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Post by meganl on Feb 28, 2017 6:32:36 GMT
Hope he recovers quickly lass.
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Post by ragdall on Feb 28, 2017 10:03:54 GMT
Maeve, I hope that your husband will recover quickly. Hugs
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Post by jennieg on Feb 28, 2017 10:36:59 GMT
Sending my good wishes too.
Sandra - I love your mirror cover!
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Post by sandrainsydney on Feb 28, 2017 10:46:43 GMT
'tis beautiful, isn't it?
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Post by meganl on Mar 1, 2017 6:50:20 GMT
That's lovely Sandra it makes me think of Japanese folk tales.
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Post by sandrainsydney on Mar 1, 2017 8:17:39 GMT
it's a manga version of medieval Japanese court costume The Emperor & Empress of Japan wear this style for formal events. modern illustrations to the Tale of Genji - traditional style with perspective etc Wikipedia on Jūnihitoesome years back I dressed a Japanese Barbie in modern Kimono, another in traditional bridal kimono (white for Shinto ceremony, gold & red for the reception) & intended to dress a third in Jūnihitoe, but gave up as it was too difficult to get the right weight & colours of fabrics for an 10" doll
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Post by ragdall on Mar 5, 2017 10:51:14 GMT
Beautifully done, Sandra. So much detail.
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Post by meganl on Mar 5, 2017 13:22:18 GMT
Those are amazing Sandra you do wonderful work.
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Post by maeve on Mar 5, 2017 16:53:44 GMT
Sandra does indeed do beautiful work.
Thanks for (off topic, sorry!) good wishes. Things are looking brighter- no long-term damage, getting used to regular daily chores, doctors very positive...so are we.
I've knitted three pairs of mittens in the last week. I blocked those this morning, and nearly have completed a pair of lavender fingerless gloves to match my handwoven-not-by-me cape.
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Post by sandrainsydney on Mar 5, 2017 22:52:59 GMT
no long-term damage, getting used to regular daily chores, doctors very positive...so are we. YAH!!!!!!
& also yah! the the new mittens.
can we get a pic of the mittens & matching cape?
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Post by maeve on Mar 6, 2017 15:27:27 GMT
When it's possible, I'll be glad to oblige, Sandra. Might be a while.
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Post by ragdall on Mar 7, 2017 0:38:49 GMT
Maeve, good to hear that your husband is recovering well. It must have been a huge scare for both of you. You must either be a very fast knitter or have had very little sleep in the past week. I hope the former is the case? I also am looking forward to seeing your beautiful work.
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Post by sandrainsydney on Apr 26, 2017 15:45:32 GMT
For many months I've been making bits & pieces of occasional efforts at downsizing ... when my embroidery books were going (to a friend in the Embroiderers Guild for newer members) I kept one book back which I'd bought in 1987! & never used. Over the decades I'd picked up 2 old huckaback handtowels (can't hurry things...) Attachments:
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Post by sandrainsydney on Apr 27, 2017 6:57:06 GMT
oops, only half an entry (blush)So I emptied my jar of 8-perle, took the old towels & book in hand & stitched for weeks on end. As the towels were very soft I used heat & bond to join the calico back to the top. Then I went thru my vintage ribbons & found a pale green 1" wide ribbon for the binding. Then I unpicked the binding several times as I hadn't sewn it on straight ... Huck embroidery is purely mathematical - pic up same number of threads, move same number of rows, repeat ad infinitum - yet the number of time I finished a row & saw irregularities - 5 threads became 4 threads, etc & I couldn't do the next row - so much reversing! What is huck embroidery - Huck embroidery was a popular technique in the 1930s and 40s, mostly used in hand and dish towels. Huck embroidery is distinguishable from other types of embroidery because the design is worked completely on top of the fabric, so the thread never appears on the back, making the product look neat without much effort. It is also called Swedish embroidery Huck embroidery was also done in Australian primary schools in the 50's & 60s. Google images of patterns
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Post by ragdall on Apr 29, 2017 5:31:01 GMT
Oh my goodness! What a lot of work! They look perfect! Amazing detail, Sandra, they are breathtakingly gorgeous! What does one do with a finished piece? Will they be hangings? Cushion covers?
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