While I’ve only ever admired them from afar, last night I have most likely experienced what all ballerinas experience: grinding pain on the tools of their trade. In their case, their toes; in my case, my fingertips.

A while ago I have acquired a variety of textiles from IKEA. I was looking for something tightly woven to hold my stitches well. Most local and online shops carried counted linen which was too loose for my liking (16 count at most). Having had a great experience with the GURLI pillowcase from IKEA, I’ve found they carried nice, thick and tight cotton sold by the meter for half the price of AIDA linen: MINNA. It was really nice to the touch… drum-tight in my hoop…

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