Loose Ends helps finish projects

An unusual service called Loose Ends was started by two friends Masey Kaplan and Jen Simonec. After unsuccessfully trying to find a service to complete unfinished knitting or sewing projects for friends who'd lost their mothers, they started one.

Unfinished embroidery from a DMC kit "Victorian Gardens - Leaf Collage"

I've seen many unfinished embroideries donated to embroidery guilds from deceased estates. I can imagine how satisfying it might have been both to the embroiderer and a volunteer to complete one of these embroideries while the embroiderer could still enjoy it.

Masey and Jen have now had over 600 projects completed by volunteer crafters. They carefully match the skills of these volunteers with unfinished projects for those who are unable to finish the projects due to age or illness. What a lovely idea! 

You can read more about Loose Ends on the National Public Radio website NPR, here.

Apologies to some of my readers. I've had a little trouble sending out notice of my new blogposts to everyone on the mailing list. I hope to sort it out soon.

'Till next time, happy stitching.

Winter sunset

 We've had some lovely sunsets again. I went down to the bay at 5pm and low tide.

It had been a very gloomy day. There was hardly anyone walking along the promenade, just a jogger and a dog walker. It was just too cold for the usual bustle, but very pretty with the sunset reflecting off the shallow water on the mudflats.