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Thread created on 1339510110 by wodentoad.
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If I were to ONLY work on the tea cloth, with no other crafts, and not take broad time off like I did, I probably could have had it done in 2-3 years. The biggest issue is the tedium when you are making 20 or 30 of the same motif, and the fun of counting I had on the final long rows that surround the cloth inserts. (I wish I'd bought stitch markers earlier!) If you really take it in, the outside part with the insertions, isn't actually bigger than the inside, either, so I'd probably lean in to a dedicated, fast tatter probably finishing the whole thing in two years. I'm just a distracted mess.
in reply to wodentoad's post:
Well, I told my husband about some of the distractions. But they don't make you a distracted mess. It would drive me insane to work exclusively on one massive project, day in and day out, just to get it finished within a certain time. Taking breaks to do something smaller — or even totally unrelated — is advised when working on a massive project. And just look at the things you accomplished on those breaks! You had all the corrections to note down so this pattern can be enjoyed by others. You birthed a beautiful little girl, You can now do nalbinding. You went back to school. Along with many of those 'distraction' came accomplishments you can be proud of. So just enjoy your creation(s), and keep on trucking.
I'm tearing up here, Erin. The bit of rainbow just did me in ;-)
I hope you got that contemplative time. I finished my epic project in March and I am still basking in it!
Congrats again. And thanks for sharing the journey!
Wow, WOW, WOWW!!! 
It's so amazing, what you have accomplished. You kept on going and going until it was ALL DONE! Many, many congratulations!! 
in reply to wodentoad's post:
It looks absolutely amazing and what an achievement to be finished, finally! I can well understand how you feel, and I feel honoured to have been a part of this epic tablecloth!
I'm working on a craft book besides the rewrite of the tea cloth (which I need to take some time to work on!), but my current big project is spinning. I had some mill ends for spinning practice, and now I'm just going to blend them all together, no matter how wild the color combo is, then I'll make a hat and mittens and maybe a scarf out of it.
The work never stops!
in reply to wodentoad's post:
No the work never stops. Nor does the fun!
Indeed, the fun never stops! 
But if you didn't have the grit to persevere through the not-so-fun bits, we wouldn't be applauding you today! 
in reply to wodentoad's post:
Oh, spinning is such fun! I used to be a spinner first and everything else after, but now I only pick up a spindle now and then. Do you use a wheel or spindles? If it's not too much trouble, I'd love to see some pictures!
Sure! I'm using a Turkish spindle because I like having the ability to slide out the spindle pieces and I have the little balls already to go. I have an instagram (it's instagram.com/wodentoad, surprise!) and I am also posting on the sewing and Crafting Discord which is a really awesome place to hang.
And here are all of the other batts that I got in a 1lb bag of mill ends. I'm just going to spin them and ply them together until I have a giant ball of ugly yarn.
From that ball I shall make a very warm and incredibly ugly hat. Because I've found that the uglier the hat, the warmer it is. It's just science!
Ooooo. And that hat is going to be made via nalbinding? I hope! Oh, this deserves its own thread. All your mill ends look luscious. Are they all hand dyed? Your hat will not be ugly. It will be a hat of character! A character hat. It will be a work of art.
in reply to wodentoad's post:
Oh, nice looking balls of yarn! And spindles too! I only ever tried Turkish spindles at a craft faire, but I think I get on better with ordinary drop spindles. Mill ends are such fun!
I can testify to your sound reasoning though: my warmest hat is also my ugliest creation, but when it's very cold, all I care about is not freezing my ears off.