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I got it too, and I didn't even realize it came with an embellishment!
Pretty! I'm thinking of using the pattern to make a seat cover in needlepoint - my favorite chair needs a new one. Ellice wrote: Then, I had to buy the Just-Nan Spring In the Air Sampler - heck, it's on sale, and came with the embellishment pack... My very DH gave me a gift certificate for my LNS for Christmas, and I finally trotted over there to spend it. I also got an expensive pair of Gingher scissors - one of the first things I thought of. I checked out several pairs, and wouldn't you know it, my large fingers liked the most expensive ones best. The Collector's Series, stainless with pewter finish. Yummy! I also got Homespun Elegance's "Patriotic Times" "Purple Promise" from the Silver Lining, Cross My Heart's "Wild Menagerie" (Perfect for all those black T-shirts DH has!) DMC's "Inspirational Masterpieces" Erica Michaels' "Treasured Tools Sewing Case" and K. Elaine Kramer's "Egg II" which looks like a good "starter" pattern for Hardanger. At the rate I'm going, I'll soon have - what's the acronym? SABLE: Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. I already have that in knitting yarn. I'm doing the JanLynn "God Bless America" over 14 ct waste canvas, on a denim shirt for DH. It's my most complicated graph yet, and I had to re-start it 3 times before I decided I should ignore the advice to start in the middle. So I started in a corner. Then I finally figured out I needed to make a copy of the pattern and mark off what I'd already done. Now I'm speeding up some, but it's still slow, since my very-short term memory can't store more than 10 stitches at once. But at least I've established a rhythm. Ruthie in Colorado |
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On 1/21/04 4:57 PM,"Ruthie" posted:
I got it too, and I didn't even realize it came with an embellishment! Pretty! I'm thinking of using the pattern to make a seat cover in needlepoint - my favorite chair needs a new one. Just got back from FLA, and am catching up on my e-world ;^) We can see how progress goes. Might mak a good seat cover, but have to look at the stitches to make sure they'll all hold up well. The last couple of years, my friend with the shop has taken to selling most of the Just-Nan charts, and some other designers, with the embellishment kits. At the least, she generally gets 3 full sets, even if more copies of the chart alone. So, when you pick the chart, the embellishment pack is just stapled to it. Ellice wrote: Then, I had to buy the Just-Nan Spring In the Air Sampler - heck, it's on sale, and came with the embellishment pack... My very DH gave me a gift certificate for my LNS for Christmas, and I finally trotted over there to spend it. Lucky you. I also got an expensive pair of Gingher scissors - one of the first things I thought of. I checked out several pairs, and wouldn't you know it, my large fingers liked the most expensive ones best. The Collector's Series, stainless with pewter finish. Yummy! Very nice. I have a set of the pewter ones - had them for a few years - for Hardanger. They live very carefully taken care of. I love them - they have very long, pointy, thin, tips and only come out to play at cut thread work. My Gingher storks do the yeoman's work ;^) I also got Homespun Elegance's "Patriotic Times" "Purple Promise" from the Silver Lining, Beautiful! and K. Elaine Kramer's "Egg II" which looks like a good "starter" pattern for Hardanger. It's a nice piece - we have it in the shop. You'll have fun doing it. At the rate I'm going, I'll soon have - what's the acronym? SABLE: Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. I already have that in knitting yarn. LOL - DH is worried that my Quilting, sewing and needlework stashes will all get together. I think that is why the Quilting/sewing stuff is mostly downstairs - while needlework is upstairs. Sounds like you had a good S.E.X. Day! I'm doing the JanLynn "God Bless America" over 14 ct waste canvas, on a denim shirt for DH. It's my most complicated graph yet, and I had to re-start it 3 times before I decided I should ignore the advice to start in the middle. So I started in a corner. Then I finally figured out I needed to make a copy of the pattern and mark off what I'd already done. All good ideas. Definitely the working copy - and many of us use highlighters or colored pencils. If I make an error - such as one extra stitch in a color - and I'm not going to take it out, I just mark the chart so I know that, and it won't set off some big juggernaut of more errors. Now I'm speeding up some, but it's still slow, since my very-short term memory can't store more than 10 stitches at once. But at least I've established a rhythm. Good for you. You'll be able to recognize more that you've stitched with practice - at least IME. Once you've gotten a rhythm - it just gets better. Happy stitchin' ellice |
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