Me plus embroidery equals patience?

Tea, blogging and freshly baked biscuits

For a change I felt like I wanted to write a blog post that wasn't about a WIP, or something pretty too look at thought that will come during the week. I wanted to write about something that's been on my mind for a little while, the perception of embroiderers. Though I am sure there are many folks out there, including you lovely lot who regularly follow my blog (god bless you).

One thing I've heard countless times over the past six years and during my apprenticeship, is the following line 'you must be so patient'. Actually, I am really not. My friends have borne witness to this. One memory that sticks out to me, no wait two, occurred during my apprenticeship days, one where I threw my 3d embroidered box across the room having grown frustrated with it and the second was when I was equally frustrated with my coronation goldwork, I slammed it down...now I can't remember if that was onto the trestles or onto the floor but either way I was less than gentle with it. I should state in both instances neither pieces were damaged and in fact my goldwork went onto win a prize. So perhaps it was a good luck gesture?

What I would say I have oddles off is perseverance, I simply have to see something through to the end. Be that courses, classes, reading a book and especially when I am working on something. I'll admit there will be a lot of swearing and throwing of items along the way. I have a bit of a short fuse at times...

Perseverance and also determination does come at a bit of a price, you don't always see that you should have quit or taken a step back. Of course, there are moments of clarity and I do quit. A good example of this is the growing number of 'projects' that have been hidden.

I wondered then if anyone else had come across this with their own work? When I tell people I really don't have the patience of a saint, they don't quite believe it to be the case. Something's are easy for me to stitch that others might find hard so the need for patience isn't required, that gets replaced with the love of actually doing it.

I suppose this is a bit of a muddled post, I was never very good at structuring things out beyond my embroidery, but I think you get the jist. Although I hope I haven't ruined your perception of me.

Another question to ask you is would you say your easily frustrated, patient, determined....

Its a bit of a curious Sunday post.