Last thursday I went to the small craft store in town for more stuff I need for the “A mon seul desir”. I went in for fabric (I only knew I wanted 18-count aida, maybe in an off-white color), but of course I left with more.
First the fabric. I needed 18-count aida, at least 110×100 cm. I wanted off-white for the of chance that some fabric would show through. If you use ivory white, it just glares at you, it will be so noticeable. Anyway, off-white was sold out, but the salesman offered me some fabric in a color he called ‘pebble’. It is a light grey color, very beautiful (I will include pics later).
I also needed some needles and a good pair of scissors. The salesman asked me if I wanted plain or gold needles. Gold needles were twice as expensive, but that only came to 34 cents instead of 14 cents, but gold is better. So, three gold needles, size 26 (that was recommended by Scarlet Quince). When he gave me the needles, he asked me if I needed a needle container. He showed me a needle container, with a magnet on the side for needle pick up. It was only 2 euros, so I got that too. He showed me some scissors that were pretty expensive and very good, but mostly for fabric cutting. Since I will only be using it for threads, I got a pair that was a bit cheaper. I also got a small bobbin box for when I travel to my parents or inlaws for the weekend.
That was my big cross stitching shopping spree for this week, now all I need to do is trim the edges of the fabric, finish winding my bobbins and wait for the pattern to arrive… I am excited.