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Showing posts with label SpecStitch. Show all posts

Saturday, March 23, 2013

It's Spring


Hey, Friends!

But does it feel like spring in your town?  I'm still seeing snow around on many blogs. Fairly typical for inland South Carolina - cold nights (20s – 30s) mild (50s – 60s) days.  The first weekend of official spring has started with this Saturday about 35` and rain with a forecast of 50s.

I finished With Thy Needle and Thread’s April Word Play.  I had seen a Fuzzy Bunny Tail  description and decided to give this little guy something different, too. 

And speaking of using your repertoire of specialty stitches, did you see Tommye’s grass on this Easter piece?  Brilliant!   Mary Corbet had an article about surface embroidery that I think could be a sweet touch to some fun cross stitched pieces. 

Thanks for stopping by, today and always.  I appreciate your thoughts and comments!

May 2013 be filled with Happy Stitching!

PeaceLoveJoy
CharleneSC

Saturday, March 5, 2011

March On

Hey, Friends!
Last weekend was beautiful, warm springtime this one is rainy, early spring.  Although it is cool, there are blooms and pollen everywhere, but there is supposed to be some rain to help wash that away…haven’t seen it yet.
Next weekend Amy of Down Sunshine Lane is hosting a stitching get together in Manning at the French Hens restaurant.  Hop over to read about it on Amy’s blog.  I’ve been a couple of times and fun is had by all!
The finished BBD AotH, A Wish for You, is in honor of my dad, whose birthday is the end of March.  As I was taking the photo I realized that the date really needs to be changed Duh, what was I thinking? Not.
While waiting for some threads on order, I started a design called Bluebirds and Flowers from a Leisure Arts booklet called Old Samplers.  As you can see, a little change was in order.  I received this Victorian Motto in Autumn at PALS last year, and thought it would work up nicely in this design.
You know I’m not one who typically starts more than one project at a time, but when those fibers came in, I just HAD to start on BBD, Breath of Spring.  Of course I’m loving it.
The fourth in the series of Specialty Stitches is the Square Eyelet.  My stitches are far from perfect, but it is fun to try new things!
Oh, and like I really need to start a new craft, I’ve been taken by the Punch Needle!  Want to join me?  Take a look at this darling design over at Nan’s Needlework Notions.  She also has some of these for sale if you get bitten, too!

* Reminder:   TuSAL is in the side bar this year à
Well, it’s time for me to go blogging to see what you’ve all been up to!  Thanks for stopping in, and you know I love to hear what you’re thinking today!
PeaceëLoveëJoy
and Happy Stitching
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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Happy Stitching!

Hey, Friends!
The question was asked on Ranae’s blog the other day about when to toss a needle with lots of various responses. 
This got me to thinking… why don’t I throw away needles?  Well, as I say over and again my very favorite needles in the world that I’ve tried so far are Bohin needles.  They flow through linen like silk.  Sometimes there will be a little bend in my needles  and it took me the longest to figure out why, but because 99% of the time I use Q-snaps to hold my linen and still want to use the sewing method of stitching.  But that little bend doesn’t make me throw them out they’re just getting broken in by then! 
And then there’s the fact that I usually have one needed threaded for each color in use on a project.  Yep, I’m usually a ‘one project at a time’ stitcher, and I thread a different needle for each color.   I have one of those gadgets especially made for this, but what works best for me is fun foam pinned onto a painter’s canvas.  I print a copy of the symbol and name of the color fibers a project calls for, then pin this down on the ‘pallet’ and it’s ready to go.  The reason for the painter’s canvas is to give space for the needle without making marks in the table top I started using this before my side table was topped with glass.  See all the accoutrements that I need for stitching?  Yours looks similar, I'd bet! 
Surprisingly, as I continued along my blogging path, I ran across this article about a Japanese tradition “to thank their worn out needles and pins for good service.”
I’ve started the fourth BBD Anniversaries of the Heart series, A Wish for You.  Since this is the March piece, and it mentions health and has a rabbit, it will be dedicated to my Dad.  Here’s a photo of the three completed pieces to date.  I was sort of hesitant to start this, to me, BAP, but so far I’ve enjoyed each and every stitch!

The third in the series of Specialty Stitches was the French Knot.  I chose to do these in a thread from Sassa Lynne labeled as Perle-Fine, named Damask.
Feeling a bit of pull on the heart strings, I stitched Be Mine from the Love is in the Air Blackbird Designs booklet.  It’s on 34 count creamy white linen with a couple of color subs for those I didn’t have on hand CC Jakey Brown for GA Clover and CC-Weeping Willow for GA Avacado. 
Time to go blog surfing and see what you’ve all been stitching!  Thanks for dropping in, and leaving your comments and thoughts!  See ya’ soon!
PeaceëLoveëJoy
and Happy Stitching
CharleneSC