Comments on: Art with My Needle ~ Week 16 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:01:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/#comment-28404 Grannymar Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:21:07 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5791#comment-28404 BHB, I thought you must have tried embroidery at some stage. BHB, I thought you must have tried embroidery at some stage.

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/#comment-28403 bikehikebabe Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:04:41 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5791#comment-28403 I said above that I didn't do hand needle work. BUT I was reminded today when I used a hot-pad I'd made from the front of a son's shirt. 30 years ago I did emboirdery like on shirts. It was popular then. I said above that I didn’t do hand needle work. BUT I was reminded today when I used a hot-pad I’d made from the front of a son’s shirt. 30 years ago I did emboirdery like on shirts. It was popular then.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/#comment-28392 Grannymar Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:58:26 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5791#comment-28392 WWW, those old books were wonderful. They may not have had fancy covers or gloss pictures but the content was simple with clear instructions. As I wrote that stitch name yesterday, all I could think of was Astrakhan Fur! WWW, those old books were wonderful. They may not have had fancy covers or gloss pictures but the content was simple with clear instructions. As I wrote that stitch name yesterday, all I could think of was Astrakhan Fur!

]]> By: wisewebwoman http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/#comment-28390 wisewebwoman Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:30:11 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5791#comment-28390 I have one old embroidery book too, GM, it belonged to my mother. I must dig it out and see when/where published, it is hardcover (cloth), green. Astrakhan! I hadn't heard that in years! XO WWW I have one old embroidery book too, GM, it belonged to my mother. I must dig it out and see when/where published, it is hardcover (cloth), green.
Astrakhan! I hadn’t heard that in years!
XO
WWW

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/#comment-28385 Grannymar Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:58:32 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5791#comment-28385 Judy H _ we have several Craft shops but I never heard of Hobby Lobby. J & P Coats originated from Paisley in Scotland. needlework is very soothing and relaxing. BHB - Magpie is indeed a man. A very talented one! Judy H _ we have several Craft shops but I never heard of Hobby Lobby. J & P Coats originated from Paisley in Scotland. needlework is very soothing and relaxing.

BHB - Magpie is indeed a man. A very talented one!

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/#comment-28381 bikehikebabe Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:31:01 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5791#comment-28381 Magpie 11, I was sure you were a man. Maybe a woman since men don't usually do needle work. I don't, but my sewing machine from Sweden does lots of fancy stitches. I never use them, because my machine gets screwed up if I do. The only one I'd use anyway would be zigzag. I don't use it to keep the machine happy. Magpie 11, I was sure you were a man. Maybe a woman since men don’t usually do needle work.

I don’t, but my sewing machine from Sweden does lots of fancy stitches. I never use them, because my machine gets screwed up if I do. The only one I’d use anyway would be zigzag. I don’t use it to keep the machine happy.

]]> By: Judy Harper http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/#comment-28380 Judy Harper Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:11:32 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5791#comment-28380 I didn't realize J & P Coats is from Scotland! The first time I did needlepoint is when I went to Hobby Lobby, do you have one there, and bought a pillowcase kit. I was surprised how easy the hand needlepoint stitches were. Being ambidextrous, actually, I was supposed to be left handed but my teachers wouldn't allow it, knitting drives me up the wall, but needlepoint is relaxing, and the finished product really looked good. I gave them as a wedding present to my nephew and niece-in-law. I didn’t realize J & P Coats is from Scotland! The first time I did needlepoint is when I went to Hobby Lobby, do you have one there, and bought a pillowcase kit. I was surprised how easy the hand needlepoint stitches were. Being ambidextrous, actually, I was supposed to be left handed but my teachers wouldn’t allow it, knitting drives me up the wall, but needlepoint is relaxing, and the finished product really looked good. I gave them as a wedding present to my nephew and niece-in-law.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/#comment-28379 Grannymar Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:00:13 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5791#comment-28379 Some of those old books were wonderful. The man who gave it to me was a headmaster of a Primary school. His two great loves besides school, were needlework and collecting china ware. Some of those old books were wonderful. The man who gave it to me was a headmaster of a Primary school. His two great loves besides school, were needlework and collecting china ware.

]]> By: Magpie11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/#comment-28378 Magpie11 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:19:33 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5791#comment-28378 We have a copy of a similar (if not the same) booklet somewhere. I had to teach some needle work every year...the product was always supposed to be a simple (?) appliqued Wall hanging designed on the theme of School and Me. Huh! If I had a tenner for every paint palette and brushes stitched... well being me we interpreted the idea very liberally! Often dropping School... we also had to use Computers to "design" the things! I had help from Lady M who worked with the children and improved their work no end. We then mounted their work stretched over card and the onto coloured card... I, of course, was reprimanded by the women who were my colleagues for going off prescribed curriculum and was patted on the back by the Head who gave them a rollicking for being jealous... I just put hamners on the back to display tham and said , "They hang! What are you moaning about?" Point is we photo copied the booklet and told the colleagues that they could now use some of the more adventurous stitches that my classes used. We have a copy of a similar (if not the same) booklet somewhere. I had to teach some needle work every year…the product was always supposed to be a simple (?) appliqued Wall hanging designed on the theme of School and Me. Huh! If I had a tenner for every paint palette and brushes stitched… well being me we interpreted the idea very liberally! Often dropping School… we also had to use Computers to “design” the things!
I had help from Lady M who worked with the children and improved their work no end. We then mounted their work stretched over card and the onto coloured card… I, of course, was reprimanded by the women who were my colleagues for going off prescribed curriculum and was patted on the back by the Head who gave them a rollicking for being jealous… I just put hamners on the back to display tham and said , “They hang! What are you moaning about?”
Point is we photo copied the booklet and told the colleagues that they could now use some of the more adventurous stitches that my classes used.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/12/09/art-with-my-needle-week-16/#comment-28376 Grannymar Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:33:22 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5791#comment-28376 Hails, Draw a coloured picture on graph paper. Use your school books for ideas. Then each square on the graph paper corresponds to the + on the canvas or even weave fabric. NB. Start in the middle of the design and work outward. NNB. Work all the stitches in the same direction. The stitches look like an X if you work the / first, then it must always be the first part of the stitch. When the row has say 10 stitches work them ////////// and then work back along the line. That way the work is even front or back. Hails,

Draw a coloured picture on graph paper. Use your school books for ideas.

Then each square on the graph paper corresponds to the + on the canvas or even weave fabric.

NB. Start in the middle of the design and work outward.

NNB. Work all the stitches in the same direction. The stitches look like an X if you work the / first, then it must always be the first part of the stitch. When the row has say 10 stitches work them ////////// and then work back along the line. That way the work is even front or back.

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