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nmm

Not fair all I had today was fog, where's my sunshine

pm2326

nmm wrote: »

Not fair all I had today was fog, where's my sunshine

Ummm it may have been over my house....it was that warm I did garden in a t shirt and baggy pants and was sweating, even my cat kept coming in and lying on kitchen floor to cool down :rotfl:

nmm

Its ok, it was just late it arrived today :j I have big plans for this garden, deffo need a stitching area, it gets sun all day long (when it comes :rotfl: )

pm2326

Ha ha think we swapped weather, I live 10 mins from the sea and there's been a mist creeping in since lunchtime!

My garden gets full sun all day during the summer, I have a seating area and use a large sun parasol over me so I can stitch....however I would say stitch with caution, as

1. The sun can fade your threads

2. I got badly burnt last year even though I was under the parasol nearly all day, I was so engrossed in my stitching I didn't always remember to adjust the parasol along with the moving sun to keep me in the shade!

nmm

Thanks for the words of caution Last year was a scorcher though, I work outside so had a t-shirt on all the time, I've still got the tan lines although they are more red than tanned

mrs-moneypenny

Also DONT use a magnifier on your pattern outside in sunshine. I read a warning in a mag that someone set fire to their pattern when the suns glare shone on the paper through the magnifying glass and set it alight!!!

nmm

oh dear mrs-mp, maybe i'll just spend an hour enjoying the sun then go back inside to stitch safely :rotfl:

mrs-moneypenny

I stitch outside nmm, as long as you are aware of the hazards it's alright. I'll own up to forgetting the sunscreen, I'm currently sporting one red arm from knitting in the sun for too long today

nmm

my OH has a drivers arm from having the window down all the time, I told him we need a LHD car to even them up

kezbabybabe

Stitching outside is one of my favourite craft things to do when the weather is just right. )

Enjoy your outside stitching nmm, you never know when it's going to be here again!