Current mood:	excited
Entry tags:	stash

Stash and LNS.
Not long ago, I went into my LNS and wound up feeling like I didn't want to go back in. The person that was working was terse and seemed sort of uncomfortable with me. I still found a couple of things I wanted, so I bought them and left thinking I would end up doing all my shopping online or at the big box stores.

Recently, however, I started looking at Ink Circles again and saw that my LNS was listed as a distributor, so I thought I'd give it another go.

Boy, am I glad I did. They have sort of a Saturday gathering of stitchers and that was going on. The atmosphere was friendly and there was a lot of laughter. The owner of the shop was there and she was an absolute doll, helping me figure out where the things I wanted were and encouraging me to come in the next weekend to stitch with everyone.

One of the ladies that was visiting for the day had brought her HAED work and it was absolutely amazing.

I left feeling very welcomed and excited to go by next weekend with my new WIP.

And, of course, I bought stash and some of the John James platinum needles to see if they stand up to my corrosive fingers any better than nickle-plated steel ones.

The new WIP is Fish from the Vickery collection. It's meant as a gift for a friend.

The stash I picked up was Celtic Creation, also from the Vickery Collection, Cirque des Cercles from Ink Circles because, I couldn't resist, and Love Letters from Ewe & Eye & Friends.