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didn't quite realise what we had gotten ourselves into, when this guy said he had some thread he didn't need anymore...
There is a story behind this. In one of my groups, I made mention of the fact that I walked to Wal-Mart just to purchase some blue thread. When I arrived, I'd forgotten to bring the piece of felt I wanted to make the best match -- so I bought 3 different shades of blue thread.
Later on, I decided to use black anyhow.
This pic is one of the results of today's way-back-in-hills rural country photo excursion with my friend Not Weird Enough, aka Jon Rogers. Oh...yes, he's weird enough. We had a great time getting away from town and into the backwoods!
I chose many different types of threads, including some very interesting vintage ones :) Blogged here.
Over 100 Spools with their matching bobbins on top.
Click on photo for link to PDF files showing how I made it.
www.mediafire.com/file/o15g1qv1xl1ggfr/AtHomeSewing Organizer.pdf
This pair of slippers are a fine examples of traditional embroidered and beaded footwear from Malaysia made in the early 20th century by ethnic Chinese women. These slippers were made by women of the Chinese community living in Malaysia and therefore are a nice complement to shoes for bound feet as worn by Han Chinese women of the same period.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, a distinctive Chinese community evolved in Peninsular Malaya. The group flourished in the former British colonies along the Straits of Malacca, namely, Penang, Malacca and Singapore. The community is referred to as Straits Chinese, also known as Chinese Baba or simply Baba. The women are called Nyonya. From the late 19th century until WWII young Nyonya of marriageable age were taught to sew and embroider articles for their personal use as well as for their wedding ceremony. These included pillow covers, bed hangings and decorative panels used in the bridal chamber. Of special significance was the embroidering and beading of the wedding slippers. The prospective bride prepared a range of slippers to be presented as part of her wedding dowry, to the groom and his family. To show off the bride's work a special showcase of embroidered footwear was displayed in the bridal chamber.
A pair of beaded slippers sewn by the bride herself would be worn for the first time on the third day of the wedding, and thereafter worn on less ceremonial occasions and eventually becoming casual footwear.
In the 1940s interest in traditional Nyonya embroidery waned and influenced by Western fashion many women were married in white wedding gowns and western footwear. With the resurgence in all things Nyonya in the late 1970s traditional methods of beading and embroidery came back into fashion.Slippers (pair), leather/cardboard/cloth/hemp/metal thread/beads, with embroidered uppers, Nyonya women, Malacca, Malaysia, c.1900.
Pair of slippers (kasut kodok or 'frog shoes') with covered toe and open back. The flat leather soles rising at the toes are made with layers of cardboard and edged with silk braid. They are stitched with twine and nailed to the uppers. The inner sole is made of red leather and the uppers lining of red cotton. The uppers have been hand embroidered while being loosely stretched over a wooden frame. Pieces of coloured velvet material have been glued to the silk base to provide a varied and colourful background for the embroidery for which shaped pieces of cardboard act as a form. Silver and gold metallic thread and silk thread embroidery, sequins, and beads are incorporated in the design of 2 seated rabbits on either side of the central quatrefoil motif together with a scrolling foliate design. A semi-circular toe piece provides a distinctive shape for the slippers.
I used this tutorial after being inspired by this photo. The fabric came from my stash and it only took about 45 minutes.
More night silliness experiments.
Train 565 from Castlecliff threads its way past the ferry terminal into Wellington behind 'proper' power.
DC 4605 and DXB 5051, July 5 2016. A bit blurry because its .4 of a sec handheld.
this dress was made 9 years ago for my youngest daughter ( who is in this picture) for her 1st birthday someone asked to see this so I am posting it now I also made the slip in this and the thread was a thrift store find to make the dress sorry I scanned this in and it looks like my scanner needs a cleaning
Taken sometime in the mid-1990's for a proposed album cover idea. The band it was for was named "Terror In Tucson."
Camera: Minolta XD11
Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2
Film: Kodak Gold 100 ASA
Aperture: F/16
Shutter speed: B
Exposure length: 1-2 minutes
Date: September 26th, 1996
Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A.
Struggling with the whole magenta color! When taking this I thought it was magenta-ish. But now it looks purple! No outdoor photo for me today. So I used a metal cookie tin as my background and thread on a vintage bill stacker.
These are peruvian style earrings with part of my girlfriend soul and art.
Hope you like them!
Made by Albena Ivanova (CacophonyArtShop)
Sculpture by the Sea 2025 almost didn't happen for financial reasons, but when federal government assistance fell through corporate donors including NRMA fed a last minute $200,000 to activate Sculpture's 27th edition.
Centre of attention at Tamarama was Coastal Threads by architectural and urban design studio Turner. The walk-through sculpture's sunset hues reflect 'Bondi to Bronte's coastline'. It's made from steel and colourful polyester.
The event's funding is mostly from corporate (38% in 2025) and public donations (24%), with NSW Government (15%) and commission on sculpture sales (~12%) the other main contributors.
Behind the sculpture sit lifeguards under the Surf Rescue tent.
In honor of Thread the Needle Day, why not make this sweet little spool to help thread your sewing needle? Make it on my blog!