{"id":14922,"date":"2023-12-26T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T09:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14922"},"modified":"2023-11-19T18:04:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:04:58","slug":"still-practicing-beforehand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2023\/12\/26\/still-practicing-beforehand\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Practicing Beforehand"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"First<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As my regulars know, all too well, I’m not much given to practicing beforehand. Therefore, the sight of me practicing should give everyone a slight sense of discomfort – the world is out of joint!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this first practice, I used a gold metallic thread that is a bit finer than the recommended one, but it was at least the right structure and type. I did improve as I went through it, sufficiently to then move on to the real thread for the next practice panel.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Halfway<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This seems to be going better. The thread is slightly stiffer and thicker, and having taken the suggestion that Tanya <\/a>made, I tried every combination of working away, working towards, working left to right, and working right to left, until I found the version that worked for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horizontally, and away from me, since you ask!<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"William<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Anyway, I intend to finish the second practice panel before I start on the real thing, but in the meantime I have now sufficient belief in myself on this one to have put in the guidelines on William for the real thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even that wasn’t entirely straightforward, as my lightbox substitute is a little too big to fit comfortably under the frame, and has a slightly fragile usb connector, but it is now done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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