Gothic, Occult, Halloween and Horror inspired cross stitch patterns.
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The almost true exploits of an intrepid spinster and her stitching...and all of the things that make up her crazy, happy, quiet little life.
Made for shoe repair purposes. It´s a common tool, but nowadays made in low quality. This used hand-stitcher is very heavy, made from cast iron and comes with 5 needles. My tools are all used quality shoemaker tools in ready to use condition.If you have any questions or special needs, please ask.
my adventures in stitching
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Hello! My name is Josephine and I do my best at embroidery. On this blog I post my own work, to see...
At Kentwell Hall, Suffolk
~ warm welcome to all of you ~ As usual for me… I’ve been busy! One thing I have incorporated into my life is: Rest. My husband and I had our deck redone from scratch with laminate boards and railings, it was made larger and essentially it is an extension of our home. It has been the SINGLE BEST THING we have ever done for ourselves. We are out there all the time. Here’s a few photos of our recent time out there: Oh my heavens I just adore it out there! So much so today I’m taking a break from my last finishing packages to rest my hands, suit up in my hand braces and stitch. Speaking of stitching, I’ve had one finish: M Designs “Celtic Letter J” Stitched on 28 count evenweave, using Classic Colorworks Belle Soie “Old Crow” 2/2 I believe he loved it! This is Joseph, Ellie’s boyfriend for his 23rd Birthday. Aren’t they adorable? That’s the only cross stitching really I’ve done. Other than that what have I been up to? Hours and hours of sewing on my goal of making my family line a Baptismal gown before Blueberry arrives. I am so proud to say: I HAVE COMPLETED IT! Here it is: the underskirt: It’s just simple with very soft vintage lace at the arms and neck and then larger vintage lace on the hem (it’s a bit scratchy, but this over all is 30 inches long, so baby won’t feel) It buttons up the back (or will when I tackle that) Here is the gown itself: It’s modeled after an early 1900’s “T yoke” gown because not only was the gown I baptized in that was made by my great grandmother made in the early 1900’s but I liked that the t yoke looked like a cross. So there it is, it features lace inserts, entredeux and more… it also buttons up in the back. Again I need to tackle that. Here it is layered with the underskirt: Can I just say: I am so pleased with how it turned out. I have NEVER had a sewing class, a heirloom sewing class, never been taught to sew at all. I have taught myself everything I know, and that isn’t much. I began every sewing session with this simple prayer: “Lord, guide my hands and mind as I try to make this gown to glorify you and bring souls to you through Baptism. Help me, I cannot do it without you. In Jesus name, Amen.” I ended each sewing session with prayer: “Lord, I love you, thank you for helping me get this done, one bit at a time. Amen.” Can I just say: I just sewed. I read the pattern instructions, didn’t understand half of it, would sit and slowly read it line by line, Sit and think about what that meant, then did what I thought and inferred the rest. Giving it to God, and asking for help: I didn’t sew this gown the Lord did. I never had one moment’s problem. I just sewed. And if I had to use my seam ripper Iid so calmly and would rip it out and redo and it would come out perfect. Not one tear was shed over making this. Not one foul word uttered. I actually enjoyed the many hours I spent doing this. I was going to add some white work embroidery along the neckline, but I don’t know if I will do that to be honest. I sort of like the stark look of it. I’m waiting to see if I’m nudged to do so, God will tell me - just as he nudged me to make it when I had basically decided not to make my own and buy one. Well folks, that’s my life. Time is wasting and I have birds to watch and x’s to make. Until the next time…. Hugs and kisses in stitches, Vonna xxxx
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There's just a bit more to stitch on this small springtime mystery piece. Here's the graph to follow this week: And all that needs to be done is: stitch the center circle with your metallic thread, along with the four diagonal stitches in an accent color. Lastly, add your beads (or french knots), as I've suggested in the above graph. But WAIT! We can play a little bit more with this design, if you want to...... As I was working out this design and got a bit of my model stitched, I realized I could make it a little bit larger by adding one more scalloped border on the outside, which creates an extra curvy look to it. Check out this quarter graph to help you add one more border row around your outer edge: Isn't that fun? It's a very easy addition that extends the size of this ornament, and adds a bit more color to the piece. I also wanted to share with you the different ways this design can be stitched. Originally, I grabbed a Watercolours thread and a handful of #5 pearl cottons to work my model... But then I thought you might find it interesting to see how this design looks like on a small count canvas using finer threads. Here's a picture of the original #5 pearl cotton version with another one I've partially stitched on 22 ct. Hardanger fabric, using #8 pearl cottons and a bit of Caron Wildflowers: It's apprx. 3" x 3" on the finer fabric, and quite a bit more delicate looking. You can also work this design on a fine Aida fabric (say 16 or 18 ct.)..... or even your favorite evenweave fabric (I like 24 ct. Lugana). As you work on finer fabrics/canvases, you need to use finer threads. Try 1-2 ply of DMC floss or stranded silks, if you want a really fine, delicate look to your piece. I hope you've enjoyed stitching this slightly different design. I'm going to go back to work on a much larger project on 24 ct. Congress Cloth that actually incorporates some of these same blackwork flower motifs. It's not quite ready yet, but should be finished in the next week or so. Here's a peek: And pssssst, if you're curious about that fun needle minder I have on the right, let me direct you to Etsy, where I stumbled on a whole bunch of wonderful "bottle cap" magnets for sale! I found this one in an Etsy store called "Little EMbellishments", and the owner/crafter is Emillie Dellalucia. She was selling packs of 4 magnets with the KEEP CALM image in different colors. Anyway, I asked if she could sell me additional magnets so I could use them on my canvases, and she happily agreed. LOVE 'EM!! So......... Go. Shop. Stitch. And of course, Have Fun!
