not much stitching done this week. the days seemed to fly by with other things that needed to get done. I did experiment a bit with a layered kind of lace work. the base is fleece with a couple of silk hankies (spun silk) over that and then some scrim. I scattered bits and pieces of lace and embroidered cotton over that and went to the machine to do some free motion quilting. i left lots of little open spaces to do hand stitching and x-stitch. this is a work in progress.
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| the x-stitched letters are a bit of a challenge over the scrim |
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| the long bars were created on the machine and then some were wrapped by hand and the circle up top has some web stitching done in the center. |
I added a triangular pocket to a section of my Fun Times cloth with a button covered with a bit of toile cloth.
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| a pocket with a toile cloth button |
I did finally get started on my knitted coat. it took a couple of gauge swatches to get the gauge right. i had to go down 2 needle sizes from what the pattern suggested. need to make sure this coat will fit.
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| pattern called for a size 8 circular needle but I had to go down to a size 6. |
I've been wanting to get started on learning Tambour work and was able to get the library to find this book for me that is just too expensive to purchase. I have all the equipment. just need to find the time. Mary Corbet of
NeedlenThread has been posting info on Tambour work that is quite helpful. and if your interested in seeing some gorgeous tambour work, check out Susan Elliott's post
here.
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| I'll save the story about the Ballet 101 video for another time. |
It is bitter cold here today and will be for the next few days. the leaves are finally falling from the trees and my front yard is a blanket of yellow as the Chinese Tallow tree is freeing itself to become unburdened. it's a constant shower of leaves so there's no keeping up with it. i'll just let them be for now.
have a great week and stay warm.
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| looks like my house is the only one inundated with falling leaves. |
as always...click on the images for close-ups.
