I found a glasses case at a craft shop in the clearance section. It
wasn't hard to see why it was there...I don't think the people that
designed the case actually does needlepoint, and/or doesn't wear
glasses. In the instructions, the designers indicated that the back of
the needlepoint should be unfinished. REALLY??? All those threads and
ends to catch on the glasses? Pure insanity! Not to mention the ugly
colors. So I bought it for a couple of dollars, got a couple of new
embroidery floss colors, added some glass beads, and pulled a scrap of velvet out of my scrap bag to sew on the back of the needlepoint. Jacob (my son) had a great idea
that some of the spots looked like stars, and I decided to enhance the
illusion with the glass beads.
In the left picture, I have the picture of the original colors, and then the finished product. In the right picture, I show how, even though my work is very neat, there's still a lot of loose threads to catch on glasses.
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