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    CORINNE SLEIGHT

    Oct 31, 2018 3 minutes

    How often do you start a new project do you think? I’m quite orderly in my stitching, so I don’t like to work on more than one project at a time (although sometimes this is unavoidable if there are commissions to be worked on). I tend to put fresh fabric for the next design into my hoop as I am taking a finished design out. I usually formulate ideas for the next project as I am stitching, and can’t wait to get started.

    Not usually, no. I

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