Every so often, something happens that proves to you that there are good people in the world. Random, normal, good people.
The problem about working with embroidery kits is that inevitably there’s a point where you’re near the end of the project and you realize that you’re out of a paritcular colour of thread. Now, a few years back I could have just written to the company and they would have sent me a few hanks of the missing colour- kits always seem to come up short no matter how careful you are with your technique. The problem is MCG Textiles? Went out of business unexpectedly a year or so back, so when I run out of thread? I have to search through craft stores for a match that’s even close.
No problem, there’s a craft shop in Juneau and one in Sitka…so the fact that I am out of Ivy, Marigold, Petal Pink and Emerald Green? No problem…
Except that I have IPM in both those ports this cruise..
So I was wondering about in Ketchikan today and was directed to the local quilting shop as a possibility for maybe selling embroidery floss. But when I got there, nope, just quilts…and one really really lovely shopkeeper…
Wait, what colour are you looking for?
Well, for one a really really dark green…
Wait here…the people who owned this store years and years ago, they sold thread. We don’t but…I have a whole basket of it in back. Let me see what I have.
She pops into the back and comes out with a small laundry basket full of embroidery floss.
Seriously, please, just take what you need. It’s literally just collecting dust.
I mean embroidery floss isn’t the most expensive thing in the world, but to just have someone give me five hanks of it?
It’s the little things that give me hope sometimes.