my grandma taught me to embroider when i was very young. she always had this basket around with embroidery threads, needles and pins. at some point, she gifted it to me so i've had it for about 65 years. i'm not sure how long she had it and until a couple of days ago, i didn't realize that it was probably gifted to her filled with chocolates. on the back of the basket, it says 'Barricini' which is a very well known chocolate company in NY. it measure 9" x 5" x 3"... a perfect size to carry around small projects i'm working on. it's kind of scratchy on the inside so i decided to decorate it with some of the pieces i made in
Karen Ruane's class.
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| grandma's basket measures 9"x5"x3" |
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| Barricini label on back |
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| decorated with lace and embroidered cloth. silk ties added to hold things in place. |
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| pink velvet ribbon around the bottom edge trimmed with stitch |
i took advantage of the holes created from all the circles i cut out from the toile fabric for the funky puffs i showed you last week. you can see them
here if you missed that post.
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| some cross-stitching within the toile that will be part of a new cloth started. |
not much else to show right now. wishing you some wonderful days this week. we have had the past 2 days start out in the 40s which is unheard of in May in these parts. we'll be in the 90s in no time which is a bit too hot for my liking but that's the way it is.
