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Finished up the two Round Robin blocks I had to work on, they were lots of fun! Oct 19

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What aspect of textiles are you interested in?: First choice crazy quilting.I love to do SRE. I love to do bead embroidery, I am a beginner, but would like to learn more!!
I am trying to learn to do Stumpwork embroidery, Three dimensional embroidery, Brazilian embroidery. Also I am practicing general embroidery for motifs.
I grew up doing cross stitching.
I also like to make traditional quilts called turning twenties out of fat quarters, I like to sew skirts for me and my daughter.

Where did you learn your textle skills?: I learned mostly from self taught. I read books and free online resources for the type of stitching I am trying to learn.

Anything else you want to say to introduce yourself to the group??: Homeschooling Mother of two teens. Favorite fiber is silk, it can be thread ribbon or anything else. I just love the way it looks and feels.

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At 2:36pm on August 30, 2009, Maya said…: Hi Ann, Thanks for visiting and viewing my TAST samples. I enjoyed working on the Buttonhole Wheels and the Cast on stitch.
Your CQ pieces are inspiring, and although I haven't done much CQ I'll be starting a CQ project soon. I'll be coming back to see your work then.

At 7:27am on August 23, 2009, Heloisa Emilia Bonfim said…: Hi Ann!
Thank you for your message! You are very nice!
Yes, some of my flowers are Brazilian embroidery.
And I can't imagine you nervous making that lovely peace!... I feel that your work is surrounded by a very peace energy... It's beautiful!
Hugs!
Heloisa

At 5:26am on August 22, 2009, Lorna said…: Thanks for your comments on my work ..it was interesting to hear about your blocks too ..typically my postcards don't take too long a couple of hours I guess if there is a lot of hand stitching .the backgrounds are usually done in layers i trap all sorts underneath an organza layer then machine stitch to hold the sandwich together........I hand stitch on top ....it sometimes looks more complicated than it actually is
all the best
Lorna

At 11:39pm on August 13, 2009, Elizabeth said…: I don't think it can be normal as I'm not sure what you mean about 'getting more bare'. I use a size 8 crewel needle, or something like that. Are you using plain wrapping? Or are you using blanket stitch? The latter is quite dense in itself, so that would cover any problems at the edge of the filling stitch. Just make sure you have enough filling stitches as well.

No, I would use loose-weave fabrics, I should think they wouldn't work well at all and would be very hard to cover well. HTH!=_

At 10:13am on August 13, 2009, Elizabeth said…: Just plain old cotton, cotton mixes, calico (plain or dyed/painted) etc are best for cutwork elements. They don't have to be too tough in themselves as, unless they are very large, the wires give more than enough support.

At 10:07am on August 13, 2009, Elizabeth said…: HI Ann! Thanks for your nice comments on my page a couple of weeks ago.=)

Re cutting out of detached elements in stumpwork - the key often is to trim them closely from the back of the individual item with a pair of small, sharp scissors. That works very well. Another helpful idea is to try to use fabric of as similar a colour as you can to the thread you'll be doing the stitching in so that any little bits don't show so much.

Hope that helps!=)

At 7:33am on August 2, 2009, Lisa said…: Hi Ann. Using crewel wool is what makes an embroidery crewel embroidery. The stitches that are used in crewel embroidery are the same that other surface embroidery techniques use. I'm sure the patterns you are thinking about using will look beautiful in silk or any other thread you want to use, but in that case it would not be considered crewel embroidery. I use Appletons crewel wool and Heathway crewel wool in my crewel embroidery, and I like the way they feel and stitch. I hope this answered your question. Let me know if you have more questions.

I enjoyed looking at your photos. I especially love the bead spiders! Where did you learn to make those?

At 3:17am on July 26, 2009, Chamila said…: Thanks for your lovely comments. Your works are also magnificent.
Good luck.

At 12:41pm on July 21, 2009, Sharon Chapman said…: I thought they might be. You have made them into such beautiful items. Thanks Sharon

At 12:19pm on July 21, 2009, Sharon Chapman said…: Beautiful work. I must ask what little boxes do you use for your mini purses and needle cases. They are gorgeous! Sharon