A few days ago I came across some creative uses of embroidery floss on Facebook and was intrigued by the possibilities. I searched a bit online and found a book, From Thread to Needle by Charlotte Vannier, that had some interesting ideas. I checked the library, but no luck there. They did offer to order it from another library and I'm still waiting for it to arrive. In the meantime, I checked Pinterest and that led me to some YouTube videos. I watched a few and gathered some tips. That was enough to motivate me to give it a whirl. I found an old photo of my dad's brother, Bill, when he was a young man. It was somewhat damaged so if I ruined it completely, it would not be so terrible. The photo came to me from my dad's sister, Helen. She even wrote a note on the back apologizing for the damage. At least I had evidence that proved I didn't destroy it. The point of 'doctoring' this photo was to hide the damage and practice the methods of my new-found interest...