This SBQ was suggested by Ternezia and is:
What for you means to achieve mastery as a stitcher?
This is an interesting question and I’ve read a lot of intriguing answers. This is a tough one for me to answer because I never thought about it. Stitching is supposed to be relaxing, but I guess there is some sense of mastery when you’ve been stitching for a long time.
Not to sound egotistical or anything, but I do consider myself to be somewhat of a master. I model stitch for a prominent designer, I can pick up speciality stitches with no problem, my backs are neat and I have no problem modifying colors or a design itself. That has to get me at least close to mastery.
In my opinion – yep, you’ve mastered the art and more importantly the joy of cross stitching. Plus you spread the joy around for a bonus +2 niftiness. 🙂