Carole Lake's Glitzy Stitching Accessories

This is my name tag, as if anyone needed a reminder (smiling).

I love it.

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I was thinking the other day, an activity that sometimes can be dangerous to my own health, that it might be quite interesting to be able to see all the Glitzy Stitching Accessories that Carole Lake designed some years back together in one single place and not have to hunt them down here and there on my blog.

Under each stitching accessory I will give you the link where the original posting has been made so that if you want to know a bit more about each one or see additional photos, all you have to do is click on the link and presto you will be there.

This is an online class I took with Carole many years ago, at a time when there were not that many classes on the internet, unlike today when we have lots and lots of options available to us. For clarification purposes, I did not take that class because there was not anything else available to me at the time as I would have taken it no matter what. There was also a very strong incentive at the time for learning how to do the finishing. I must say that I have learned quite a bit with that series and even today I often refer to the instruction when I find myself in a special spot of bother and just can't remember exactly how I did this or that.

The only change I made with this project is a change of threads and canvas colors. Carole used reds and blues mainly for her Glitzy Stitching Accessories and I am rather partial to colors like coppers, gold and blue/greens, so when I went shopping I checked to see what was available in those colors.

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This is my laying tool case

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This is my scissor fob

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Photo of my needle case closed

Photo showing the backside of my needle case when completely opened.

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This one is my scissor case.

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This one is my frame weight.

I would like you to guess what I have put inside to give it some weight.

Anyone, any ideas?

If I say that no matter what happens to me I will  never be pennyless, would that ring a bell?

Right, I have put pennies inside, brand new ones too (big grin)

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For those who may be interested in stitching these, here is a link where you can find them and have a go at picking up your own colors.

The Thistle: Carole Lake, designer

Project: The Thistle

Designer: Carole Lake

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photos: 4

Carole's blog: http://www.carolelake.com/

Other projects that I have stitched from Carole here.

Comments: This is a little project that I wanted to stitch when I saw it.

The more diverse project I can stitch, the higher goes my learning curve. On this project, I especially like trying the turkey work. I had seen it many times before but never had the opportunity to work on a project that needed that stitch. It was fun to do and not difficult at all with Carole's excellent directions.

I also enjoyed stitching the border around the thistle. That was a new way of making one for me, so will keep that in mind the next time I am in need of one.

I have never done much free-form stitching either on canvas and stitching the leaves gave me a bit of practice. I can't say that I am completely comfortable with it but I guess the more I will do, the better I will get at it. I have no problem doing free-form on fabric but always find it a bit more difficult on canvas. For me, I find canvas limiting to some extent due to the holes, but perhaps I just need to get more experience with it by doing projects that call for special techniques.

(This is a frontal view of the finished ornament)

(Photo that came with Carole's project)

(Stitched Thistle before the finishing)

Name tag: Carole Lake, designer

Project: Name tag (Glitzy Accessories)

Designer: Carole Lake

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Carole's website: http://www.carolelake.com/

Comments: This is the last design in the Glitzy Accessories project.

Remember? There were six different stitching accessories: Frame Weight, Needlecase, Laying Tool Case, Scissor Case which have all been already posted on this blog and you may have another look at them again if you wish by looking on the side bar on the right side of the screen under "Labels" and then under "Carole Lake", and finally today the Name Tag with photo above.

Since I took this cyberclass with Carole, she has now published a book containing the instructions for all the Glitzy Accessories and you can find a copy of this book at Nordic Needle for those of you who might be interested in stitching them.

Scissor fob: Carole Lake, designer

Project: Scissor fob (Glitzy Accessories)

Designer: Carole Lake

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Carole's website: http://www.carolelake.com/

Comments: This is the 5th of the Glitzy accessories, a little scissor fob. Only one more remains and it is a beautiful name tag. Having chosen my own colors for these accessories made it so much enjoyable to stitch them, as they were all colors that I really love. I just love it when there is some copper tones in the project though that does not stop me from doing projects in a lot of very different colors.

Scissor case: Carole Lake, designer

Project: Scissor case (Glitzy Accessories)

Designer: Carole Lake

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Carole's website: http://www.carolelake.com/

Comments: Another interesting stitching accessories from Carole lake, a scissor case with a long cord making it easier to carry it with you.

Needle case: Carole Lake, designer

Project: Needle case (Glitzy Accessories)

Designer: Carole Lake

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 3

Carole's website: http://www.carolelake.com/

Comments: I was just looking at the year that I stitched on this needlecase and it was 2004. Gosh, time does fly, doesn't it?

 This needlecase is part of a 6 stitching accessories which also includes a frame weight (already posted), a laying tool case (also already posted), a scissor case, a scissor fob and a name tag.

Laying tool case: Carole Lake, designer

Project: Laying tool case (Glitzy Accessories)

Designer: Carole Lake

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 2

Carole's website: http://www.carolelake.com/

Comments: I think this is just such a nice little case for my laying tool when I am not using it. On the photo below you can see the back of the case with the flap that goes upfront to close it which is clearly visible on the photo above.

Anasazi Song: Carole Lake, designer

Project: Anasazi Song

Designer: Carole Lake

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photos: 6

Carole's website: http://www.carolelake.com/

Comments: The colors are the first thing that drew me to this project and then the design. I loved the combination and decided that I wanted to stitch it. This is a quick stitch. The section that took the longest, and everything is relative here, is the outer border as I needed to use a laying tool. It is at the framer as I am writing this. As soon as I get it back I will take some photos and add them on this very post as I want to keep everything together.

UPDATE March 10, 2010: Just heard back from my framer and Anasazi Song was ready for pick-up. Have included two photos, one was taken in a very lighted aread with lights on and the other one without any lights, just telling you so that you take it into consideration when viewing the two photos and see some light color differences.

Photo above taken with lots of lighting

Photo taken without any special lighting

Frame weight: Carole Lake, designer

Project: Frame weight (Glitzy Accessories)

Designer: Carole Lake

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Carole's website: http://www.carolelake.com/

Comments: Who can resist stitching some stitching accessories and learning how to finish them all? I picked up

 my own colors for this series of 6 different accessories and I just love how they have come out.

 Learned quite a bit about finishing too in the process. That was a lot of fun.