Stitching September Away

 I have an update on the Goddess of the Month hand embroidery project I started in January of this year. I am currently working on the September Goddess, Kali and also finishing up the July goddess, Isis. I finished the stitching on the August goddess, Ariadne but I haven’t washed off the stitch and wash product yet. This month has been quite busy for me and some days I just run out of steam. Here is a look at the progress on Kali.

I am using DMC floss 995 for the skin, she is a multi armed goddess with images of her ranging from 4 arms to 10 arms. For my Kali design I chose 6 arms. If you aren’t familiar with Kali here is a simple image.

  On another note this week after Cardiac Rehab I found a surprise in my mailbox, the long awaited issue of Sage Woman magazine. It was about 18 months between issues due to the pandemic. Recently on the Sage Woman facebook page it was announced the issue was ready to ship so the anticipation of it’s arrival made my day.  Sadly enough Sage Woman is going to 2 issues a year instead of 4, I have a sinking feeling issue 100 is going to be the last, I hope I am wrong I have been reading this magazine since the first issue.

The cover art is just beautiful.  For my October goddess of the month embroidery I am considering Baba Yaga or Persephone as the next piece to embroider.  It takes me nearly as long to decide on the next goddess as it does to stitch them.  

While I am working out in cardiac rehab on the Nu-Step machine my mind is going over all my ideas of designs and colors of floss and lately thinking will I continue this goddess a month project in 2022.  I have tossed around a few ideas, one is inviting others to join me either in embroidering their own or working in a medium of choice.  Another idea is if someone wants to send me a goddess they have designed for me to stitch.  I have had a few people ask this in the past so it could be a nice way to showcase someone's art in embroidery and crediting the design to them. Well just ideas floating in my head for now I'll keep you posted.