That is such an odd thing to say, that when a person sets up a slate frame for work on embroidery it is being "dressed". I picture frilly ruffles on a pretty petticoat when I see that ( Read more... )

A few days ago, I printed out the pattern onto card stock paper, folded a towel into a pad to place under the pattern, and got to prick out the holes. I had started with a silk pin, and realized the holes would be rather small, which would make the pounce a little more difficult to see on the fabric, so switched to a quilters pin. The larger head ( Read more... )

Before I head off to bed, I remembered that I had another book cover I looked up, when I was trying to figure out how to do my own heraldic device on my embroidery project. I had thought I might do some form of Or nué originally, but that idea got shot down at Collegium as being inappropriate. So, back to more research where I found this image ( Read more... )

I mentioned last February that I had found my next embroidery project inspiration. Now that Pentathalon is done, and a time of rest has happened, I find myself itching to start this new project. But in order to start it, I had to learn what some of the flowers were. Thankfully, at the latest Collegium Caidis, eowyna gave her class on the 2nd half of ( Read more... )