This is my idea of New Years Eve - not that I normally go out and celebrate but I worked the skyscrapers at the bottom in running stitch, then machine-embroidered with gold metallic thread and other bright colours, randomly, showing my impression of fireworks. Then I added some gift ribbon retrieved from various parcels, which I pinned into the top (I had used a piece of a box side for the mount). The black satin is from a pillowcase given to me by my daughter. She knows I'll take any sort of textile, I can always find a use for it.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
This is my idea of New Years Eve - not that I normally go out and celebrate but I worked the skyscrapers at the bottom in running stitch, then machine-embroidered with gold metallic thread and other bright colours, randomly, showing my impression of fireworks. Then I added some gift ribbon retrieved from various parcels, which I pinned into the top (I had used a piece of a box side for the mount). The black satin is from a pillowcase given to me by my daughter. She knows I'll take any sort of textile, I can always find a use for it.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Pincushions
This website has interesting stuff about pincushions.
http://tinyurl.com/24zchyt
I discovered it when I was looking for information to put in the Blue Box on a new pattern of mine, and on this other page,
http://tinyurl.com/6ajo7g
you can see a tutorial on how to make one.
The one I have made is different to this, you will see it once I have typed the pattern - only just finished making it. Here is a sample of it:
http://tinyurl.com/24zchyt
I discovered it when I was looking for information to put in the Blue Box on a new pattern of mine, and on this other page,
http://tinyurl.com/6ajo7g
you can see a tutorial on how to make one.
The one I have made is different to this, you will see it once I have typed the pattern - only just finished making it. Here is a sample of it:
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