Art with My Needle ~ Week 20
If I embroidered handkerchiefs, it would be the perfect week to use them. Instead I am working my way through yet another box of the paper variety. Well ’tis the season to be… coughing, spluttering and croaking! I’ll live and the regular hot port with lemon and honey is slipping down nicely thank you and certainly keeping my spirits up!
What better way to find distraction than with a little gentle weaving.
No, I do not need any large machinery, all these samples were done by hand, sitting comfortably in an armchair with my workbox by my side.
The base/backing was rug canvas. with two different treatments.
On the left I used left over gift wrap ribbons threaded by hand, leaving some of the canvas as part of the design.
On the right torn strips of fabric were stitched through using a bodkin.
The blue piece is sequin offcut with purchased felt, cut in strips and again threaded through with a bodkin.
Now I need to replenish my fluids 
and to check on the falling snow.
Well, I do have another excuse to take it easy to day, after all it is Nollaig na mBan - “Little Christmas” - or “Women’s Christmas” as my mother used to call it - always on January 6th.
So to all women out there Enjoy your day!
Marie said,
January 6, 2010 at 11:23 am
Happy Nollaig na mBan! I came across a very evocative description of this beautiful old Irish custom which you might like to read
http://diaryofacountrywife.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/nollaig-na-mban/
steph said,
January 6, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Cheers! Grannymar
Bodkin??? I was gonna ask but I looked it up for myself…
http://sewing.about.com/od/beginner1/ig/Sewing-Tools/bodkin.htm
I wish I’d had a bodkin when the kids were little as they were always pulling the cord/drawstring out of things and it wasn’t easy to fix using a safety pin/darning needle.
Are we allowed a hot port for every snow shower?
Brighid said,
January 6, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Glad to hear that someone is being productive, I’m sure not. Have a ton of chores and homework that need doing and here I set, after throwing another log on the fire… nap time zzzzz
Grannymar said,
January 6, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Marie - I looked at the link to Diary of a Country wife, and the link she has is to our very own Wise Web Woman! Small world.
Steph - A bodkin is a very handy tool and everywork basket should have at least two of different sizes!
Grannymar said,
January 6, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Brighid, enjoy the real fire!
Conrad said,
January 6, 2010 at 7:17 pm
So, as a man I’m NOT supposed to enjoy my day????!!! HMMPH!
Grannymar said,
January 6, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Conrad, I thought you enjoyed every day!
Conrad said,
January 6, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Oh, OK, if I have to, LOL.
Might I add that you looked pretty darn good over there on Ramana’s blog!
Grannymar said,
January 6, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Conrad, and all because I had a man in the bath!
wisewebwoman said,
January 6, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Reminds me of the rag-rug hooking (don’t go there, woman!) I did in the summer which I neglected to write about.
I have a nice collection of bodkins.
XO
WWW
MelRoXx said,
January 7, 2010 at 6:33 am
amazing! x
Grannymar said,
January 7, 2010 at 10:16 am
WWW, I hope I have jogged your memory to blog about the rag-rug!
Grannymar said,
January 7, 2010 at 10:17 am
Mel, you should try it. It mis simple to do.