Monthly Archives: June 2009

BIG NEWS!!!!!

BIG NEWS!!!!!
BIG NEWS!!!!!

I’M GOING TO BE A GRANDMA! (and I already have a cap and sweater knitted for my grandbaby–Petula models here. The sweater is an easy pattern from Carol Duval that I modified with ribbing to match the cap.)

Cross stitching with beads on waste canvas

Cross stitching with beads on waste canvas
Cross stitching with beads on waste canvas

This didn’t scan too well, either, but I’m pretty pleased with it. I tacked a piece of waste canvas on this scrap of what looks like dupioni silk. Then I followed a cross stitch pattern with seed beads. The fabric is actually an antique gold, and I didn’t have much of a selection of bead colors, so it looks like Christmas. I enjoyed the stitching and pulling the threads out of the waste canvas, too. I’ll be trying this on velveteen, soon.