Bra Background

I posted a photo of the bra and it's memory thread coat hanger yesterday.  I'm reposting it so you can compare a Before and After photograph to see how a background changes the design.

I used a crochet filet lace pattern I found on the Internet for the background.  Whenever I want to use a darning stitch-type pattern I look at SuZy Murphy's Darn Stitches first.  If there isn't a pattern there, I look at Brenda Hart's books as they usually have a few included. If all else fails, I use Google to search for "free filet lace crochet" designs. You'll find many such patterns, including "small deer" which is what I used, here.
http://crochet.about.com/library/blfreecharts.htm 

I still need to finish the top partial row and then do another column down the right side.  Hopefully I'll finish that tonight.

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Announcement from Gay Ann Rogers

I saw this message in Gay Ann Rogers' classroom this morning.  I am quoting her in full here so you can pass the information along to any friends who have stitched her The Flowers of Spring.

Gay Ann said, "I have taught The Flowers of Spring at two seminars: EGA Pittsburg last fall and at Callaway this year.  At Callaway Lee Courtney discovered a mistake on page 80 of the instructions.   One of the reasons for my website is so that I can post corrections to my instructions and I have duly posted the correct text for page 80.

If you know anyone who was in my class at EGA's Pittsburgh seminar, would you do me a favor and alert her to the correction? She can print the corrected text off my website.  Click on The Flowers of Spring."
http://www.GayAnnRogers.com

Please pass the word around.  Gay Ann thanks you!

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Tidbits

I have several tidbits of knowledge to pass along this morning.  First, the Cyberpointers Chapter of ANG has a new class available that mixes beading and blackwork--Copper River Canyon by Mary K. Campbell.  You can learn more (and see two alternate colorways) here.
http://cyberpointers.org/copper.html

To take the class you have to be a member of the Cyberpointers, which costs $18 a year in dues.  Here's the link to the sign up form for Copper River Canyon.  If you want to join Cyberpointers, click on Join, also at this page.
http://cyberpointers.org/copper-form.html

Remember O'jishi, the Noh Theatre mask I just finished?  Thanks to Leigh Richardson, I've got a photo of another stitched mask from the Japanese mask series to show you.  It was stitched all in silk ribbon by the late Paul Krynicki of River Silks.
http://www.riversilks.com/Site/Site6/FINISHED_SILK_RIBBON_PROJECTS.html#37

Here is the series of painted canvases so you can see the Before and After.  Isn't this an amazing interpretation of Karura, the legendary bird?!
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp467x.html

Finally, while looking for something else, I noticed that Ro Pace has a new look to her website. It sets off her amazing geometric patterns very well.
http://www.designsbyro.com/needlepoint_designs_by_ro/Welcome_2.html

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