Monthly Archives: October 2013

Hilltop Farm: Tree with Rock Wall

  I adore this little tree and rock wall.

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Hilltop Farm: Cloudy day

I have a long ways to go! This cloud yarn is amazing – super fluffy.  

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Hilltop Farm: A tree

The tree is in reddish variegated yarn, and it’s really going to stand out against the hillside.  

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Hilltop Farm: Ranch

It’s a farm house! And a barn full of hay! I’m already enjoying this, and I can’t wait to get to the wilder yarns in the pack.

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Hilltop Farm: New project

Folks, I have been absolutely dying to start this for ages. It is the Hilltop Farm kit from Rowandean (Americans can get kits from Amazon). It is huge and gorgeous and has an amazing variety of threads/yarns. I could resist … Continue reading

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Water’s Edge: Head

I finished the wing, but I’m not sure I like it. The outer edge looks funny. I would rather not redo it, but I’m considering it. First I’d need to figure out how to do it differently. There’s no point … Continue reading

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Water’s Edge: More bird feathers

    Just a quick update today – I worked some more feathers, finished the beak, and added the eye. Then I played with camera settings for a while. Look, I got it in focus and didn’t wash out the … Continue reading

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Water’s Edge: Bird feathers

I decided to go back to work on this bird for the Water’s Edge Anchor embroidery kit. I’ve been working with 1 strand of thread for the bird (more threads for the rest of the piece). The bird looks extra-delicate … Continue reading

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