Posted in Stitching, TAST, hand embroidery on December 31, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Stitches I missed doing. It’s 5:50 p.m. EST here in Baltimore and I’m determined to get the last of the stitches posted before the end of the year.
Because I need to make some potholders, being unable to find ordinary cotton ones to buy, I thought I would use this project to stitch the [...]
Posted in Stitching, TAST, friends, hand embroidery on December 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
If you don’t know about Kay Susan Warner’s work, you are missing some scrumptious eye candy. At her blog you can also see some fantastic dolls she has made recently. Check out the fabulous siren of the silver screen.
No, my hard drive is not back yet. Even though I paid a premium on Tuesday [...]
Posted in Stitching, TAST, essays on October 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
When TAST ends at the end of this year, I for one will be glad. It has been an exhilarating challenge, which I have greatly enjoyed; but it has felt like a race to me. Too fast. A stitch a week was too much for my slow pace. Of course, I didn’t have to keep [...]
Posted in CFS, Stitching, TAST on September 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Stars for her crown
Originally uploaded by jowynnjohns
This will be a card for Marge, who has been caring for her 83-year-old beloved companion for eight years. Although he is now bedridden in the Care Center, she continues to take care of him every day.
Over painted Lutradur, lacking a sewing machine, I glued scrim, laces, [...]
Posted in Stitching, TAST, beads on September 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Scanned sampler
Originally uploaded by jowynnjohns
Meanwhile, here’s something to look at– a stitched study to use three TAST stitches–cable chain, shisha, rice, and boss (a variation of rice). I finished it shortly before my son and his family arrived. It also incorporates the clay beads I made when granddaughter Rachel and I spent an [...]
