Slow Stitching Sunday
For many stitchers, slow stitching is also about embracing imperfection and celebrating the unique qualities of handmade items. Rather than striving for perfection or uniformity, slow stitching encourages a more organic and intuitive approach to stitch, allowing the fabric and thread to guide the stitcher's hand. This can result in pieces that are imperfect in the best possible way, with a character and charm that simply cannot be replicated by a machine. That first paragraph was written by ChatGPT. It accurately represents my ideas about slow stitching. AI is absolutely amazing. Yesterday I had it write an exhibit inquiry for me. I would have struggled with that for way too much time. AI did it in seconds and I only needed to make a couple of minor changes. Wow. More time for stitching! These small collages that I am calling floofy book pages are an absolute delight for me to stitch. I have started adding some beads which I typically leave until the very end. I think th