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When I saw this expression, it made me think of two people in particular, and I immediately decided to make bookmarks for them with this saying on it.
Tatouage lignes et dotwork fleur de cactus, chaines et perles, by lys tattoo, cactus flower modern and graphic interpretation
Linen embroidered with silk thread.
English 1580-1620
"'Blackwork' or monochrome silk embroidery on white linen was a fashionable embellishment for dress in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The repeating pattern on this panel displays flora typical of embroideries of the period: honeysuckle, pansies, borage and grapes."
Stitched with variegated Caron Widflowers thread, Painted Desert, for a birthday card.
Pattern from New Stitches No 197 magazine, counted stitch border added.
Framed in picnic for display here.
Loved making this little piece and it fit great in this frame (which I already had -- score!) Pattern from Embroidery Companion by Alicia Paulson.
(Blogged about here.)
floral blackwork (all hand poked stipple shading) completed! about 12+ hours in at this point...on to the geometric color background in-between! (Clark Kent, Slave to the Needle, Ballard WA)
A tribute to www.rathergood.com/peniston . Rather frighteningly, recipient promises to hang it in their dining room - I expected them to hide it in a toilet somewhere :D