I'm off in 3 weeks on my first airplane trip in years. So, tell me, what's the secret to taking a small stitching project? And do I actually dare do it on the plane?
Headed from Eastern Canada to my 25th high school reunion in Atlanta - and the high school was in Kenya, Africa!
Kathy N.
Kathy -
Go for it! I usually take crocheting on the plane rather than cross-stitch (which I do at home, but can't do in flight - motion sickness). I've seen people knitting, quilting (hand-piecing), cross-stitching, etc. Just make it a small project due to limited space.
Pre-cut threads, if you can, to eliminate extraneous movement. I've heard you can now carry scissors on board again, if they're rounded tips. (Pack your good embroidery scissors in your checked luggage.) I bought myself an inexpensive thread cutter that I wear as a pendant; one less thing to lose/juggle. (Thread cutter is in quilting dept. of JoAnn, made by Clover, costs about $7. I put it on a twisted cord of rayon thread and wear it as a pendant, and it *doesn't* set off the metal detector.)
Enjoy your reunion!
Sue
Yeah, you can. I found a set of kiddie scissors for 49c at WalMart for my last trip. Figured if they were confiscated, I could afford to lose them at that price. :)
I stitched in the waiting area, so the airline knew I had them before I boarded, and no one said a word.
I tend to pack everything in a zippered freezer bag (heavier weight). Pattern folded so the part I'm working on faces out of the bag, the extra threads are stored behind. Threads are stored on a piece of cardboard with both the colour/code AND pattern symbol marked on it.
Then I simply store the bag in the pocket in front of me, and pull it out as I need to reference the pattern or get additional thread. This gives a little more room as I don't need the tray down to work.
If you need to reference the pattern more often, put a piece of card board, the size of the bag, in behind the pattern. Then you can put the bottom inch in the pocket and have it hold the pattern for you read.
Tara
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