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Today I put down the nintendo DS and did something useful. I've already made a pillowcase for my spare pillow. All other pillows have at least one pillow case- older pillows may have more than one, but they need that other pillow case for holding the pillow together. Somehow, I've run out of pillowcases after putting my hand through the one on the spare pillow. I could darn it, sure, but then I'd put my hand through a different part. It felt good to turn on the sewing machine, and it's been too long since I've done that.

I've been reading the software for the embroidery module of the sewing machine. It's not that complicated, but every time I try to do what is implied as the most elementary of things- draw a circle- it dissappears off the screen as soon as I do it. I'm missing something. I may have to resort to drawing my lace pattern in Paint and then transferring that over to the embroidery software. It truly makes me long for Corel DRAW! but I don't have a copy of that any more, and it's really expensive. I'm not sure what I'll do, but I may make an appointment with the ladies at the LQS to help me start with the digitizing. I want to make a lot of lace, and I think I could set up the sewing machine on the kitchen table to run while I work.

I packed up my yarn to sent to Tata. Hidden in the pile was my Barbie-size knitting knobby and three balls of eyelash yarn. I think I may make a scarf. Or a really long duster. Who knows? Took a while to remember how to use it perfectly because of course I forgot to keep the instructions because I believed I'd never forget how to use it. Ah vanity.

But I'm off to mail the yarn, finished with today's work, and gee, it's not even noon. It's amazing.  ¶ 11:10 AM