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How To End a Thread on Your Cross Stitch Design
My super simple method; right here! You're going to need to end or switch threads during your cross stitch project. This method (yes, there are many) is my favorite because it is so simple and it works.
With the thread ending on the back of your design and the thread still in your needle, gently run the needle through one of the stitches you already made; preferably in the same color (so your secret doesn't show on the front).
I like to repeat this at least three more times to make sure the end is secure.
Then snip off the excess very carefully.
Stay tuned for more cross stitch how-to's and tutorials.
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Word of the Year
One word - so basic but so powerful. Simplify means "to reduce to its basic essentials." This is the word I've chosen to be my #wordoftheyear.
I find myself being pulled in so many directions that I end up feeling almost catatonic with indecision over the simplest of things. I've decided to simplify my home, my work life, my expenses, my body and definitely my mind. The new year just happened to coincide with my declaration.
I am currently decluttering room by room in my house. If it hasn't been used or displayed within the last year - it goes. I am currently eliminating any unneeded expenses. (Sorry, NetFlix - you don't make the cut.) And I'm doing more yoga and herbal tea than running and soda. (That's still a work-in-progress.)
While life can get extremely complicated, I've decided to approach everything with a "simplify" state-of-mind. Do you have a word of the year?