Back to the 1980's

 So many years ago while working, a family, and all that comes with limited time, I taught myself counted cross stitch.  It is fairly portable so I could do it on a break, traveling or maybe even a few stitches in the evenings.  The fabric is called even weave or sometimes I use Aida.  The design comes from a pattern which each square correlates to a color of floss and square by square you make little x's.   To know more  or a for free pattern https://www.fatquartershop.com/friends-free-cross-stitch-pattern  Or for ease of learning you could buy a kit with pattern, floss, fabric and even the special needle called tapestry.  It is not sharp like a stitching needle.  

I have all manner of supplies so I dig through old patterns, use old frames and find something that will be worth my time. The herb bearing seeds fit in a frame I have had for eons.  The Croeso, Welcome was not framed so I personalized it for a friend moving to a new home. I had the frame.  I just liked the the Goal of Life missive and had the even weave and thread.  Framing to be determined or maybe make it into a small cushion. 

When I was always stitching every new baby received a x-stitch.  I particularly liked this pattern and had stitched it numerous times.  The last time was for our third grandchild, and since another boy, I had to begin again and the pink feet went into the almost finished bin.  Joan's newest grand daughter received the gift.   

So an old craft is revived and I have many hours of time to stitch, as the second year of Covid rages on.