Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Today the Knot Won

With a few spare minutes to stitch this morning, I wanted to work on my fishy tea towel, a Mary Corbet design. I find it relaxing to choose different colours and stitches as I go along.
When the thread seemed to snag, I turned it over to find a nasty big knot! 
The question is, how long do you try to untangle it for? I spent ages carefully trying to prise the knot open and straighten out the thread. But, today the knot won!
I shall have to cut the thread and unpick. Fortunately there's not a lot to undo.
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5 comments:

  1. PamelaSeptember 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM

    I try to work on the knot as long as I can, not wanting to give up, but sometimes there’s just no hope. I don’t give up easily. The fish is very cute!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM

    This is such a bothersome snag in embroidery! I tend to cut my thread long so as not to have to change threads often. However, the longer the thread, the more likely it is to knot itself - and usually on the reverse, where I don't see it until it is too late.
    Snagging casts a bit of gloom over stitching that should be enjoyable, especially with this colourful and lovely marine design.
    Queenie

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM

    Very frustrating! Enjoy the other fishes.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM

    Oh no! I'm sorry that there was a knot.

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  5. RachelSeptember 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM

    Sometimes cutting the Gordian Knot is the right thing to do!

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