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Posted by Taria on March 9, 2009, 11:52 pm
I have been carrying around a piece of vintage embroidery for over a
year trying to match it for a wallhanging. Today after guild I stopped
in the LQS and one of the gals I know helped me pull together some
fabric that I think will work really well. I can actually get
the project going. Woohoo. My newly painted sewing room wall awaits
the wallhanging. The fabric is Bernartex from their arabesque line.
It is really rich looking. The piece of embroidery was a pillowtop
crewel kit and I found it at the thrift store all embroidered but never
put into the pillow. It is old and has waited a long time to be put
to some good. I know the person that did the beautiful stitches in it
would be glad to see it finished and enjoyed.
Taria
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Posted by Polly Esther on March 10, 2009, 9:12 am
Ah, me. Taria, your post makes me so happy. I have a piece of cross-stitch
here that took me years to complete. I gently washed it and the black
threads faded miserably. Your progress inspires me to 'do' something with
it. Or - if I never do - perhaps someone will discover it at a thrift store
and honor the hours it represents. So glad you've found some fabric that
will work well with yours. Polly
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"Taria" <wrote>I have been carrying around a piece of vintage embroidery for
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> year trying to match it for a wallhanging. Today after guild I stopped
> in the LQS and one of the gals I know helped me pull together some fabric
> that I think will work really well. I can actually get
> the project going. Woohoo. My newly painted sewing room wall awaits
> the wallhanging. The fabric is Bernartex from their arabesque line.
> It is really rich looking. The piece of embroidery was a pillowtop
> crewel kit and I found it at the thrift store all embroidered but never
> put into the pillow. It is old and has waited a long time to be put
> to some good. I know the person that did the beautiful stitches in it
> would be glad to see it finished and enjoyed.
> Taria
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Posted by Taria on March 11, 2009, 9:43 am
Maybe you could leave a note with the thing so there would be a history
with it? Better yet would be to go ahead and do soemthing with it
yourself. 2 years is a lot of time in a project. Fading is rotten
payoff for all that work. : (
Taria
Polly Esther wrote:
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> Ah, me. Taria, your post makes me so happy. I have a piece of cross-stitch
> here that took me years to complete. I gently washed it and the black
> threads faded miserably. Your progress inspires me to 'do' something with
> it. Or - if I never do - perhaps someone will discover it at a thrift store
> and honor the hours it represents. So glad you've found some fabric that
> will work well with yours. Polly
>
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Posted by Debra on March 10, 2009, 10:15 am
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>I have been carrying around a piece of vintage embroidery for over a
>year trying to match it for a wallhanging. Today after guild I stopped
>in the LQS and one of the gals I know helped me pull together some
>fabric that I think will work really well. I can actually get
>the project going. Woohoo. My newly painted sewing room wall awaits
>the wallhanging. The fabric is Bernartex from their arabesque line.
>It is really rich looking. The piece of embroidery was a pillowtop
>crewel kit and I found it at the thrift store all embroidered but never
>put into the pillow. It is old and has waited a long time to be put
>to some good. I know the person that did the beautiful stitches in it
>would be glad to see it finished and enjoyed.
>Taria
A great idea Taria! I have a beautiful piece of candlewicking work
that I picked up at a thrift store and now I know what to do with it!
I am thinking that perhaps several blocks, each with a different
needlework treatment, would make a nifty sampler wallhanging. I've
got a home made doily that could become one of the other blocks, and
I'm sure I can find something else that needs to find it's place to
shine as well. Thank you so much for the idea!
Debra
My art for sale at:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/DesignsByDeb
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Posted by Taria on March 11, 2009, 9:48 am
Debra wrote:
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> A great idea Taria! I have a beautiful piece of candlewicking work
> that I picked up at a thrift store and now I know what to do with it!
> I am thinking that perhaps several blocks, each with a different
> needlework treatment, would make a nifty sampler wallhanging. I've
> got a home made doily that could become one of the other blocks, and
> I'm sure I can find something else that needs to find it's place to
> shine as well. Thank you so much for the idea!
> Debra
>
> My art for sale at:
> http://www.redbubble.com/people/DesignsByDeb
Oh get that stuff out and at least think about doing something with
them. Check out this page for some ideas:
http://www.cindyneedham.com/gallery3.html
NAYY but I like what she does.
There was a neat wallhanging at guild show and tell the other day with
a neat printed piece of fabric that had come from one of those old cloth
calenders. It was pretty simply but very well done. Nice to see this
stuff get a new life.
Taria
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