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| Finished Nerdlepoint Tote Bag |
As regular Blog readers know, I like to talk about the lessons I learn from each piece I stitch. Nerdlepoint was an unusual piece for me. Not only was I stitching a technological marvel that a smart phone with the right app could scan, then be sent to this blog, I set myself the challenge of seeing if I could tart it up a bit and still have the scan work.
I also wanted to demonstrate how layering simple borders could really add a lot to a plain canvas. I wanted to use some fancy threads that I don't usually play around with because I stick mostly to 18 count canvas and plyable threads. Nerdlepoint is on 13 count, making it a bit of a departure for me.
Once the canvas itself was stitched and whip-stitched onto the front of my tote bag, I had the problem of the rear of the canvas showing. Above is the pocket I assembled from scraps of Ultrasuede. I used some rough decorative embroidery through 2-3 layers to stitch everything together before actually sewing it to the inside of the tote bag to make a usable pocket for sunglasses and such that hides the raw back side of the canvas on the front. Even though three layers stitching isn't too hard, but I used a sharp sewing needle and thread, a thimble and the Ultrasuede is the light weight type, not upholstery weight.
I think stretching yourself as a stitcher is a very good thing and it also presents you, Dear Reader, more than the same old thing to watch. I hope it has inspired you to tackle something plain yourself and see what you can make of it.
Thanks, John. I hope you come up with other technological marvels for your fellow needlepointers to play with.
Now, what coffee shop full of smart phones should I invade carrying my Nerdlepoint tote?
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com Archived Yahoo 360 postings at http://profiles.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
I also wanted to demonstrate how layering simple borders could really add a lot to a plain canvas. I wanted to use some fancy threads that I don't usually play around with because I stick mostly to 18 count canvas and plyable threads. Nerdlepoint is on 13 count, making it a bit of a departure for me.
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I think stretching yourself as a stitcher is a very good thing and it also presents you, Dear Reader, more than the same old thing to watch. I hope it has inspired you to tackle something plain yourself and see what you can make of it.
Thanks, John. I hope you come up with other technological marvels for your fellow needlepointers to play with.
Now, what coffee shop full of smart phones should I invade carrying my Nerdlepoint tote?
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com Archived Yahoo 360 postings at http://profiles.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
2 comments:
Invading the coffee-shop would be a good plan. :-) I'd love to see you walk in, and dump your bag on the table. I'd stand back and see how many people actually knew a QR-Code when they saw it, and knew what to do with it. The answers would be interesting, as my tame-Nerd has now seriously got-the-bug since you and I, between us, showed him the way! Let us know if you do have any "flaunting it at Nerds" experiences with The Bag
Glenis
Glenis, I hope you and your tame office Nerd have great fun with the QR codes and Nerdlepoint. John says there's nothing he'd rather promote with Nerdlepoints than libraries!
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