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Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Pink Sapphires?




Photos by Valie (and blatantly stolen by me)


To me sapphires are blue; to Valie they are pink! Here is Valie's wonderful version of Sew Sapphire stitched on 40ct linen hand-dyed linen from Bénédicte with House of Embroidery overdyed cotton threads 'Papaver' and 'Tulip'. She did, however, include a splash of blue! I am wondering how the lady will finally finish this beautiful piece of stitching.

Sew Sapphire chart available *here* or click the CHARTS button on the sidebar.



A quick snap of my miniature knitting with a US25c coin for scale. It's actually easier to do than I thought it would be and, so far, I have only had a little trouble with pain and stiffness in my right index finger otherwise my hands have been fine. I am dreaming of stripey socks!



For the past week or so we have had rain - not just a shower or two - but incessant rain from morning til night (and probably overnight too). I am sure I am developing skin between my toes - is this a sign of more rain? I took this picture a couple of weeks back - a tiny primrose flower makes an early appearance so maybe Spring is on it's way? Now if only I could see a little sunshine...

I stitched some more on Alphabets à ... I love it!

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Saturday, 20 February 2010
Sew Sapphire



An unusual alphabet and pretty motifs in vibrant sapphire blue - Sew Sapphire. It is stitched 1*2 on 40ct white Wichelt linen with HDF Sapphire silk thread and hemstitched with white DMC. This chart is now available *here* or click on the CHARTS button on the sidebar.

I am hoping to finish the hemstitch tutorial shortly - photography is not my strong point and I need to re-take some of the photos. Please bear with me.

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Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Giveaway



Sunny of Just Take One Stitch at a Time is having a giveaway of a Dimensions kit named Cat and Flowers to promote visitors to her exchange blog *here*. Sunny has been trying to get stitchers to sign up for her exchange blog but, despite it being open for 3 months, she has not yet had any takers so, if you are interested in joining, go take a look. Please also advertise this giveaway on your own blog and let's see if we can give Sunny the support she needs to get this new exchange blog up and running. Best of luck Sunny!

The model for Sew Sapphire is finished except for the hemstitching which is prepared and just needs those final stitches to go in. I had enough of the HDF thread with a 10" length left over - phew it was a close call! Once the hemstitching is done - a quick press and a photoshoot and the chart will be ready for release so come back soon to see if you like my latest creation!

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