The next Household Pet Guardian Angel from Kandy Merric's inventive mind is the Baroque Fish. You can see the original model over on the right side of the page.
The drawing is faint as I don't want the color to show through my threads but you get the general idea. This angel has a beautiful stitch for its skirt that is partly underway. I am using 4 plies of Splendor silk in a dark turquoise blue #S865 for the skirt.
The trim is lovely and much simpler to stitch than the Victorian Parakeet's. I am using green 008 Kreinik 1/16" ribbon and a doubled strand of Tiara #T109 which is a blend of blue and green and gold to stitch the pattern. The front panel of her skirt is DMC #5 cotton perle in a light blue #959. That same thread is used on the sleeve which I have started. If you look at the model, you'll see the sleeve is slashed and an inner, contrasting color shows through. That's what I am stitching now.
Speaking of angels, are you familiar with the needle minder magnets from Kelmscott Designs? Their newest magnets are alphabet angels. The best photos I found of all the angels are here, although they are available at many U.S. shops. Many thanks to Nordic Needle, whose shop e-newsletter mentioned these!
https://www.sewandso.co.uk/ran2702-0.html
Finally, this week is the beginning of the needle retreat at Callaway Gardens. Gay Ann Rogers teaches there and is starting to post photos on her website. Ever wondered what the editor of NP Now looks like? Who actually runs the show? Etc.? You can browse here and see new photos almost every day of the two session's fun.
http://www.gayannrogers.com/
UPDATE: I've changed the URL to GAR's website to her home page. Find the Callaway link for there as the actual address changes when she updates with more pictures. The third set of photos is a slide show of the beautiful items in Betty Chen Louis' classroom. If you are a fan of her work, you are going to love this!
Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
