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Yes… I had plans to have it done by the New Year, but alas not quite yet. However, still going along swimmingly. Mellerstain Parrot Crewel Kit – from Crewel Work. If you’re curious this is the house where the original hangs. This is just a small part of the original tapestry. I have another [...] The parrots have been taking a break for far too long and I decided it was time to get them out again and work on them. I’m nearly at the 50% mark now, which is a good thing. This is the top section that I finished. Next up – the berries. This is the [...] Slowly. I have not been a slacker though… much. Coming soon – Lace weight handspun yarn (I think 550 yards – but I need to put it through the meter), a pair of socks, and a slug. Moving along… I was able to finish the leaves in the area, the beak, and the eye. I especially like the way the beak turned out. I then switched to do the leaves and acorns in the corner. You can see I went wild again with the French knots.
[...] This project is really addictive. The leaves are getting easier and the acorns… don’t get me started on the acorns. Those are so much fun, I couldn’t put this down until 1 am last night. I absolutely love the french knots. Now let me tell you about my MagEyes. These are the. [...] Well as you can see I’m still working on my Parrots. I finished a leaf, a stem and re-did the berry. If you notice I also fixed the wing on the lower right hand corner – in the white. It looks much more robust now. [...] So back to English Crewel… I finished the wing. Of course now that I look at this picture I notice that it needs just one more stitch in the upper right hand corner. I will get that next and then instead of finishing the beak and eye right this moment, I’m going to do [...] I just got back from a fabulous weekend. Last Wednesday I headed out to my hometown – Detroit - for a dual purpose visit. I got to see my Mom and I got to take a fabulous 2-day workshop with Phillipa Turnball. It was hosted at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford house, which is designed [...] So I’m still trying to complete the crewel sampler project that I have been working on… oh for the last many months. I’m forcing myself to finish this before I start a new project. This is actually the practice before the sampler. However, I don’t seem to work on it very often and when I [...] Dang I’m in a knitting funk. I’m hoping to find it this weekend. Ugh. I’m probably just feeling sulky because I am going to miss Rhinebeck tomorrow. Even though I have more than enough, I’m going to miss fondling all the nice fleeces. I did get my crewel workbook. I’ve been spending time studying all [...] |
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