Needlework & Microfilm

My local needlework store, Needlewoman East, was having their Christmas in July sale these last few days with everything in the store 25%, so I was able to gather up most of the supplies for my next project. I still have to find the fabric and beads, but I'm a little bit closer. The shop is more oriented towards needlepoint, but it's friendly. It's also down the block from a wonderful used book shop.

I can safely say that the Library of Congress's new "Ask a Librarian" feature works. I had actually made a second pulp fiction collection request, but it had come back as not being on the shelf. I thought maybe it hadn't been microfilmed yet. So I emailed the LC "Ask a Librarian" with my question. They found the reels and they're now on reserve for me for 7 days. So back to the Rabbit hole... er, the Jefferson building... it was pretty bad when one of the library staff, when asked about finding your way in that building, suggested reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" first.

Things I learned about beading...

The needles are damn sharp. Ow.

The eye of the needle is tiny. Thread the needle in plenty of light.

The beads are tiny little buggers who don't want to be threaded.

Finding a needle in a haystack is child's play compared to finding a lost bead.