Wednesday, 20 February 2013

More of the birdcage accessories finished

Hi everyone,
This week my new steam iron arrived. Wow it just about does everything except a cup of tea. It is a Tefal Aquaspeed autoclean 5375 and looks like a light blue spaceship and is just as speedy.

 I have been waiting to sew up some of the accessories for the birdcage but I needed to press the embroideries to bring them back into alignment and freshen up the linen.
The class notes were great and helped a lot which made the making up a lot easier. Thank you Christine for a wonderful class and project. 

 Here are the nearly completed accessories. I still have to add a closing loop and crystal onto the needle-case.
French Birdcage by Christine P Bishop
Needlecase,Pincushion,Thimble holder bag,Laying tool
holder,Needle threader fob
The red is DMC 814, one of my favourites, my friend Lis in stitching her birdcage in a wonderful shade of a blue Finca thread. Just yummy. It will be onto the actual birdcage next after I finish the scissor holder which is the final piece to the accessories.

Last Sunday was another class with Christine at the Guild of SA. we learned how to construct a fabric covered box, all stitched with no glue. It was a 1 day class and we all managed (20 very busy ladies) to reach the halfway point. At the end of the day my hand was telling me to have a rest. It was the first time I have used a curved needle and I think I stitched enough of my finger into the box to make it contain a sizeable DNA record. I will post a photo soon.

The second ornament in Santa's Village is finished and I snapped another photo, sorry it is a little overexposed but I have workmen digging up the road out the front of my home and the dust is just incredible so I changed my photography spot and it is not as good.

Santa's Village, Country Cottage Needleworks
35 count Natural , one over one
Santa's House and Poinsetta Place
These ornaments are so great. They are really fun to stitch and being small it intensifies the colours really well. This week I found out that Little House Needleworks are starting a 12 month series of little houses the first one is called My House and can be personalised with your own family name. Take a look and enjoy.

Happy stitching, bye for now, Carol



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  1. Nicola21 February 2013 at 00:04

    Your Santa's village looks so sweet as ornaments Carol. They will look amazing as a group at the end of the series,

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    1. Carol24 February 2013 at 19:08

      Thanks Nicola, I have a friend working on a wooden "tree" so I can hang them together. They are such sweet designs. Bye for now Carol

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  2. The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure22 February 2013 at 04:40

    The Santa's Village ornaments are darling but the birdcage accessories are amazing. Can't wait to see the birdcage itself all finished with its pretties inside.

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    1. Carol24 February 2013 at 19:10

      Thanks Jane, The birdcage is going to be a real test of my construction skills. I will have a lot of support from the designer and my fellow class mates. So stay tuned. Happy stitching bye for now Carol

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