Here are some more of those stitchers’ questions that I found over on Bonnie’s blog.

11) Who is your favourite designer?
Teresa Wentzler. But I also love Jennifer Aikman-Smith of Dragon Dreams and Passione Ricamo.

12) Least Favourite Designer
Well… let’s just say I don’t like primitive designs or reproduction samplers.

13) Will you/would you support a designer whose personal beliefs offended/angered you?
Hmmm…. there are a couple of designs whose designs I don’t buy because of some of the things they’ve said. But, honestly, I couldn’t care less about a person’s religion, lifestyle, etc. It is only when a person goes out of their way to be offensive that I get riled up.

14) Do you have a lamp especially made for needleworkers/crafters?
Yep.

15) What brand of stitching lamp do you have/prefer?
I have a Daylight Lamp and I love it. I also have a rechargeable Ott light for taking to classes.

16) What kind of environment best suits you when you are stitching?
I like it to be quite and comfortable when I stitch. My preferred spot is on the sofa, listening to a podcast.

17) Have you stitched any design more than once?
I’ve stitched L&L’s The Wedding Twice, and one of the Mirabila baby designs (maybe the moon one) three times.

The Wedding, Lavender and Lace

18) Favourite design you have stitched and finished?
My favourite is Teresa Wentzler’s The Castle, which hangs in our hall, and Mirabila’s Garden Verses, which hangs beside my writing desk.

The Castle, designed by Teresa Wentzler

Garden Verses, designed by Mirabilia

19) Least favourite design you’ve stitched and finished?
A spitfire that I stitched for my jerk of a high-school boyfriend. I got it back and it now hangs in my dad’s bedroom. It really is a great design, but the memories suck.

Spitfire

20) Last, but not least, what’s your longest running WIP?
I think it is Magical Night. It is going on 16 years, I believe.

Magical Night, designed by Teresa Wentzler

That was fun! I hope that you answer these questions too, if you haven’t already. Be sure to leave a link so I can read your answers.

I found these great stitching questions over at Bonnie’s blog, and I thought it would be fun to answer them.

1) Which fabric do you most prefer?
I really love Belfast, but I usually buy Lugana.

2) What is your favorite fabric count?
32 count is my go-to. But, if something has a lot of beads, I often use 28 since the beads sit nicer.

3) What colour fabric do you most enjoy stitching on?
It depends on the design. White is nearly always good. Confederate grey is probably my favourite colour. I also really like most of the colours from Enchanting Lair since her hand-dyeds are crazy. I really, really don’t like crazy hand-dyed fabric. I think most of it is too loud, and makes the design look dated.

4) What is your favorite fibre?
I like plain ole’ DMC. I also enjoy stitching with Dinky Dyes and Gloriana.

5) How many of the 450 DMC Colours do you own?
You mean 472, included the variegated? I have all of them, including the newly released colours.

6) Of your last 5 projects — how many used DMC/Anchor as the main floss?
The last five projects I’ve picked up include: two Christmas gifts (DMC for both of them), my Torah piece (DMC), Into the Deep from PR (DMC) and Ink Circle’s Namaste (DMC).

7) Of the last 5 projects, if you didn’t use DMC/ANCHOR — what did you use?
I wish I could remember all the projects I worked on. I know that the Victoria Sampler 12 Days of Christmas bellpull uses a bunch of different silks, and I used some Watercolours for the Dragon Dreams coin purse. Other than that, I don’t remember.

8) What needles do you prefer?
Bohin 28

9) What is the UGLIEST design you’ve encountered?
Oh… Well, I won’t name names, but I really think the super primitive designs are not great at all. Especially when they sell for $8 and you could easily stitch them from the picture.

10) What is the most BEAUTIFUL design you’ve encountered?
Oh, goodness. There are many beautiful designs. But, if I had to pick one, it would be Teresa Wentzler’s Rapunzel.

I’ll post the rest of the questions tomorrow. If you decide to answer the questions too (or if you already have), leave a comment so I can check them out!