Embroideries

Embroideries
Showing posts with label Beading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beading. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Bead Scissor Fob


Project: Bead Scissor Fob

Designer: Can't remember

Type of needlework: Beading

Photo: 1

Comments: One of my friend is always on the lookout for some scissor fob, so when I saw this one, I made it for her. Simple enough, some beads and a little tassel, but rather cute.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Hearts to Hold Tussie Mussie: Annaliese Noel, designer



Project: Hearts to Hold Tussie Mussie
(1996)

Name of designer: Annaliese Noel

Type of needlework: Needlepoint and Beading

Photos: 4

Comments: At the moment I saw this design, I knew that I wanted to stitch it. It is just so beautiful and delicate.

In her project description, Annaliese Noel says the following "Hearts to Hold is a gentle reminder of another time. Fill it with potpourri and hang it to scent a corner, a light or a closet, or fill it with holiday greens and berries for a Victorian Tree Ornament".

This was not a difficult project to stitch but I had to be careful about counting and tracing the outline properly on the back of my stitching once it had been completed. All the time I was stitching this Tussie Mussie, I was thinking that this could also look fantastic as a fan project.

All the instructions for assembly and finishing were also included so I was able to do this project from start to finish.

I used some lovely silk dupioni fabric for the inside lining, created a tassel and threaded a crystal matte bead and a lovely carved crystal heart bead and attached everything at the very bottom of the Tussie Mussie.

I also made a small twisted cord that I attached around the top opening of the Tussie Mussie and also made a little hanger which you can see in one of the close-up photo below.

(Close-up photo)


(Another close-up taken sideway, showing the little hanger too)


(Photo showing the stitching completed before assembling)

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Patches of Snow: Kaitlyn Marie Designs


Project: Patches of Snow
(Mini Stocking)
(1994)

Designer: Kaitlyn Marie Designs

Type of needlework: Beading and needlepoint

Photos: 7

Comments: I think that mini stockings are such a nice addition in any Christmas tree and the more the merrier.

This is actually my second mini stocking that I have done from Kaitlyn Marie Designs, the first one being called Fancy That: Emerald Gold Mini Stocking and you can see it here on a past blog entry.

Contrary to the Emerald & gold mini stocking which was about half needlepointing and half beading, this one was mainly beading with a tiny fraction needlepointing.

Some sections went pretty quickly and others took a bit more times depending on the size of the beads. There was also 3 Pearl Cabochons included in the kit.

Instructions for finishing the little stocking were included and were easy to follow.


(Photo showing the divided patches)


(On this photo, patches 1, 2, 3 and 4 completed)


(Photo showing patches 5, 6, 7 and 8 completed)


(Photo showing patches 9 and 10 completed)


(Patches 11, 12 and 13 completed)


(Photo showing the cover page for this project)

Monday, May 10, 2010

Heirloom Purse Collection: Susan Clarke, designer


Project: Heirloom Purse Collection
(Kit #RP-29)

Designer: Susan Clarke

Type of needlework: Beading and silk ribbon

Photos: 2


Photos of other Heirloom purses here.

Comments: This was a kit that I purchased years ago as I liked the look of those little purses in which you could for example put a key inside and/or a few dollar bills in case of need. It is too small to put anything the size of a credit card though.

I have a dress which is just perfect for this little heirloom purse which you put around your neck. It is almost as if they were made for each others, so I often use it. when I don't, I just hang it on one of my wall in my stitching room.


Friday, May 7, 2010

Here's My Heart Scissors Sheath: Janet R. Stauffacher, designer


Project: Here's My Heart Scissors Sheath

Designer: Janet R. Stauffacher

Type of needlework: Silk ribbon embroidery and beading

Photos: 2


Comments: I have purchased that kit a while back from Vintage Vogue and some time ago I decided it was time for me to tackle this project.

I must say that the instruction pages that came with that kit were extremely well done with plenty of photos. I was really impressed. Janet Stauffacher really makes it easy for us to make this project and I enjoyed myself.

The kit came with a little pair of French scissors which will be great to have around. You can never have too many pairs of scissors.

I have included a photo (above) that shows the little scissors attached to its sheath through a beaded loop and here below when the scissors are tucked in the sheath.

The three-bead edge that goes around the sheath can also be seen here though Janet explains it very nicely in her instructions.

SPECIAL NOTE: Some of you already know this, but most of you do not since I do not normally talk much about myself since I want my blog to be about stitching only.

I live in the state of Tennessee and it feels like almost the whole state has been flooded and most of us have been affected by this catastrophy one way or another. My house has not been flooded, but we had other problems like almost everyone else in this state. It has been and still is pretty awful and it will take a long time for the state to be back to what it used to be before this happened and I don't even want to contemplate how much it will cost.

Where I live, we had approximately 14 to 15 inches of rain in a 36 hour period, which is an awful lot of rain. For a few days we did not see our regular mailman and when we saw him again he told us that he had to take 2 days off because his basement had been flooded. Nashville and so many other places in Tennessee have been heavily hit, some places worst than others. We have to use water only for personal hygiene and cooking as so many water treatment facilities have been under water and needs to be repaired and I have no idea how long this will take. Nashville has one operating water treatment out of two and we almost lost it. That would have been very very bad if we had lost that second one. Similar scenarios for other towns. Many people have died and authorities are still looking for others who have not been seen since the rain started on May 1st.

I could fill pages and pages of all the bad things that have happened in Tennessee, but you can read more about it and also see photos in our local newspaper which is called The Tennessean.


Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Emerald & Gold Mini Stocking: Kaitlyn Marie Designs


Project: Emerald & Gold Mini Stocking
(Fancy That, 1994)

Designer: Kaitlyn Marie Designs

Type of needlework: Needlepoint & Beading

Photo: 1

Comments: When I saw this little stocking, I just fell in love with it, but wondered if I could actually stitch this as I was just beginning learning needlepoint and it looked challenging and all those beads. Had never done any beading before, but with some help, I got it done and had it finished for me.

I just adore it and it goes on my Christmas tree each year.