since i've received so many emails and comments regarding my stolen needlepoint, i thought it would be best to do a follow-up post on the current situation.
after a trip to my lns to ensure that the items weren't just misplaced, we came to the conclusion that my items (among other customer's projects) were indeed stolen. the shop owner was very gracious to let me look through the shop with her, and i somehow felt a sense of closure knowing we did everything in our power to help relocate them.
i'm determined to re-stitch the items, and i'm actually not as upset about it as i thought i would be. to be honest, both projects that could have used an improvement here and there with the little finishing touches. and this is my second chance to make them perfect. i have plenty of photos and documentation on the stocking's stitch guide, so it will go faster. and i still have all the leftover thread so i won't have to re-purchase everything.
i truly appreciate your concern and your encouragement through this entire fucked up situation. it sucks. SUCKS. but if this is the worst experience i go through with needlepoint, i'd rather get it out of the way early on in my career. i hope the thief is is very happy with her "katherine" stocking and at least has some half-brain idea of how much love and care went into that piece of canvas. and in 20 years when i look at my stocking on the mantle, i'll remember the drama behind it and laugh. because there's no point in holding on to anger. i have so many things in my life to be thankful for, and i don't intend to waste anymore time looking back on this.
i hope you enjoy my deja vu blogging adventures this summer with the stocking!
blegh.
You are gracious beyond your years.....and you are right about getting right to it. YEARS ago I stitched a stocking for my husband, then changed my mind about the "style".....my stocking and my children's stockings are all in the same style and I have a matching unstitched stocking for him still sitting in my stash.......maybe for our 30th wedding anniversary I will get it done!
ReplyDeletei am the laziest stitcher when i don't set deadlines for myself! must be the influence from working at an ad agency, hah!
DeleteI look forward to watching you stitch and blog, about the stocking, this summer. You are a great person.
ReplyDeleteit will be deja vu stitching...the new frontier!
DeleteYou have such a great outlook. And yes, this is a truly effed up situation. Who steals needlepoint? Was anything else taken from the store other than completed projects?
ReplyDeleteYour attitude is wonderful, and I know your stocking will be amazing. I look forward to seeing your progress...again. :-)
there were some other small projects waiting for the finisher that were taken, but i think the stocking was the biggest canvas in the "loot."
DeleteLove your attitude! It is full of grace and wisdom. Stitch Katherine II and enjoy every moment. Years from now you can look at the stocking and think about your husband studying for the bar- at the beginning of a new life for the two of you! PS The nativity is adorable.
ReplyDeletethanks judy!
DeleteI'm just laughing hysterically that you said "fucked up"....love it. You hang in there, girl! Great attitude.
ReplyDeleteXOXO,
Suzanne
Some situations do call for the "F" word and stolen needlepoint is definitely one of them. Can't wait to see round two. And Judy is right. Some day y'all will look back and laugh. Getting through the ups and downs and all arounds are what makes a marriage good and strong.
ReplyDeletexoxo Steph
I could not have said it better than Stephanie.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry this happened to you, but did the shop owner not offer to at least replace the canvas? Seems that if you entrusted it to her care and they lost it, it seems the honorable thing to do would be replace the canvas. Also, obviously revisit their "holding" drawers for customer finishing.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pity about your wonderful stocking, but I agree about knocking yours out now. My husband and I have been married since 1991 and I am the only one in our family who still does not have a stitched stocking. So get on it before you have to start stitching for kids, or as I am getting ready to do, GrandKids.
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