It is so small you could easily miss it. It is a tiny piece of wrapped thread attached to some embroidered scrim. I had intended to add it to the surface of one of the two blocks I already have embroidered for my next wrapping cloth but it doesn't fit, not comfortably. Nothing lost though, I plan to put another block together later today and it will then go onto that one.
My last wrapping cloth, the one I talk about in this video is almost finished, I am halfway through titivating the final seam. It will then need to be backed and I am probably going to make some prairie points for the edges. By this time next week that one should be winging its way to its new home.
Don't forget...embroider, embellish,create begins again soon. There have been glitches this week...big cartel glitches, broken link glitches. But if you would like to create a wrapping cloth of your very own then you can read all about that over here....
Last night my latest wrapping cloth received some attention. I joined sections, I pinned, I tacked and even managed a little bit of titivating before I had to go get some beauty sleep. There is still quite a bit of work to do on this everything considered but my plan is to have it finished within a week. I didn't realise how much I had missed it until I began to work with it again...
There has been more upheaval on the Vegas wedding front. I swear it's almost as if someone doesn't want me to be there. The airline has decided in its wisdom to alter it's schedules whilst we are supposed to be out there, messing up the return, doubling the journey time, giving me a headache. We can have a full refund and book again somewhere else....would that be a good idea? I am pondering with paracetamol.
A lot can happen in 24 hours......since I was last here my to do list remains unticked. Things are piling up, I don't know what day it is, I don't know who I am.....In the midst of this mayhem embroidery kept me sane. Not clear of thought or mind but sane all the same. First things first, embroidery. Titivation of my thingy continues....more applique, more wrapping. It is a good thing I can embroider with the telephone under my ear as I have been talking on the phone constantly since yesterday afternoon. I am late today because of the telephone.
The reason for this mayhem.......my little girl informed me last night that she is getting married in Las Vegas in October. Wonderful? Amazing? Yes...of course, absolutely. But it means things to arrange, trips to book, and most concerning of all.....travel agents to consult as we had already booked a two week trip to the USA for next September. The nature of my husbands work means he will not get time off for both so I am asking you all to send good vibes that my travel agent will be able to sort out a change of trip for me without it costing me the money already paid for the September holiday. I am off to cross my fingers, my toes, my legs...even my eyes!
Two pieces, almost finished for two separate cloths. The first...my muslin thingy, the second my wrapping cloth. And to answer two specific questions I have had this week....Ann, I think it is defaulting to being called my muslin ''thingy'' and Barbara...It will measure approximately 24 x 10 inches when it's finished.
The wrapping cloth piece, the all white piece has had bumpy things embroidered onto the surface and in the top image you can see the French knot carpet that now edges the cross stitch section. The other piece, for the muslin has another applique circle added and two further wrapped threads. It's going to be a busy weekend...not only would I dearly love to finish the embroidery on both these pieces I also have videos to make for Alchemy and lots of paperwork to do. At least it will keep me out of trouble!
This is how the 'white' side of my muslin thingy is looking today. I have added the swatch of wrapping, it's caught down with a mass of bullion knots along two sides with running stitch top and bottom. The close edges to the wrapping, the inside edges also have ''bundles of bullion's.....sorry, I couldn't resist that...bundles of bullion's, love it!! You know what they say....tiny things amuse tiny minds....
Anyhow, I have also secured a little lace with an applique circle. That too has bullion knots along one edge with French knots on the opposite side. Last night I worked a little on the cloth I pieced yesterday to allow me time to consider this white section, to decide what else to put on it. I think tonight I will work some more on this, move it on. Hopefully my wrapping cloth and my muslin thingy will both be finished within a couple of weeks. Best order some more muslin then. Can't have a brand spanking new muslin thingy without brand spanking new muslin to put in it can I?
The process of thread wrapping for embroidery, in progress and applied to my cloth. This hasn't been damp stretched yet, there is still embellishment to be added but I am more than happy with the way it is finding it's place within my 'muslin wrap'....'muslin bag'....muslin holder'. What did I call it yesterday? I can't remember so take your pick. I think I prefer 'muslin holder' though.
The big news of the day is the start of Alchemy 2013. I am so very excited and I already have amazing feedback two hours in. You will be able to see the work I produce for that on here regularly so please keep coming back for that. I am also looking into the possibility of running 'embroider, embellish, create' again before spring. There will be further information on that posted here when things are finalised/decided.
OK...I have a crammed inbox, best get replying to some mail. Have a lovely Monday x
I attract distraction....delay.....obstacle. It must be some form of magnetism. If it isn't the computer crashing it's the telephone ringing. Once again I am later than planned. I know you probably don't care but I have a list to work through....never mind. The cleaning can wait. It's the Christmas tree syndrome, needles (of the tree kind) where you least expect them.
Anyway, I digress. Todays pictures, almost exclusively new additions to my cloth except for the first one. The first one is a view of the whole piece so far and as you can see I have a large expanse of white on the left hand side. That space is the reason for the small piece of thread wrapping you can see here. This piece, my brand spanking new 'muslin holder' will most likely be usable very soon....exciting!! It will all fall into place very quickly once the white is attended to...fingers crossed......
I'm back....did you guess? I'm a bit ''off'' though, number five in this definition is the most appropriate.....
funny
1 [fuhn-ee] Show IPA adjective, fun·ni·er,fun·ni·est, noun, plural fun·nies.
adjective
1.
providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical:a funny remark; a funny person.
2.
attempting to amuse; facetious: Did you really mean that or wereyou just being funny?
3.
warranting suspicion; deceitful; underhanded: We thought therewas something funny about those extra charges.
4.
Informal. insolent; impertinent: Don't get funny with me, youngman!
5.
curious; strange; peculiar; odd:
I don't know why, can't put my finger on it....anyhow that's not for you to worry about.
Leaving that behind...I had a wonderful break. Got lots of Christmas shopping done, bought some rather nice things for myself, (I may make a video this week to share those with you) spent time with my little girl, ate good food, saw some amazing sights. I rode the new cable car which travels across the Thames...that was amazing! I did take pictures but silly me took them on my phone and I can't easily transfer them to PC because I am technologically challenged!! What I will do though is add them to my facebook timeline along with some that are already there so you can just go here later today and have a look if you want. (give me an hour or so)
Embroidery? There is some....this is more for my veil/festooned thingy. I have also been working more on my white cloth, pictures soon and I have big plans for doodle doo. In fact I have the first tea towel planned...in my head...on paper too before the week is out fingers crossed. Alchemy is now available again.....and to my embroider, embellish, create girls........expect a mail later today....for clarification purposes.
''unfunny'' ''cured'' ''normal'' Karen will be back tomorrow........I hope.
Oh boy I hope you love this piece as much as I do. I also hope it goes some way to explain why I am so consumed by cloth at the moment. This is how I want to spend ALL my days...no eating, no sleeping, no cooking, no housework.......wouldn't that be amazing.
This is what the girls in class are on today...my fingers are crossed that they are just as enamoured as me.....I will let you know.
