Anyone curious about Japanese flat silk and how it is used in Japanese Embroidery will find these two articles on Mary Corbet's site fascinating. The second article answers questions raised by the first since these techniques are so alien to most needleworkers.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/09/flat-silks-tips-techniques.html
http://www.needlenthread.com/2011/09/awl-with-flat-silk-questions-answered.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Monday, September 19, 2011
You're Just My Type
Jelly Bean Stock has updated their website with new canvases from the Columbus and Baltimore trade shows. It's a fun browse, whether you like Elvis, John Lennon, Bella Legosi or need a nice Judaic canvas.
http://www.jellybeanstock.com/whatsnew.html
If you want to see photos from the Long Beach trade show, they are on this page in a slide show.
http://www.jellybeanstock.com/tradeshow.html
Elvis is at the top of the page at the first link, by the way. Thankyouverymuch.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
http://www.jellybeanstock.com/whatsnew.html
If you want to see photos from the Long Beach trade show, they are on this page in a slide show.
http://www.jellybeanstock.com/tradeshow.html
Elvis is at the top of the page at the first link, by the way. Thankyouverymuch.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com