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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Plas Teg Bellpull: Woodlawn
Y’all, I just realized yesterday that the deadline for the 50th Annual Woodlawn Needlework Exhibition (in Alexandria, Virginia) is very, very soon! On the other hand, the bellpull is almost almost done! THEREFORE, I am frantically finishing the last few … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, My work
Tagged crewel, embroidery, Mary Jane Collection, Needlework, plas teg bellpull, woodlawn
8 Comments
Plas Teg Bellpull: Berries
These purple things supposedly represent berries, though I think they look like flowers. They’re in a variant of spider-web stitch, which can make some really interesting textures. I finished off the blue flower in the corner too. At this point … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, My work
Tagged crewel, embroidery, Mary Jane Collection, Needlework, plas teg bellpull, woodlawn
18 Comments
Kingfisher Chinese Embroidery: Bird feathers
A quick update today: I started work on a kingfisher! Birds are a lot easier than I thought they would be. As long as the stitches are in generally the right direction, they look great.
Posted in My work, Needlepainting
Tagged bird, chinese, embroidery, needlepainting, silk
14 Comments
Needlework accessories wishlist
Today I have a wishlist of needlework accessories I’d like to see more often. There are lots of patterns for biscornus and needlecases and boxes and table runners. But I’d like to see more of these: I’d love to see … Continue reading
Indian embroidery example
This is an example from Dr. Shirazi’s collection. I am not sure where in India this is from. Perhaps some of my readers might know? Somebody tell me about it! This is just spectacular. Below you can see one of … Continue reading
Posted in Embroidery around the world, Indian embroidery, Shirazi
Tagged indian embroidery, shisha
8 Comments
Manohra Thai Dance: Finished
I put the finishing touches on to my Thai dancer. See the ribbon in her hair? Also added: some beads to her crown and grass to dance on. I am delighted. She’s gorgeous. I need to recenter her in … Continue reading
Posted in My work, Surface embroidery
Tagged dancer, embroidery, manohra thai dance, thailand
20 Comments
Plas Teg Bellpull: Flower Petals
I restarted work on my crewel bellpull and finished the last two long-and-short stitch petals for this flower. I like its dramatic color scheme.
Posted in Crewel, My work
Tagged crewel, embroidery, Mary Jane Collection, Needlework, plas teg bellpull
21 Comments
Book Review: The Anchor Book of Crewelwork Embroidery Stitches
This is a very positive review of “The Anchor Book of Crewelwork Embroidery Stitches” by Eve Harlow. David & Charles, 1997. ISBN 0-7153-0632-4 It’s a really great little book! It has 48 different stitches, each illustrated with a small crewel … Continue reading
Manohra Thai Dance: Face
I thought and thought about how to do the face. I finally settled on a needlepoint approach with two skin tones, pink for the lips, and brown for the other features. I worked it with only one strand of floss. … Continue reading
Manohra Thai Dance: Legs
Look, she’s got legs! You can’t dance without legs. Also, I am going to leave the stem stitch ridges in the skirt as they are now rather than filling it in entirely. The pink ribbon at the right came with the … Continue reading
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