Tetelestai!

[mightyjesse]

The SEKRET PROJECT was finished at 10:30 last night and neatly packaged for transport by eithni. Also finished were a couple of additional props that can be used in some sort of related schtick. I hope someone calls me to tell me how it went. The solid month of labor that went into this project will be totally worth it if we manage to get a guffaw or tear out of the involved parties.

A lady on the bus who follows all my projects with abject fascination asked me if I feel a sense of loss when I complete a project and hand it off to it's new owner. I thought that was a really good question. So tell me, dear readers: How do you guys feel when you finish projects that have HOURS of blood-sweat-and-tears invested?

I generally feel a combination of Deep Satisfaction (Because FINISHING ANYTHING is a struggle for me, and a long standing complaint of both my parents and teachers...) and RELIEF. My attention span is short, so generally, by the time I get to the end of a project, I am TOTALLY OVER IT, and ready to start the next interesting thing. Especially the sewing projects. Sewing is a necessary evil when it comes to utilizing my embroidery and tablet weaving projects to their maximum potential, but seriously... it makes my right shoulder crack and pop like a breakfast cereal, and let's face it... Hand sewing can be BORING. But who the hell machine stitches the project that they just spent 400+ hours hand embroidering? Right. It's a matter of principle.

I've been working on a sweater for my mother for the last week, and it seems to have gone wrong... Looks like this weekend I'll be frogging it and trying to come up with a better plan.

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[mightyjesse.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about panic. I usually know *what* I want to do next (Or have been waiting for mental permission to start the next project.) but the planning phase of any project usually makes me INSANE. I hate tracing embroidery patterns and I DESPISE cutting out fabric, and dressing a loom makes my neck stiff - but after that, everything's a breeze... Once I get into the *doing* of the project, everything settles down and becomes enjoyable.