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Have you done or seen the paper embroidery techniques in scrapbooking?
It's so cool to see the intergration of so many diffrerent techniques nowadays into all types of crafts and art. --- Lula http://www.woolydream.com Needlework Adventures Rachel Janzen wrote: One of the first thing you learn when you learn scrapbooking (Creative Memories in particular) is that you are leaving a record of who you were for future generations. So your words are just as important as the pictures, cute stickers, perfect paper and outstanding design, if not important. Also, your handwriting is a part of you and a part that future generations want to see, no matter how bad you think it is. In fact I know of scrapbookers that take special care to ensure that whatever scraps of their ancesters handwriting is part of their scrapbooks to past onto future generations. Maybe it's the same thing with designing embroidery, if it's your way of doing something, then it's your signature and your touch that will mean something to future generations. When I was at SAM earlier this month, they had some early American samplers on the wall. My CSB and I got as close to them as possible without setting off the alarms. They weren't perfect - spacing was off - kilter, etc, but they were still works of art. Rachel |
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"Linda Wright" wrote I had to look her up - and I do like her stuff! The frocks especially. For those who want to look: http://www.jennifer-pudney.co.nz/wha...html#craftydog She has a needlepoint design of a women being overcome by a Devonshire tea that I want to do one day. The little Drama Queen I did (in one evening) is one of the first things you see on this page--I added French knots to mine for texture on the ermine and a few other places. I am taking her into my LNS next time I'm in, as the owner liked the description, and I would love to have some more of these terrifc designs near at hand. DAwne |
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Hmm - good idea!
Where are you - maybe you can convince your LNS and I can come shop there LOL! Linda in Columbia, MO |
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Dawne Peterson wrote:
I am taking her into my LNS next time I'm in, as the owner liked the description, and I would love to have some more of these terrifc designs near at hand. DAwne Where is your LNS? I haven't been to Regina in over 5-6 years, but that might make a trip worthwhile! Rachel |
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lula wrote:
Have you done or seen the paper embroidery techniques in scrapbooking? It's so cool to see the intergration of so many diffrerent techniques nowadays into all types of crafts and art. --- Lula http://www.woolydream.com Needlework Adventures I haven't, but I believe my cousin has. I like my pages pretty clean, paper, stickers, maybe some stamps, pictures and journalling. My cousin enjoys experimenting with some of the other techniques more than I. Rachel |
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Rachel , i was facinated to read this note of yours,
esp the opening line .....[ and please don`t be offended by my being surprised about it] One of the first thing you learn when you learn scrapbooking (Creative Memories in particular) The mere idea that one has or can `learn scrapbooking `, made me dizy and completely made me wonder ,, i thought we all knew how to remember , we all did it in our tradional and private way , as a kid i have had Glue -in albums into which i glued postcards , articles , snippets i cut out of mags , paper doilies from places i visited where i asked family or friends and even the waiter to sign it!!!! after glueing it in i would add some drawings with water color ,, a photo of me and my Praternal Oma and Papa in switerland i Hid in a double folded page which i cut into the form of a cabin on the Cable Ban. A desert School trip , got images of desert views as background ,,,, so Was I book scrapping ,,,, was i making creative memories ??? i am not putting you down , nore am i cinycal ,,,,isn`t a bit commercializing , of even Unifying Memories ,, in a TREND of that is how it is done ??? and what if one has another idea ,,,, if one does not want or have all this stuff , is he /she than not Creative ??? and what is this word creative ??? doing here anyway ,,,, memories are memories, and anybody does or doesn`t do it , in their own way , why add this trendy word ?? and if it would be called Creative ? won`t people do it ?? if the can or need to do it ??? Having written this thoughts , i truelly respect appreciate and understand anyone who wants ... as you put it ... leaving a record of who you were for the next generations , and yes your words your photos are all important , all parts of the YOU ....... And here i think i can write something, about memory one makes for others, who had nothing or nobody to remember. Over the past years, i have mentioned that i do memorial works to my family members who have been Murdered. This made many people here , make very rude and uncalled remarks. I don`t know why but i am not so bothered with making my own scrapbook or other memorial, i live my life here have friends people who know me , people who spoke with me , i have planted trees, walked on the ground. i feel i need to memorize those who haven`t been able to live their life to the fullest. i have to dig and look and seek their memory , because they are memorised now only in the LISTS of the dead in continent where they were murdered , i think i want their names here. I wish i knew more about them. i look at mysterious photos , and see faces the look a bit like mine, who are they , how are we connected, anfd thus i went out almost unknowing on the long trek, find a trhread here , a torn memory there, and sew them embroider them weave together. like generations of Jewish Mothers and daughters embroidered memorial cloth, that could be rolled and taken with, when the next pogrom , hits their house. THus if so many in USA put importance in CREATIVE memorizing themselves , why scold and be rude to those of us who go beyond that work ??? Esp as my personal / family memorial work touches not only my family , in my work i memorixe whole families / comminities who disappeared completly not having anything left behind , not a SCRAP , not a grave Nothing ... with designing embroidery, if it's your way of doing something, then it's your signature and your touch that will mean something to future generations. In my work " Album of Fabrics remembered " i sewed in doilies by some people of whom i have no photo , but i embroidered their dates [ if i had had them ] .... and by this a left a thread of them alive ,,,, it was a good feeling , mirjam |
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Hi Rachel,
Thanks for your input. Just thought I'd mention that scrapbooking is now the #1 craft in the US according to articles in the trade journals. I'm amazed at the seemingly endless supplies and techniques companies have created for scrapbookers to choose from. I wish this had been around years ago as I've kept journals since I was a teen-ager but mine are all plain writing, never thought about creating nice layouts and adding interesting bits and pieces from those years. Right now, I'm not doing scrapbooking as such but working on an "art" album beginning with Halloween themes where I've done "artistic" layouts of Halloween motifs from fabrics, paper and other flat items that fit on a page. Will probably do more pages of whatever other themes catch my interest. This is what lead to creating a similar project in needlework using the inspiration of crazy quilt techniques of embroidery and embellishments, creating a needlework based collage! --- Lula http://www.woolydream.com Needlework Adventures Rachel Janzen wrote: I haven't, but I believe my cousin has. I like my pages pretty clean, paper, stickers, maybe some stamps, pictures and journalling. My cousin enjoys experimenting with some of the other techniques more than I. Rachel lula asked: Have you done or seen the paper embroidery techniques in scrapbooking? It's so cool to see the intergration of so many diffrerent techniques nowadays into all types of crafts and art. |
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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
Rachel , i was facinated to read this note of yours, esp the opening line .....[ and please don`t be offended by my being surprised about it] One of the first thing you learn when you learn scrapbooking (Creative Memories in particular) The mere idea that one has or can `learn scrapbooking `, made me dizy and completely made me wonder ,, i thought we all knew how to remember , we all did it in our tradional and private way , Is it really *that* surprising that some people just want a little help tackling what many perceive as an overwhelming project? Are anyone's scrapbooks less valuable because they choose to follow certain techniques rather than coming up with all their own? While you may feel you always knew how to do it in your own way, apparently there are many others who don't. If they choose to use certain products or take lessons in certain techniques, I don't see how that's inappropriate. And maybe someday they'll feel more comfortable and spread their wings a bit more, and maybe they'll be perfectly happy with what they're already doing. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
Rachel , i was facinated to read this note of yours, esp the opening line .....[ and please don`t be offended by my being surprised about it] One of the first thing you learn when you learn scrapbooking (Creative Memories in particular) The mere idea that one has or can `learn scrapbooking `, made me dizy and completely made me wonder ,, i thought we all knew how to remember , we all did it in our tradional and private way , as a kid i have had Glue -in albums into which i glued postcards , articles , snippets i cut out of mags , paper doilies from places i visited where i asked family or friends and even the waiter to sign it!!!! after glueing it in i would add some drawings with water color ,, a photo of me and my Praternal Oma and Papa in switerland i Hid in a double folded page which i cut into the form of a cabin on the Cable Ban. A desert School trip , got images of desert views as background ,,,, so Was I book scrapping ,,,, was i making creative memories ??? i am not putting you down , nore am i cinycal ,,,,isn`t a bit commercializing , of even Unifying Memories ,, in a TREND of that is how it is done ??? and what if one has another idea ,,,, if one does not want or have all this stuff , is he /she than not Creative ??? and what is this word creative ??? doing here anyway ,,,, memories are memories, and anybody does or doesn`t do it , in their own way , why add this trendy word ?? and if it would be called Creative ? won`t people do it ?? if the can or need to do it ??? mirjam I guess a little explanation to those not in North America is needed. I guess I shoiuld of said Creative Memories (TM) - because it is a popular scrapbooking supply company that like Tupperware has home-based party marketing. By teaching, their specialty is teaching people how to use photo-safe materials, so that even through you are being creative, the methods ensure that future generations have the memories you've preserved. Rachel |
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Well Ericka , every one gets surprised by something else !!!
When i was in Boston USA , we would go to Yard sales ,, we could not believe our eyes when we saw people sell ,,,, framed photos of Old people ,, and would write by it GF or GM = 10 $ ,, the pair 16$ ,,,, later we found out some people just hang such photos in their houses top make them more `respectable` No , i stil think learning how to put one`s memories together ??? is weird ... commercial meomories ???? What about Spontenous feelings , authencity ,,, ????? where have they gone . I did notsay i knew how to do it, i jaust said we did it naturally out of our curiousity , questioning life , looking around us etc,,,, mirjam On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 20:02:02 -0500, Ericka Kammerer wrote: Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: Rachel , i was facinated to read this note of yours, esp the opening line .....[ and please don`t be offended by my being surprised about it] One of the first thing you learn when you learn scrapbooking (Creative Memories in particular) The mere idea that one has or can `learn scrapbooking `, made me dizy and completely made me wonder ,, i thought we all knew how to remember , we all did it in our tradional and private way , Is it really *that* surprising that some people just want a little help tackling what many perceive as an overwhelming project? Are anyone's scrapbooks less valuable because they choose to follow certain techniques rather than coming up with all their own? While you may feel you always knew how to do it in your own way, apparently there are many others who don't. If they choose to use certain products or take lessons in certain techniques, I don't see how that's inappropriate. And maybe someday they'll feel more comfortable and spread their wings a bit more, and maybe they'll be perfectly happy with what they're already doing. Best wishes, Ericka |
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