The stitcher writes:
"Thank you very much for your compliments and the attention to this important piece!! This was very special piece for me to stitch. The canvas was a wedding gift from the designer, Keri Duke of Keri Designs. I used 39 spools (5 meters each) of 100 percent silk ribbon from River Silks, a wonderful company that my Parents started in 2003. This is the only kind of ribbon that will withstand this kind of stitching abuse. Since I have been asked about this piece and have had stitchers interested in stitching it, River Silks will be adding this piece to their arsenal of Kits To Go. Your favorite fiber arts store can order it for you.
For more inspiration and ideas for stitching with ribbon, please visit the riversilks.com and click on "Finished Projects" You will be able to see a wide variety of pieces stitched with River Silks ribbon from First-Timers to Professionals! Can you guess which one is which? After that, please explore the website and learn more about our fabulous ribbons!
Thank you again, please don't hesitate to contact me with questions regarding this piece."
Happy Stitching!
Lynn Krynicki Bayer
"Green Bamboo" stitcher
lynn@riversilks.com
River Silks LTD
Here is the canvas on the Keri Designs website. By the way, the design is reversed there. I flipped it in the photo above to show the way I saw it at Woodlawn. There it was framed in a simple black frame and didn't have the green fabric at the top and bottom that I remember.
http://keridesigns.com/needlepoint_enlarged.php?entry=13&entry_table=entries_13&entry_id=9
The River Silks website. The bamboo piece isn't shown there in the Kits to Go section yet.
http://www.riversilks.com/Site/Site/RIVER_SILKS_SILK_RIBBON_.html
Many, many thanks to Lynn K. Bayer for answering the questions I had about this piece. I should point out I have an indirect commercial relationship with River Silks as I write stitch guides and stitch models for Leigh Designs canvases and Leigh Designs is distributing River Silks right now. But I had no idea who stitched this piece until the comment showed up this morning.
Sure glad we know more. It was a lovely piece and I am glad that it will be available as a kit.
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2 comments:
Thankyou for the sweet message on my blog
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You are welcome, e-Rose. I meant every word.
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