I have been working on making art in some form or fashion every day. This daily practice feeds my soul and calms my anxiety about the state of the world.
This week I started a new art practice that I had never heard of, slow stitching. Years ago I was a hand quilter. I prided myself in tiny, perfect stitches made with teeny, tiny needles. As my vision diminished and I could no longer thread those minuscule needles, nor see to make the same lovely stitches, I quit. Flat out, no more quilting. I refused to become a machine quilter, the sacrilege!
This week I found a YouTube video demonstrating slow stitching. Needle in, needle out, no need for perfection or even a pattern. I had the perfect shirt to embellish and I am LOVING IT. The video said, pick your work up, put it down, only work when you feel like it, no pressure.
NO PRESSURE, breathe, relax, just what I needed. The same goes for this blog. Some days the inspiration is loud and clear. Other days I have to be quiet and listen. Today is one of those listening days. Stitch and listen.
DOS TORTAS
Slow stitching, the vid that inspired.
https://youtube.com/shorts/WFRnnCD9MjU?si=m2Lp9R9IKBBu_qhz
the adventures of dos tortas 
I could never stitch well. Not sure even this would work for me, but I might check it out.
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I like the repetition. Very meditative. It’s not about being good at it. The funkier the better. Good luck.
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I know exactly what you mean about a failing eyesight. These days, I couldn’t thread a needle for love nor money!
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