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My first project in the handstitched class taught by Rachel at Stitched in Color. A reverse applique needle book, features running and blanket stitches.
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A treasured gift….I was given this 1:12 scale doll by a dear friend who owns The Rocking Horse Gallery. I was going to buy her, but she insisted I take her home. Her head and legs are hand-carved from wood. Her delicate hands are cut from metal. Her clothes are hand stitched and she is even wearing a corset underneath. We think she is about 1930’s, possibly made in Germany, so getting close to 100 years old. If anyone knows anything about her, I welcome the info. She is going to be the sole occupant of my next dollhouse, The Painted Lady. I think she’s perfect.
The seed of inspiration for this science ATC was a picture of Einstein with bright red and blue hair and the teaser “quantum weirdness” on the cover of the March Scientific American. Here is the convoluted thought process that ultimately produced this piece: The article was about the counter intuitive nature of quantum mechanics and the problem the quantum effect of entanglement poses to Einstein’s theory of special relativity. The problem, the article posited, is not epistemological rather it is ontological. This made me think of Sister Anselm Mary from whom I took a philosophy class in college. She took the name because she believed Anselm’s Ontological Argument was proof positive of the existence of God. I made the mistake, on a mid-term, of supporting Guanilo’s objection to the “that which nothing greater can be conceived” argument, wherein he replaces Anselm’s superlative being with a superlative island. My powers of logic were no match for Sister Anselm and needless to say, I did not fare too well on that portion of the exam. Which brings me to the point of this piece and its relevance to science--What can we know?
this is a cute embroidery that i did for a customer at my etsy shop. [see profile for details]
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I learned to make this handstitched quilt from an old lady in Hot Springs N.C. in 1971. Every patch is different and were given to me by family and friends.
also available as brooches if you'd prefer. all of these are sold now but i'm still taking custom orders - get one in your favourite colour!
Threadpainting. Inspired by Blackstrap Lake, SK last fall. Freestyle machine and hand stitching. Cloth. Thread. : ) www.mysweetprairie.ca
Still working on batches of things - teapots and embroidering oak leaves - but I got distracted making this instead: lovely violets!
I did take a workbox photo too, but as I've been tinkering about with my photos I decided to make this my 365 shot instead :)
este es un nuevo perrito que hice. Ahora está en Alemania!!
handmade felt brooch- a new design. He´s in Germany now
esta obra esta bajo una licencia Safe Creative, todos los derechos reservados (c)
Round 4 Applique is finished!
I've just ordered some fabric for the next round - a solid for hand quilting. I chose Freespirit Designer Pearl. With some lovely vibrant Perle cotton, I think it'll do the job nicely.
I am really loving the Handstitched course!
Instead of working at work yesterday, I sketched some new ideas for brooches. Then when I got home I immediately started drawing up patterns and made these three pins - housework and other works in progress got totally ignored in favour of shiny new felt pretties.
I started this whole-cloth quilt with a beautiful blank slate! I wanted to experiment with what would happen if hand-stitching created the design instead of fabric.