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"only" half a year after completion. :)
Flossing my corset, that is it is a kind of embroidery to "secure" the boning. Not that it is needed in this case. So it is pretty much purely decoration :) Using silk button hole thread. 1/4 finished. Blue and yellow thread. (colors distorted thanks to Hipstamatic ;))
I wish the fabric was dyed but I did not have time to do it when I got the materials, I had a terrible deadline. And I can't do it now because the metal boning is not stainless so it would rust if I put it in water laundry.
This high quality tightly woven narrow herringbone coutil only comes in black and white. In fact I have bougt more (waiting for shipping now) because I want to make another corset, that is a little taller and wider on top and a little narrower in waist. And for that corset I have bought dye. :) "Bahamas Blue" it is called on the package. I hope the dye work will work. I think I am going to do test dye on the scrap coutil I have leftover from this corset on picture. As there might be starchening chemicals in the fabric as it is quite stiff. That new corset is going to be the corset for the ball gown.
Over on the Embroidery Group, here at Flickr.. there's a thread talking about organizing floss.
I used to keep all my floss in a grocery sack. Do you know how fast floss tangles? Pretty stinking fast!! Then I tried ziplock bags. That's a pain, I always wanted the color on the bottom of the bag grrrr.
So now I use a tin. I don't know if it's visible in the photo but at the top crammed in the remaining space, sideways, is black and brown. I only have three or four skeins of that so it goes into the left over spots haha.
I have a few skeins sitting here on my desk for Juan and the Cactus duet project, plus the couple skeins set aside for chicken scratch practice. It mostly all fits though. :)
Dinner @ Geylang Serai Bazaar, a festive Pasar Malam (aka Flea Market) to celebrate the forthcoming Hari Raya Puasa holiday.
The Rainbow is IN (Conservatives beware! Hahaha!) I have never seen so many rainbow coloured food conglomerating at one spot.....and out of the many rainbow coloured offerings, here's one for the every kid in us: Candy floss served rolled up like a Popiah! (or a rolled-up troll as the newspaper claimed)
I didn't catch the name of the stall, unfortunately, but 3 rolls of assorted colours and flavours (the candy flosses are flavoured, but of course) cost me S$8...and "must be consumed within 5 minutes" reminded the stall owners.
They are a big sugar rush....no doubt about it: Soft and slightly chewy on the outside, all crunchy and cloyingly sweet on the inside. But it was great fun and almost juvenile in the "goodest" of ways scoffing off this childhood-invoking confection....!
Stitching a Christmas tree with metallic floss. These beautiful colors are dmc light effects
green: E699 green emerald
blue: E825 blue sapphire
purple: E3837 purple ruby
blogged here!
I found these colors of embroidery floss on my desk. They were all from different projects, but went together so well! They remind me of an ice cream cone all stacked up...
The Silk Floss Tree is native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. The fruit pods contain fibrous, fluffy matter similar to cotton or silk, which is used in making packaging, canoes, paper, and ropes.
Hook: #4 steelhead/salmon hook
Tail: purple saddle hackle
body: orange floss, pink floss, black chenille
Rib: fine silver wire
Hackle: purple saddle hackle
Wing: white calftail over crystal flash flashabou
The invitation said smart casual. Clearly, some came dressed to partay!
Template here: projectsbyjane.blogspot.sg/2013/08/doggie-embroidery-flos...
just one more TBL on the way... i'm officially cut off from doll buying till like 2015. for real. done!
This was taken with Nikon N2020 on ektachrome. Multiple flashes (4, one from each side) long exposure. My ex wife did counted cross-stitch.
Chatelaine Beaded Dragonfly Tile - DMC, RG Silk Lame & PTB, Caron Waterlilies, and LOTS of Miyuki delicas on 28ct black jobelan.
209/365: Not sure if this is good for the Sassy Underpants group. Just one pair that I never used... Look a bit like dental floss.
Note: Bow is crooked.. Focus is unheard of.. The thing is .. holding a D300 with one hand is too overwhelming to care about everything important.
Years ago, my mom gave me her leftover floss. Some of it was loose and some she had wound on matchbook covers.
Blogged pipstitch.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-floss-boxes_09.html
Still going through archive photos for a special project. Here's one of my favorite photos of Ernesta's Floss working ducks from May 2012.
2007
Mint Fest, Kendal, UK
Photo by Lesley Thurston-Brown
SHOW WEBSITE: www.mental-floss-sideshow.com
Flossing is a critical part of a good daily oral hygiene routine.
Your dentist isn’t unnecessarily making you suffer; flossing can get rid of bacteria and plaque that your toothbrush could never hope to reach.
But not all dental flosses are the same.
I had to go to the dentist today.... how I LOATHE going to the dentist.... but check me out; I had my three old fillings drilled out and replaced, but with NO shots or drugs, whoo-hoo!
Floss is about to undergo a life-saving heart operation but will need a loving home to go to once she is fully recovered. Could you be the one to offer it? Call Dogs Trust West Calder on 01506 873 459.
This for the &stitches no floss allowed.
I used bakers twine. I love bakers twine, a lot. My stitching seems to have regressed as I haven't been stitching at all and I wasn't a proficient stitcher to begin with. I just need a little (a great deal) more practice. :)
Also, sorry for the stains on the fabric. I set it down outside to take pics and didn't notice the little bit of dirty water.