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Finished! I made this for my husband and worked hard to have it finished for Remembrance day. He liked and appreciates it.
Remember ~ blowing in the wind
Metallic thread. Lensbaby composer Pro with both macro converters and the Sweet 50 optic at f4.
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(and can't get past cast on)
For Macro Mondays, Inspired by a song:
I'm going slightly mad by Queen with Freddie Mercury.
I have a red table runner that has lovely, gold thread embroidery on it. Very festive.This is one of many macro shots I took of it. I added a 'glow' effect to this one called deep forest.
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J.H. Dearle (1860-1932) was the British designer of the 'Rose and Lily curtain' produced by Morris & Company, London c.1900, and photographed on display in the South Australian Art Gallery (in 2013). Two close ups follow, showing some of the detail.
Woven silk & wool, with a silk & cotton fringe (not shown).
Not sure my camera has done justice to the colours.
Gifted by Jenny Legoe through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2003.
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J.H. Dearle (1860-1932) was the British designer of the 'Rose and Lily curtain' produced by Morris & Company, London c.1900, and photographed on display in the South Australian Art Gallery (in 2013). Close up showing some of the detail.
Woven silk & wool, with a silk & cotton fringe (not shown).
Not sure my camera has done justice to the colours.
Gifted by Jenny Legoe through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2003.
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Hand knitted and crocheted with a crocheted flower pin. Soft wool yarn in lacy knitting and ruffled crochet. This is the second wrap I've made inspired by one of my favorite activities - a walk in the park.
Front view shown here.
© KnittingGuru, 2009. All rights reserved.
J.H. Dearle (1860-1932) was the British designer of the 'Rose and Lily curtain' produced by Morris & Company, London c.1900, and photographed on display in the South Australian Art Gallery (in 2013). Close up showing some of the detail.
Woven silk & wool, with a silk & cotton fringe (not shown).
Not sure my camera has done justice to the colours.
Gifted by Jenny Legoe through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2003.
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Listen to the hummingbird
Whose wings you cannot see
Listen to the hummingbird
Don't listen to me
Leonard Cohen
Project Blogged @ Eglantine Stitchery, including complete materials list and close-up photos!
This is my variation - with added beads and filling stitches in metallic silver thread - on a beautiful free design by WyrdByrd designer Jeanne Dansby. The pattern is "September Snowflake", part of her Blackwork Smalls series (scroll about halfway down on the page for the pattern). I stitched this after Christmas, and am now working on turning it into an ornament for the holidays next year!
Are these catchy colors or what? This image is another macro detail of the fabulous Indian quilt I saw at the Tucson Rock and Gem Show last year. There are a few earlier images in my stream from this same textile work. You can see everything from the world over at this show. It's not just rocks.
Small piece made by layering scraps of organza on a felt background. Free-motion machine embroidery is followed by the use of a soldering iron to burn away specific areas of the organza to reveal the felt underneath.
Her curves remind me of Joan Holloway. Too bad I didn't have any orange
thread for her hair!
From a Sublime Stitching pattern
From a crazy quilt. From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/
Ms. Blue Moon -
Designed by Charlette Dockens of Charlette's Collectibles / Just Cross Stitch Halloween Collection; whimsical needlework projects & more / 2011
Machine embroidery and hand painting on purchased napkins. Embroidery designs from Miniature Menagerie by Urban Threads.
The all-seeing eye knows all.
(The rainbow part of the eye is the DMC dark rainbow metallic thread - it looks even more brilliant in real life)
www.cottonseason.etsy.com Finished in 2010. Really fun to stitch and makes great christmas cards which can then be kept as decoration for following years.
Patterns for all my Christmas cross stitch designs can be found on the run up to the Christmas season at: www.etsy.com/shop/CottonSeason?section_id=10247063
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Gorgeous with metallic threads, makes the bug shimmer. From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/
Hand knitted and crocheted with a crocheted flower pin. Soft wool yarn in lacy knitting and ruffled crochet. This is the second wrap I've made inspired by one of my favorite activities - a walk in the park.
Close-up shown here.
© KnittingGuru, 2009. All rights reserved.
Needlepoint canvas by Waterweave, finished as a bolster pillow. Gorgeous colors, really pops thanks to the white background and the metallic bug bodies. From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/
Melissa Prince Designs needlepoint canvas. Kreinik threads used in the background stitch. From the article: www.mrxstitch.com/thread-birds/
By Charlotte Noll from Lauderhill, FL; Sponsored by Coral Springs Quilters.
Title of Panel: "Dreaming Amongst the Stars"
Dream Theme: Space
Materials and Techniques Used:
Paper pieced 3" Star Blocks. Various blue 100% Cotton Fabrics. White 50% cotton & 50%silk, Robert Kaufman Radiance Fabric. Dream Cotton Batting. Machine Quilted w/Hologram Metallic thread. Embellished with glass seed beads. Machine embroidered label.
What is the story behind your panel?
"I always loved the idea of going into space. My sister Mary and I would watch every space show on TV and dream about going where no "woman" has gone before! When I moved to Florida we visited the Kennedy Space Center many times and have seen many joyous Space Shuttles rising exhaust trails and then the worst explosion of all. But there was no stopping them, they keep going further and accompishing greater achievments.
When I saw the advertisement to make the world's largest collaborative quilt to cover the Saturn V Space Rocket I was in, I got the sponsorship from my quilt guild, the Coral Springs Quilters, and I started dreaming of a design. I love to look at the night sky's twinkling stars so my quilt panel was designed with several different sized stars and machine quilted with metallic hologram to make them appear to be twinkling from far away.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate"
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The Dream Rocket Team is collecting nearly 8,000 artworks from participants around the globe. The artwork will be assembled together to create a massive cover in which will wrap a 37 story Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We will also be displaying submitted artwork in dozens of national venues prior to the wrapping of the Saturn V. Additionally, we are posting images of submitted artwork & their stories on our Website, Flickr, and Facebook.The Dream Rocket project uses the Saturn V Moon Rocket as a symbolism of universal values of the human spirit. Optimism, hope,
caring for our natural resources, scientific exploration, and harnessing technological advancements for a better quality of life while safeguarding our communities, are all common desires across national and international boundaries. Participants are able to express and learn about these values through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, participants are asked to write an essay explaining their artwork, and the dream theme in which they chose.
★How can I Participate & Have my Artwork Displayed?
The Dream Rocket project would like to challenge you to ‘Dare to Dream’. To dream about your future and the future of our world through dream themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and so on. We would like you to use your selected Dream Theme to express, explore, and create your vision on your section of the wrap. We hope that you are able to express and learn through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, you are asked to write a brief essay explaining your artwork, and the dream theme in which you chose.
“The Saturn V is the ideal icon to represent a big dream. This rocket was designed and built as a collaboration of nearly half-a-million people and allowed our human species to venture beyond our world and stand on ANOTHER - SURELY one of the biggest dreams of all time. ENABLING THE DREAMS of young people to touch this mighty rocket sends a powerful message in conjunction with creating an educational curriculum to engage students to embrace the power of learning through many important subjects”
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Kreinik Cord used to make the veins on this dragonfly. From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/
Finished in 2010. Really fun to stitch and makes great christmas cards which can then be kept as decoration for following years. Pictures dont show it well but they look great sparkling in metallic thread.
Patterns for all my Christmas cross stitch designs can be found on the run up to the Christmas season at: www.etsy.com/shop/CottonSeason?section_id=10247063
Follow us on Twitter and get all the latest news & patterns from CottonSeason: Follow @CottonSeason
Button stitched with wool, metallic thread, raffia and micro-ice chenille thread. It is all shiny and christmas like :-)
Io Saturnalia ! (I'm a convinced atheist and thus don't celebrate Christmas as it is usually understood in Western culture). To add some sparkle to the darkest time of the year, here's a couple of festive thread skeins related to the Goldwork classes.
Mr. Pumpkin Patch - Designed by Pat Thode of HeartStrings
Just Cross Stitch magazine, Halloween 2012 Special Collector’s Issue
Fabric: 32ct Linen, ODE- Tumbleweed, Fabric Flair
Changes:
Hands: Simply Wool, Pumpkin Pie
Fence: Simply Wool, Dark Chocolate
Cat: Madeira, Lana Thread
Her curves remind me of Joan Holloway. Too bad I didn't have any orange
thread for her hair!
From a Sublime Stitching pattern
Ornament made on a Janome Memory Craft 350e with design from www.urbanthreads.com. It's a little hard to see in this shot but there's a skull hidden in the lace. I love the finished design but working with metallic thread is a pain in the rear! It's constantly jamming and you have to watch it like a hawk.
Merino felted into a base of knitted mohair and metallic thread resulting in a beautifully soft and warm felt shawl, a traditional Irish shape with a 21st century update!
Blogged about at www.clasheen.wordpress.com/
Merino felted into a base of knitted mohair and metallic thread resulting in a beautifully soft and warm felt shawl, a traditional Irish shape with a 21st century update!
Blogged about at www.clasheen.wordpress.com/