Serious Retail Therapy

I did some long, hard thinking about this purchase today--like a year.

It's serious retail therapy all wrapped into one. I think that I made a good choice since I have some nerve damage in my left arm and hand from previous surgery/accident and because it hasnt' stopped me yet from burning the needle still, I caved this morning under extreme pressure and gave it up.

I ordered a Needlework 4 system where flipping the linen will be much easier than struggling with a wood stand. Now, don't get me wrong, the floor stand was a good stand and still very usuable but for us arthritic, old folks, I decided to take like and enjoy while it's here.

Holding the Qsnap for me is like my left arm and shoulder being a stand and it really can't do that well anymore without muscle spasms so some kind of stand is what works best for me.

I still stitch small projects without frames or stands, just in hand, but for larger ones...........here ya go. My dream is to not tug and pull to cut my threads off in the back of the linen.

See, with this system you build your parts basically so I chose the Travel floor stand so I can fold it up and take on a trip (hehehehehe, like Boston hopefully in April) and I picked the Qsnap holder instead of the scroll frame. You can always add to it if you want both but right now the Q snap holder will twirl any 8-17inch qsnap.

I clicked my heels in today and instead of girlie shopping as usual went into serious needlework shopping. (that was yesterday at Victoria's Secret LOL)

I also got the magnifying light/chart holder piece. This doesn't come with the light. That is separate but I can put just about any lightweight light or magnifier on it.

Here's the travel stand. It's the same height as the regular stand, it just folds. It's lightweight easy to move from room to room and fits into snug houses.

I caved and got the attachment of the chart holder. This fits into the magnifyer/light holder.

Maybe I won't have to cuss at the pattern now as much!

Yes, it's extreme, it's even selfish, but I did it, I invested in better equipment to help me burn the needle without taking as much arthritis medicine.

I've been through at least 3 years of physical therapy sessions 6 weeks at a time to keep my left arm and hand functionable. I'm not a quitter and accept disability well. So, I'm going to try and make stitching as much fun as I possible can. It's my sanity, my life. And I have soooooooo many projects to do......so many. And Hubbie is great with the idea. That's a good thing too.