beard5

Hi Folks!
Since the clickable thumbnails worked on the last post, here we go. ... (click on thumbnails for a bigger view)


This one was supposed to be a quick and easy project. It wasn't so bad, it only took about 100 hours. (there were some false starts, but I think it turned out well) the petals are worked in split stitch and french knots, and of course they're outlined in buttonhole stitch. Oh, the leaves are worked in long and short stitch.


And here's the back. I'm pleased with how the beads turned out.

and here's my first real lace experiment

( I think I got clickable thumbnails, but until I'm sure, it's behind a cut. )

Here we go, I have a picture of the doublet, it's not a very good picture, but it is a picture
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It's going slowly, but it is going. That's all being done in chain stitch, instead of the backstitch that was used in the original..
White doublet I don't know if I'm going to do the couching and french knots or not.

The second project is a piece of blackwork, and drawn fabric (handkerchief, or large coaster) that I'm doing for paneling with Athena's Thimble at the end of the month. This one is going faster.
( another big picture )
The dime is there to illustrate scale.

Later on, I may post a picture of some calligraphy I'm working on, depends on if the camera behaves.