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10 hours on Anna's Bird I hope to have pictures soon on this one.
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10 hours on Enchanted Alphabet See progress
here.
3.
10 hours on Tulips See progress
here.
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Take Hardanger napkin rings as travel project I finished everything up to the cutting point on one of the pair.
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Prepare sheep RR No, I haven't lost my mind or forgotten about my missing robins. I am doing this one with friends. I've finished stitching and must complete the basting (yes, I do everything backwards) for our Aug 1 mail date.
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After 1-5 are complete, start something new! Well, I didn't wait. My cousin's kid turned one and I still hadn't stitched his birth sampler--and his sister has one on the way. Have to churn these suckers out! Again, I've been reunited with my camera and hope to have something to show you soon.
I also started a Theresa Layman design--the mermaid. I worked on it briefly in my mother's beach house. She thinks it would be
perfect for her, and she wants it. Well, I think it's perfect for me, and I want it! Maybe I can figure out how to do it again with punchneedle. Or maybe by the end of the project I will want to stitch 2000 more French knots!
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I also started a Theresa Layman design--the mermaid. I worked on it briefly in my mother's beach house. She thinks it would be perfect for her, and she wants it. Well, I think it's perfect for me, and I want it! Maybe I can figure out how to do it again with punchneedle. Or maybe by the end of the project I will want to stitch 2000 more French knots!
6 comments:
I still can't imagine doing all of those knots. Egads. Better you than me, that's for sure. Enjoy!
Wow, that is fantastic!
My not local at all LNS has a Theresa Layman model worked in punchneedle. They used one strand, and while not as stunning as the knots, it did look pretty.
Turned my Theresa Layman knot piece into a punch needle...HATED the knots...but it looks awesome if you have more patience than I did. Good luck
At a tender age, I began embroidering by completing those little crewel kits ubiquitous in the craft shops my mother frequented. Those kits always had something that needed to be filled in with French knots. I can make them in my sleep, and I don't even mind doing it. (One of my favorite patterns was the Twisted Threads fishing trio--those lovely French knot moustaches!) I am shocked by how quickly the mermaid pattern goes when I work on it.
I love the mermaid design and have been eyeing it! Can't wait to see your progress on it. The knots do go pretty fast once you get into a rhythm on them.
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