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A blackwork sampler worked in the old fashioned sense of samplers, that is, pieces of work the sewer would use to keep a record of stitches and to commit them to muscle memory
A quote about opera from the Terry Pratchett book Maskerade. The quote is not exact to what's in the book, as I only listen to the book on tape and got this quote online and couldn't check it against the original text.
blogged: workthatneedle.blogspot.com/2011/07/apologies-for-absence...
After her luck at requesting and getting a black MLP, Olivia said she wanted a clear one for her birthday. I didn't have any luck finding one, so her next choice was a white MLP. Another Google search turned up an awesome blank all white MLP to customize. I promptly bought two off ebay (in case I messed up the first one), then found them on the Hasbro site for half of what I paid on ebay. Ah well, caveat emptor.
I wanted this pony to match the look of Livi's black MLP. To do that, and make things a lot easier for myself, I used scrapbooking rub-on transfers for the designs, then used high quality black acrylic paint for the eyeliner and touch-ups. Two coats of brush on matte varnish were painted on, but I plan to add a couple more over the next few days to really protect the artwork.
Happily, this pony thrilled Livi more than Zombie Girl did, and at my suggestion was named Ghost Pony Girl. Or Ghost Girl Pony. Livi's used both names.
Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.
A joke by science comedian Brian Malow
DMC 403 & 304 on 14-count lurex Aida
Sorry about the quality of the picture. The lurex shines and shines...
Trying to improve my lighting situation a bit but inadvertently created a shadow -- oops. Still brighter than the last few photos of this one!
This is the piece I sent to Meagan Ileana for the Phat Quarter swap. I wasn't sure what to do with the anatomy theme, so I surfed the web for inspiration. I found this at pornokrates in which a man refers to his package as a "ruthless organ." Couldn't ask for much more inspiration than that.
Blackwork-ish embroidery of Seattle's skyline from SAM's Olympic Sculpture Park. (central red section is a sculpture called Eagle by Calder).
You might be able to just about make out the clouds in the skyline - it shows up better in real life than on the photo.
Blackwork sampler work-in-progress, before adding gold & silver embellishment. For 'Stitch and Surface' class.
A detail of the shaded blackwork sampler. Each column uses the same method, the first row horizontally, the second diagonally.
Blogged about here: backstitch.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/blackwork-shading-sam...
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stitched in red and black DMC stranded cotton on 28 ct jobelan fabric. I love stitching these patterns, they are quick and fun to do. just not sure what to make with them all??????? charts are available at www.cottonseason.etsy.com