Thread ends

When a project is finished I have three choices for thread left on a shuttle: 1. Figure out something to tat with it until it’s gone; 2. Leave it on the shuttle and use another shuttle for the next project; or 3. Unwind it, putting the thread on a card or bobbin.

Of these choices, I like to do #1 the most, #2 if I’m lazy and have other shuttles available, and #3 only if I have to. With the left-over thread from the goat, I chose to do #1.

thread ends on wandasknottythoughts
Thread ends from the thank-you goat

The doodles I did in Lizbeth River Blue Dark in size 10 to finish off the thread from the shuttles.

Normally, any doodles I do from thread ends are put in a jar. When I want to add a little something to a letter or note I can usually find something in this jar that works. This time, I added a couple of these doodles to the goat before I mailed it off.

Thank-you goat for the Pushy Goat on wandasknottythoughts
Thank-you goat for the Pushy Goat with a couple of doodles

I like how this turned out. I hope my message therapist likes it, too.

This post was supposed to go up last week, but I didn’t do something quite right. We were on vacation last week and I didn’t check to make sure if it posted or not. The good news is I have pictures to share next week!

A close family member once offered his opinion that I exhibit the phone manners of a goat, then promptly withdrew the charge – out of fairness to goats.

Jeffrey Kluger