i did get a bit further in unraveling this raw wool mess. another week or two and it will be ready for spinning.
click on the images for a closer view.
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| more than double the size since last week. |
while searching through old pics and documents for my family memories journal, i came across this abstract drawing of a piano i did about 5 or 6 years ago. i modified it some and transferred it to cotton cloth. after it's all stitched, it will become a journal page.
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| i'm having to do the satin stitching of the keys wearing a magnifier. the black keys are wrapped bars so they are raised up off of the cloth a bit. all the keys measure 4" x ½". |
both sides of this journal page have been finished. the mandolin was my grandads. my dad played it quite a bit when i was growing up. he couldn't read music. he played the mandolin and the harmonica by ear.
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| the negatives are from pictures my dad took in the 1940s |
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| the bars of the mandolin are wrapped threads on wire for a 3D effect. |
i'm working on lots more journal pages...so more next time.
have a great week.
14 comments:
Love seeing your musical family history pages coming together! That piano looks to be a challenge, for sure!
I envy your magnifier! The piano will be a stunner, all those tiny and precise stitches.
Great journal you're working on Deanna !
(Ha, don't envy you on the wool though .... )
i have to wear extra strength reading glasses most of the time when i'm stitching - especially the threading part...your piano should definitely be able to play music...there is love, lots of love here for your family and your craft...you'll have a treasure for sure once you turn the page...cheers.
I love the image of your piano in progress Deanna.....
ah that piano stitching is beautiful Deanna!
Deanna its delightful and a wonderful piece of family history for you too.
Pity you hadnt a little snippet of Grandad or Dad playing the mandolin........if so, it could be recorded onto a little push button gadget?
I bought in some of these gadgets afew years ago for work and you could record short snippets on them.......up to about 3 mins if I recall right.
I attached them on pages with farm sheep/cow/pig sounds to go with the tactile animals Id put on each page.
That raw wool looks so yummy. I think if will spin beautifully. I love the natural color too. Enjoy the journal - Hugs Nat
such a lovely, musical story;-)
the keys look great, looking forward to seeing the whole image; it must be nice coming from such a musical family, do you play any instruments?
good luck with the unraveling of the wool
I think I would have given up on that mess of roving- I admire your patience! How great to have come from a musical family. & what a beautiful way you are honoring it. Absolutely no one in my family (that I know of). I fake it, K can sing, & both boys appear to have some talents, thank goodness.
What a hard work with the thread!
It'll be a great journal with lots of wonderful memories Deanna! What a treasure! raised wrapped bars is a lovely idea...
Deanna, I love seeing your journal pages -- the details, the textures, the creativity. Wonderful! xx
The piano keyboard is lovely, love the way it curls and swirls. Hats off ot you for persevering with that wool!
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