Author Archives: Hannah

Leaves for the Bluebird Floral

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Hannah

I’m still going strong on the project (the Bluebird Floral by Elsa Williams with modifications). I filled in the center of the peach flower with french knots. The other flowers are supposed to have dark green centers, but I’m still … Continue reading →

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Bluebird Floral: More flowers

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Hannah

I’ve been working away on the kit. Here are my progress photos. When I was at the store selecting floss I initially tried to find a match for each wool color individually. But that was a slow process which rapidly … Continue reading →

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New Project: Bluebird

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Hannah

Y’all, I am back!  I was totally swamped by work for a few weeks, but I am resuming posting now. To motivate myself, I started on this lovely Elsa Williams kit, Bluebird Floral. Pretty, isn’t it? I’m just doing this … Continue reading →

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Shisha mirror embroidery

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Hannah

This embroidery from India features a number of mirrors embroidered into the design. I don’t have much information on it – perhaps if you know something about it you could leave a comment? It’s another piece from Dr. Shirazi’s personal … Continue reading →

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Book review: Palestinian Embroidery Motifs

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Hannah

I found a wonderful cross-stitch book, “Palestinian Embroidery Motifs: A treasury of stitches 1850-1950, ” by Margarita Skinner and Widad Kamel Kawar. Melisende Publishing, London and Rimal Publications, Nicosia, 2007. ISBN 978-1-901764-47-5. It has over 150 pages of charts and … Continue reading →

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Eyeballs for the Joker

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Hannah

He’s looking at you. I’m afraid it’s gotten very dusty. I’m not sure what to do about it, at least until I have a few more of the sketch lines covered. I don’t want to wash them off. I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Embroidery of Kashmir III

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Hannah

Here is another embroidered shawl from Kashmir from Dr. Shirazi’s collection. This one is for a man – unlike the shawl I showed before (Embroidery of Kashmir I, Embroidery of Kashmir II), it has no central motif. The border is … Continue reading →

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The Big Green: History of a Project

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Hannah

I’ve asked my mother (Laura) to do a series of guest posts about her embroidery. Today she presents some of the history of The Big Green and some work-in-progress photos. Follow up posts will show further progress on the work. … Continue reading →

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Lots of flowers

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Hannah

It’s all flowers in today’s update on the bellpull from the Mary Jane Collection. My blue flower is filling in and I love, love, love my yellow french knots. And look, farther up on the vine I’ve made progress on … Continue reading →

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Update: Trish Burr Wild Rose

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Hannah

I worked two more leaves trying to incorporate y’alls suggestions and hints from the introductory post on this needlepainted flower (it’s also now listed on my Projects page). As you can see in the close up photo of my new … Continue reading →

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