Ruth Schmuff's next mystery class will be Michele Noiset of CBK Designs' "Sitting Pretty" piece. None of us, not even Ruth, know how the piece will turn out. That's part of the fun! Plus we are left wondering if the cat is worshiping a mystical fish bowl or studying its next meal....
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/04/whats-our-next-mystery.html
Stay tuned for updates as Ruth works her magic and "Sitting Pretty" comes to life.
UPDATE: Ruth stitches the cat and his fabulous tail.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/05/card-tricks.html
Ruth adds pillows and flames to the candlesticks.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/06/pillows-pillows-pillows.html
The background and the fishbowl are next, not to mention those fabulous tassels!
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/06/the-plan-came-together.html
And we are done and sitting pretty ourselves. Thanks, Ruth!
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2016/05/catching-fish.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 17, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
A Toast to Beads
Suzanne just finished a wonderful Raymond Crawford champagne flute, a sort of New Year's toast of a canvas. It's a toast to beads, with three different beading techniques to create sparkle.
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2015/04/heres-to-usa-champagne-toast.html
The background is done in brick stitch beading, which is just brick stitch with a bead added to each stitch before you take the needle to the back side. The baubles on the table are Suzanne's piled on bead technique, which is just what she says--piles of beads. The third beading technique is to do tent stitches on the glass, adding a bead to each stitch before taking the needle to the back side. After she finished a row of beaded tent stitches, she threaded the needle through the row of beads to straighten them slightly. (Beads are wiggly things.)
Bet in person this is fabulous but cameras are notoriously blind to beads and bling. We'll use our imagination in this homage to beads instead.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 16, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2015/04/heres-to-usa-champagne-toast.html
The background is done in brick stitch beading, which is just brick stitch with a bead added to each stitch before you take the needle to the back side. The baubles on the table are Suzanne's piled on bead technique, which is just what she says--piles of beads. The third beading technique is to do tent stitches on the glass, adding a bead to each stitch before taking the needle to the back side. After she finished a row of beaded tent stitches, she threaded the needle through the row of beads to straighten them slightly. (Beads are wiggly things.)
Bet in person this is fabulous but cameras are notoriously blind to beads and bling. We'll use our imagination in this homage to beads instead.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 16, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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