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It came suddenly, as I was watching Sendaï being smashed to smithereens live on the Internet yesterday - and sobbing on my keyboard. Not for my shoulder. But for Beautiful Japan, a country and a people that I admire so immensely that there's no word to say it.
I now what it means, loosing everyone you love and everything you own. I wish I could turn back time sometimes, and prevent all pain and all loss through artistic magic. Rewrite the whole story. And have a HUUUUGE happy end.
But I can't, I'm just me. All I can do is stitch and hope. And remember them both, who died too young.
As for the rest, I can't explain. But I guess it's quite clear...
Composite stitched from upwards of 64 stills, resulting in a 1.41GB source file and a 72MB jpg. Check out the zoomable version at easyzoom.com/image/99539
Stitcher's Wallet: Travel embroidery kit with compartments for scissors and thread plus felt for holding needles.
Made to bring along with me to The Sewing Summit!
I enjoyed stitching this on holiday - inspired by the faces flowers in a 'point de croix' magazine.
I have never done many Bullion Knots before so it was a learning curve!
I used various threads, ribbons, buttons, and textured wool on the border.
In the printing industry, Saddle Stitching refers to a very popular book binding method in which folded sheets are gathered together one inside the other and then stapled through the fold line with wire staples.
As my link to the theme is a little abstract I've interweaved the rows of staples together.
For the 'Macro Monday' - 'Stitch' challenge 21st November 2016.
Ghoul's name: Stitches
Height: 6’2”
Age: 18
Hometown: Bloody Springs, Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Why you think you can be ANTM: I can fit into any outfit… just give a few seconds to stitch myself to the right size.
Ethnicity: ragdoll
Occupation: I’m still in high school, Monster High, I wish to be a fashion designer someday (I hope that ANTM gets my foot in the door and maybe meet some of my favorite fashion designers too)
About ghoul: I love to draw… mostly I sketch out outfits I’m planning to make… I’ve been sewing outfits my whole life... it’s because parts of me keep falling off like all the time so I got really good at patching everything up… When it’s time for a Dawn of the Dance at Monster High every ghoul in school calls me to make them special scary cool outfit… I’m not shy at all… I love to travel… my favorite place to go is Paris when the new fall fashions are out
***this is for the America's Next Top Monster (group)***
Have you noticed the beauty of embroidery on the reverse side? I photographed it and then played
Story
My mother, who was crippled with rheumatoid arthritis, was an inveterate needlewoman who created the most intricate and beautiful embroidery, from the simple crossstitch to blackwork and hardanger. The museum invited her to mount an exhibition. And so all her best work was transported to the venue and displayed to its best advantage. I took my mother to the opening, which was beautifully organized, speeches were made, the press took a photograph of her and her work and then finally she was free to see how her work had been displayed.
Didn't take her long to notice that one of her award winning pieces which had been exhibited in a closed display cabinet, had been hung back to front. "Vat is dis?" she asked enraged. "Can't you see dat dis is de back?" And of course no-one but she could because her work was so painstakingly done and so beautiful one couldn't tell the right side from the reverse.
Leaves one with a question.
and what is a weed?
well, stitching is all done.
as I decided to continue stitching on similar crocheted and fulled bags for TAST, I'll wait till end of the year before deciding on handles and lining.
Walking around the town of Yangshuo, often felt as though we had been transported back in time. I wonder if this young lady is sitting and stitching in the old way right now?