Waaaahhhh.

I want this and I can’t find it.  Not even on eBay.  Monsters.

Lameness

Do you know what’s lame?  Finally seeing something you wouldn’t mind buying and/or wearing only to have it snatched rudely away from you.  I got this random catalog called “Signals” and it pictured this lovely Breast Cancer Awareness pin for only $24.95.  I’m shallow, and I like things to be pretty.  Most BCA pins are horrifically ugly.  I’m sorry.  Just sayin’.

Lovely.

Well, I go to the website, and it’s sold out.  I email them, and they say it’s been discontinued and you can’t have it, sucker!

I was gonna buy a bunch for xmas gifts.  Fuckers.

WTF Dish Towels for Embroidering Review (ZOMG UPDATED)

It never ever dawned on me that I would ever be in the market of dish towel comparison.  Basically, I’m looking for plain, cheap dish towels for embroidery projects.  I really like the one from Sublime Stitching…but I don’t want to pay their $7 each price.  That’s gross.  I ordered 7 from another site…and turns out they are HUGE and square.  They are called “Flour Sack Towels” and don’t look like a dish towel at all.   Look at this crap:

WTF

(Yes, she was on her way to ruin the display.)

I went to K-town (KMart) yesterday, and picked up these seemingly perfect “Country Living” dish towels for $3.99 (set of 2).

But after washing and drying them, they already look kinda worn.  Too late, though, because I am already using one for my next project…which I can’t post yet because it is a gift and my family is extremely nosy.

I ordered a couple different kinds from a website called “EmbroiderThis” ….and here’s the verdict.

Pictured from right to left is “Natural 100% Linen Towel,” “Flat Check Dish Towel,” and “McLeod Tea Towel” in cream and then in red check.

Left to right: McLeod Tea Towel, Flat Check Dish Towel, Linen Towel

McLeod in red

I’ll spare you the close-ups of the fabric, but I don’t like the linen one at all.  While it feels fancy, and has an almost rubbery quality, it pilled up after one washing.  I am liking the other 2 a lot.  The Flat Check is obviously a more textured surface, but it looks like a nice towel.  The McLeod is my favorite, though.  It’s a good size, nice and flat, and only cost $2.75 each.  The solids (white also available) are nice for anything, and the checks (red, blue, navy also available) look good for retro designs.   I’m for ’em.   Here’s the linkie-link:  http://www.embroiderthis.com/mckito.html

I know you’re glad I wrote this post.  No need to thank me.