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Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:05 pm
by Mabel Figworthy
I hadn't thought of that Wendy, what a lovely idea! I hope I won't have to any time soon, but it would give a message of remembering the loved one who is gone, wouldn't it?
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:43 pm
by rcperryls
wendywombat wrote:They make a pretty pair, but also I think that they will make wonderful cards for those times when you have to send a sympathy message.
I agree. Would most certainly make a sympathy message even more meaningful.
Carole
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:22 pm
by ecology665
Wow Mabel! You outdo yourself with each project. Love the poppies!
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 3:40 pm
by Mabel Figworthy
Some time ago I tried out various #12 greens for the Floral Gems workshop-to-be, but two of them never got past the green outer border; so when I had time for a smallish project last night I decided to finish one of them.
I my choice of gems I tried to echo the colours in the butterfly, matching the peach, lilac and light blue (but unfortunately not the light turquoise - I haven't any floral gems in that colour)
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:24 pm
by Squirrel
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 1:33 am
by karen4bells
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 1:25 pm
by Mabel Figworthy
Not really a project, just a stitch experiment to look at yet another way to use sequins in Hardanger. You can read about the method in more detail on
FoF.
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 2:47 pm
by rcperryls
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 3:09 pm
by wendywombat
Great idea!!
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 3:11 pm
by karen4bells
very different!! I love it!
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 9:15 am
by Serinde
Interesting idea for sequins. My first thought is how, well, solid it is.
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 11:59 am
by Mabel Figworthy
As solid as a bead would be there, I suppose, perhaps actually a bit more so. It's got two diagonals holding it in place, both above and below it, so once it's secured it won't flip or anything, it'll stay flat and central - was that what you were wondering about, possible flipping?
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 2:47 pm
by Serinde
I like the airy-ness of needle weaving in hardanger, so a bead (which can be translucent) is ok, and doesn't seem to take up so much space. Do translucent sequins exist?
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:41 pm
by Mabel Figworthy
Yes, they do! These
semi-transparent iridescent ones would go well with your blue-and-Moonglow combination, I think
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 5:22 pm
by Serinde
Mabel! You are being an en-aaaaaa-bler...
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 6:31 pm
by Mabel Figworthy
Who, me
? Never
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:30 pm
by kingfisher68
Ooohh, another pretty design.
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 6:26 pm
by Mabel Figworthy
A few small projects, and a few set up!
Another Floral Gem:
Delft on 28ct fabric to see if it would fit in a coaster. It does
Black 28ct Lugana plus sparklies for two versions of Old & New, initially inspired by fireworks:
And I'm finishing a SAL alternative - I'd stitched the Kloster blocks and the circle outline, but not decided on how to fill in the rest. No pics, unfortunately, but hoping to finish it tonight.
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:24 pm
by Squirrel
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:09 am
by Mabel Figworthy
Thank you Sally - it was fun to do the coaster although it made me realise that I do need help (either better light or better glasses) to work on dark 28ct now!
Delft was originally designed for a course I taught in Rugby, and has been on the website for some time, but with 22ct Hardanger as the recommended fabric. To make it fit the coaster it has to be stitched on 28ct, and the beads have to be replaced by 2mm sequins.