginning.
    We each progress with love.
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    Old 03-25-2014, 02:05 AM
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    I love the advice about framing. Some times we get so caught up in how a piece looks as we first planned, we forget to look outside the box. Great idea.
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    Old 03-25-2014, 02:44 AM
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    IF, your embroidery is not as good as it used to be, looking at your avatar I would say your quilting is pretty fantastic. Why do we always see the one stitch that is out of place but not the thousands of stitches that are perfect.
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    Old 03-25-2014, 05:31 AM
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    Just keep doing it if it gives you pleasure. Some of our most treasured notes are from a grandmother who was nearly blind. The lines are crooked, cross each other and no i's were ever dotted nor t's crossed as it that would cause her to lose her place. The heart is what matters. At any age, our talents vary.
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    Old 03-25-2014, 06:03 AM
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    We all have to learn to work within our bodies limitations as we get older. My mother has Macular Degeneration in her eyes and I am hoping that isn't in my future. My arthritis limits how long I can work at any task now. Growing old isn't for wimps but it beats the alternative.
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