Author Archives: Hannah

Chikan Embroidery Class Openings

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Hannah

Hey y’all! Anita has announced that her mom will help with the chikankari embroidery class. So there are now more openings if you want to join! Go here to register!  

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Hello, world!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Hannah

WordPress added a new statistics feature – it now keeps track of where my readers are from! Here is the map of countries colored by hit count since it started keeping track. I love it. I’ll have to try to … Continue reading →

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Chikankari class: Part 2

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Hannah

I made some progress with my chikan work over the weekend (from Anita‘s stitch-a-long class). I added some variegated thread in blue and yellow. Here is the back of the work – this is double back stitch so from the … Continue reading →

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Chikankari class

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Hannah

Remember my post about chikankari, which is an Indian form of shadow work? Anita is teaching an online class and I signed up for it! I picked out some ivory chiffon and some very pale variegated thread. It might be too … Continue reading →

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Santa Fe: Colcha embroidery

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Hannah

Hello everybody! Sorry about the short break – I came down with a dreadful cold, had lots of work, then needed to travel to present at a conference, so writing posts just didn’t happen. I suppose I should mention I’m … Continue reading →

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Bluebird Joy: Stitching away

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Hannah

Well, I am still working on Bluebird Joy. I began work on a new area. I’ve done a lot of outlining, plus started work on one of the medium sized flowers. Here you can see the layers for long-and-short stitch … Continue reading →

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Silver Yemenite Jewish Accessories

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Hannah

So, continuing from the last post about Yemenite Jewish goldwork, these silver accessories are worn over the face. The strap at the top is for the forehead, and the lower piece hangs under the eyes, over the nose and mouth. … Continue reading →

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Goldwork Veil

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Hannah

This gorgeous veil is from the Yemeni Jewish community! Yemeni Jewish women wear it for special occasions, like weddings. Lucky them! The wide band at one end goes at the forehead and the rest of the goldwork hangs over the … Continue reading →

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Very Pink Hardanger Card

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Hannah

Well, folks, I owe a whole lot of people thank you notes. So, I went and splurged on the Hardanger Card Club from Nordic Needle. It’s a lot upfront, since they aren’t offering it in monthly installments anymore. On the … Continue reading →

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Chinese Embroidery: Kingfisher

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Hannah

I don’t know if y’all remember but at one point I started a Xiang Chinese embroidery kit. I really felt like working on that style of project, but that one just seemed so very large and such a long way from … Continue reading →

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