tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214099412024-03-18T13:33:56.974-06:00Lady's Repository Museum & Diamond K Folk ArtFine Antique Fashion 1620-1870Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.comBlogger911125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-73893378383512608482024-03-10T20:46:00.002-06:002024-03-10T20:46:53.929-06:00A Road Trip to Wa D.C<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">To Study A Truly Magnificent Gummed Silk Casket</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">at The Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-2043533/?intObjectID=2043533" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="542" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT9h7tqZfqOS4A89erirg9Eu5B-xoktWiAEHi90-r2ccHpa-rUy9sLJEy_gUUI9FJzeHgFMjdWtkGPTFrQ_hwZwSF7yK60XARxHWoyV1GMjdBrer3mlLICsa_ogQqMWFyqtKY9t0rzI7GCrZaYNQXtEDpTFEE0zcCsQ2qG5BQKgRcPveJV8gulQ/s320/D29-pic_l1.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was thrilled earlier this year when a post popped up on my Facebook page about a micro exhibit at the George Washington University Museum in Washington D.C. that included this casket. The last location I had known of it was when it was sold at a Christie's auction in 2001. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been looking for it to pop up ever since, and finally, I know where it went! It was purchased at Christie's by Lloyd Cotsen(president of Neutrogena Corporation), who traveled the world collecting textiles and embroideries with the goal of making them available for public study & education. When he passed away in 2017, he bequeathed his collection to the George Washington University Textile Museum. They in turn created the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center within the museum, to house only the pieces of his collection. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a long history with this casket before I ever met it in person. I have a few pics from the 2001 auction along with a 1929 image of it with the garden displayed at the top of the pillars that I studied heavily when I was researching & testing my gummed silk techniques. There is only so much one can glean from a photo though, and honestly, I was not confident I would ever see it publicly again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made an appointment to study it in person and it was not disappointing in the slightest. We made some new discoveries, like finding writing on the bottom of it....and I could finally see all of its elements up close. It was a super fantabulous study session and I am happy to say that it will not be the last time we are together~ Watch for some fun things happening with this casket & the<a href="https://museum.gwu.edu/cotsen-textile-traces-study-center" target="_blank"> Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center</a> in the future!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This casket is unique because the interior is one large mirrored cavity whose sole purpose is to house a wonderous, over-the-top, three-dimensional flower garden made of gummed silk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6ec1acb0lP2MTH52BGf_6LTfbdarzDnBiNQ3QjhobPEKsGk6P0j16IMmmjfz543-wRK5_0u9zzhBT3ZU6-tq8KJVFFGe_kTkzsPhnvwsE5y9HRqHrMIU0OxQQhbPGuXoktQ2_eDGvyyVt2ytddjYrbRcZF1L6H9DEc6qHy5aZCI1AEZn8vBN8w/s3264/DSCN2915a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6ec1acb0lP2MTH52BGf_6LTfbdarzDnBiNQ3QjhobPEKsGk6P0j16IMmmjfz543-wRK5_0u9zzhBT3ZU6-tq8KJVFFGe_kTkzsPhnvwsE5y9HRqHrMIU0OxQQhbPGuXoktQ2_eDGvyyVt2ytddjYrbRcZF1L6H9DEc6qHy5aZCI1AEZn8vBN8w/s320/DSCN2915a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have studied the <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O136433/embroidered-casket/" target="_blank">Victoria & Albert Museum's casket T.23-1928</a> in person(above), which is another garden casket, but as you will note, it is more formal~refined and dainty...what I think of when someone says an 'English Garden'. This garden includes pressed paper, wax & gummed silk among other things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdtMF0-gNSVMNnklRS7Cym_ADZ0HaoJ2WsMbEBt5cnvC8fDHBC15O7RbnCPJ3Pus2thV3Bw-o3B7rfhYNJLSB3d13xHNJAsYByBjbYQVq4rOFncnoo6e0OnBE0LLC1pFjsrfSqQQb7vUWdHS9cgOF6GJMEhEesRXrhfS3DGK8FVnsTbHF2dJ_ZQ/s3264/DSCN3475a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdtMF0-gNSVMNnklRS7Cym_ADZ0HaoJ2WsMbEBt5cnvC8fDHBC15O7RbnCPJ3Pus2thV3Bw-o3B7rfhYNJLSB3d13xHNJAsYByBjbYQVq4rOFncnoo6e0OnBE0LLC1pFjsrfSqQQb7vUWdHS9cgOF6GJMEhEesRXrhfS3DGK8FVnsTbHF2dJ_ZQ/s320/DSCN3475a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The <a href="https://www.rct.uk/collection/39240/stumpwork-casket" target="_blank">Queen's Casket</a> at Windsor with the shepherdess on top is three-dimensional, but all of its elements are needlelace and not gummed silk, so I do not place it in the same category as the garden caskets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5rPlYM6Vwxaa99v_KXC-ruLHMOSqXL3pb9vOBd1ov4SyX5d3IxDGuAnGRsDSqPFrfgMOz2z94Bcij-nAclomPagar22wdPDtqKqdgbWQuq-pnQg76OCFsSLt6LsXhL66P7qMEhehVbBpGRTJDTxE7sN7V0cKEizp2VTwItZ9eQUeB0KvXVPlhQ/s4608/DSCN4975a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5rPlYM6Vwxaa99v_KXC-ruLHMOSqXL3pb9vOBd1ov4SyX5d3IxDGuAnGRsDSqPFrfgMOz2z94Bcij-nAclomPagar22wdPDtqKqdgbWQuq-pnQg76OCFsSLt6LsXhL66P7qMEhehVbBpGRTJDTxE7sN7V0cKEizp2VTwItZ9eQUeB0KvXVPlhQ/s320/DSCN4975a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Cotsen garden casket, as I refer to it, (T-1084a-b) is a wild naturalistic garden situated on a removable ground pad of thick green plush velvet stitch. Each and every flower or fruit the eye can see has been made of gummed silk. Forms of wood and wooden beads have been used as the bases for the fruits, there are some silk-wrapped purls used for foliage, and the center stamens of the honeysuckle are exquisitely fashioned from real feathers.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5niO9rxaaOFR0zF6vcVjrL9msD4d7TgLtwRQ_4Y2niLjMcuVhSFKN80zBjebqcHo8LOa7kpSyTIZefDUsHBWbn_xZyKfXGUf1JWbwCExgZ0735krlH1reHiJCzX518pthEKQxpvMf7KZDYdVUuwRx9WVXwcL6tZND9WE-hl7CKGbXFr5wr9C7Ig/s4608/DSCN5084a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5niO9rxaaOFR0zF6vcVjrL9msD4d7TgLtwRQ_4Y2niLjMcuVhSFKN80zBjebqcHo8LOa7kpSyTIZefDUsHBWbn_xZyKfXGUf1JWbwCExgZ0735krlH1reHiJCzX518pthEKQxpvMf7KZDYdVUuwRx9WVXwcL6tZND9WE-hl7CKGbXFr5wr9C7Ig/s320/DSCN5084a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Though now (hopefully temporarily) stuck in place, the bottommost wooden tray slides out from its fitted slot and can sit atop the pillars. The garden can then be placed on top of the tray and be displayed with the lid open and front fully shut, as seen in the 1929 photo.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCML1uDLyl7qEC1zRRkkudi3OQOcHCZkh2UsIpCcK0BG10jm2QbOUhPTYsoRssX5igu8ShP6OuRlmocvqAVEHMTkIz129wYwcNURUR2gL_9P7DOG1q93G3GnwDF_vRwV96VfpRmubw9SG0tnmbtE-REDs03ugcKuIejaJaiRDv6F9VO1CdqcrwQ/s4608/DSCN5133a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCML1uDLyl7qEC1zRRkkudi3OQOcHCZkh2UsIpCcK0BG10jm2QbOUhPTYsoRssX5igu8ShP6OuRlmocvqAVEHMTkIz129wYwcNURUR2gL_9P7DOG1q93G3GnwDF_vRwV96VfpRmubw9SG0tnmbtE-REDs03ugcKuIejaJaiRDv6F9VO1CdqcrwQ/s320/DSCN5133a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are so many different flowers, I took a zillion photos and after two hours was still seeing new things I had missed seeing before. One can easily just get happily lost in this piece. When the mirrors were new, the garden would be reflected back from every angle and it would have looked like it could go on and on forever!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O5Gjq6Km6zmLjy3Y-x2yvXI2bZ7vtJawWAIyigwrnccfSXtqs0KP0AhnQ83592kTGz63GHL0InWEUV2T8X7SxYT-XnFF3oqcgHUs9bC-AgI7Bg6_i7thZiJ0_TQ1LQ2S2TGazLnGiPrBnNWgjckWaFOCKPpcq-A7MkQDbWT95L-2QhhI2RhGjQ/s4608/DSCN5154a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O5Gjq6Km6zmLjy3Y-x2yvXI2bZ7vtJawWAIyigwrnccfSXtqs0KP0AhnQ83592kTGz63GHL0InWEUV2T8X7SxYT-XnFF3oqcgHUs9bC-AgI7Bg6_i7thZiJ0_TQ1LQ2S2TGazLnGiPrBnNWgjckWaFOCKPpcq-A7MkQDbWT95L-2QhhI2RhGjQ/s320/DSCN5154a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a pear tree in the center, and strawberries along this edge of the garden. The seeds are a bullion stitch over the gummed silk covered form. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3a26yz1DAybiHQ3ROnQd9Ky7-5bU-DZTOMDlh2INaJVX1qnyKyBawn-YF74nSmC5N_aca3SYXnmTgL24HpcU507VYQ2MfcWaPCDzZpWcY-zpN7E2J-JFX-nfFDUEue2D_9Y7f__8S-Ed7-M2usRlgPFD5InJ9ALhO84IZM3GWQSaMUzdiAlzOA/s4608/DSCN5119a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3a26yz1DAybiHQ3ROnQd9Ky7-5bU-DZTOMDlh2INaJVX1qnyKyBawn-YF74nSmC5N_aca3SYXnmTgL24HpcU507VYQ2MfcWaPCDzZpWcY-zpN7E2J-JFX-nfFDUEue2D_9Y7f__8S-Ed7-M2usRlgPFD5InJ9ALhO84IZM3GWQSaMUzdiAlzOA/s320/DSCN5119a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each flower has been carefully recreated from gummed silk~ with the thickness of the sheets varied for the size of the flower. My favorite though is by far the honeysuckle shown above. The centers are the most tiny, delicate little feathers. I think it's time to take my gummed silk skills a step further into the third dimension....keep a watch on this space!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-2270964533763424572024-01-28T15:56:00.000-07:002024-01-28T15:56:05.829-07:00Diamond K Folk Art Online Academy<p style="text-align: center;"> <i><b><span style="font-size: large;">New Skills Based 2024 Classes</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTXyfe8MtnFndAOrVgzjOENeDGoobx3PYGnr1JwRMo952jgkqq10obVnlY3EbnVW0hrKr24A3Jk-4qettN212uUGdUIz99batg8lMMrl59YwMITbf9NDtbg5RaEX893T68rdXA_5-UUGoKXDto9hlTnLmb_dkzFUly-AhSeVMf-Wo6MgrNcKKUg/s1024/gum%20silk%20beforeafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTXyfe8MtnFndAOrVgzjOENeDGoobx3PYGnr1JwRMo952jgkqq10obVnlY3EbnVW0hrKr24A3Jk-4qettN212uUGdUIz99batg8lMMrl59YwMITbf9NDtbg5RaEX893T68rdXA_5-UUGoKXDto9hlTnLmb_dkzFUly-AhSeVMf-Wo6MgrNcKKUg/s320/gum%20silk%20beforeafter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have several new classes planned for this year at the Online Academy, most are skills-based classes that will help you take your embroidery to an entirely new level. My goal this year is to offer my students the tools to make their embroidery projects spectacular. While I love project classes, and will indeed have some of those too, a skill-building class can be applied to the thing or what of your own choosing. You can mold the class to fit your particular project now and in the future!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first class that is open for enrollment now is </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com/p/diamond-k-folk-art-online-academy.html" target="_blank">Puffed Silkes~ 17th Century Inspired Padded Silk Interiors</a></b></i></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span>I will show you how to make a custom padded interior to fit whatever receptacle you have on hand, whether it's an old cigar box or fancy casket. No matter how elaborate the embroidery on the outside of a box is, there is always a gasp of excitement when it is opened to reveal an interior just as beautiful(or perhaps even more so) as the outside.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">There are a couple of bonus lessons that will include how to make partitions for custom cavities like the ones I made in the casket above for the tiny Penhaligons scent bottles, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TjbPkAPODA0MESX7zjaGml9XXibhOX7YG0zaccu6Cflk7savRKDnONdfPaB163b-F5dDXceJ430r3Zd3ZfVdXL7Ej0agg1r7JzHrzMjUfqiYiHgmLEvJL6gUo-HF4YnOfJPFzz4C60ukIO0L-7eAegEZkse0ZGi3DsWwQCNQ3lN2lJ3hYqMSbw/s3264/DSCN5498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TjbPkAPODA0MESX7zjaGml9XXibhOX7YG0zaccu6Cflk7savRKDnONdfPaB163b-F5dDXceJ430r3Zd3ZfVdXL7Ej0agg1r7JzHrzMjUfqiYiHgmLEvJL6gUo-HF4YnOfJPFzz4C60ukIO0L-7eAegEZkse0ZGi3DsWwQCNQ3lN2lJ3hYqMSbw/s320/DSCN5498.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>and another on transforming the inside of a drawer into a 17th c style ring holder.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">If you are interested in learning my techniques for finishing a padded interior, you can click the link above to learn more about it!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Upcoming 2024 Skills Classes~</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">*Through The Looking Glass~ 17th Century Inspired Mirrored Interiors</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">*Windows To The Past~ Frames & Cartouches in 17th C Embroidery & How To Make Them</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-33742262959825530092024-01-18T10:56:00.000-07:002024-01-18T10:56:00.115-07:00A Casket & A Class...<p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Scenes of Country Life, or Rural Pursuits </span></i></b><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Casket Finished!</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-Ok_yCUrsBF7oiLCGBktgKCg9AEMgVgOR26nxVBzKhw3kF3wkOWGIJSJRatpy8zB6N8Z6q6otiZ3B9wqU45VIeih9tkvwrcZS93CZi2L2VOrJWSftQHqVLAxBMYp1xozsWcFYd_9n8CgfKDJ8V7l59HV9fagCaD008LbFAISSATp-HaZwWb5dg/s5184/IMG_7585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-Ok_yCUrsBF7oiLCGBktgKCg9AEMgVgOR26nxVBzKhw3kF3wkOWGIJSJRatpy8zB6N8Z6q6otiZ3B9wqU45VIeih9tkvwrcZS93CZi2L2VOrJWSftQHqVLAxBMYp1xozsWcFYd_9n8CgfKDJ8V7l59HV9fagCaD008LbFAISSATp-HaZwWb5dg/s320/IMG_7585.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Its been a whirlwind the past three years. I am a bit surprised that I was able to get this casket done...but on the other hand, as usual, stitching helped me through it. I started the interior in 2021, and thought it was an easy mark of planing it to be finished by the end of 2022. Then I got sick...was already a nervous wreck when dr told me I had a coconut size liposarcoma that needed to come out not next month or sometime in the future...how about the day after tomorrow? So things changed, and I couldn't stitch on it for a while. You have no brain capacity for anything at that moment...at least I didn't. Slowly as I got better and realized I wasn't on the expressway to the other side, I started stitching on it again. At first, stitching gave me something to concentrate on so my mind wouldn't think about other things. Then, stitching gave my mind ease in reflecting and thinking about ...well...all the stuff I didn't want to think about. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">There is a mine of information just waiting to be discovered about the effects of the sounds of a needle and thread moving through a fabric. Perhaps it is that, combined with the repetitive motions of stitching, moving the arms up and down, that relaxes the spirit? I don't know, but whatever it is, I like it. I need it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> I love how this casket came out. It is my Scenes of Country Life or Rural Pursuits casket, and it is everything I love about my childhood and then some. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWORc7VeXCR1X4MDeMNprqpnh0ZavRr017xJKxvhdwr1zTFndgQTtu9AHzWIwjsQfmfiz2uFT040JdjrBamVdi8_jZN0jC0XK_RDfIIHkLdn-JPkHXISvtdaKtu1zWlOB7TGBIepXRLz5f8A1aaX86efjzJAxozMcj_fEOLpreQ4mNkE0hdKqLYQ/s5184/IMG_7588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWORc7VeXCR1X4MDeMNprqpnh0ZavRr017xJKxvhdwr1zTFndgQTtu9AHzWIwjsQfmfiz2uFT040JdjrBamVdi8_jZN0jC0XK_RDfIIHkLdn-JPkHXISvtdaKtu1zWlOB7TGBIepXRLz5f8A1aaX86efjzJAxozMcj_fEOLpreQ4mNkE0hdKqLYQ/s320/IMG_7588.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">It is stitched on dutchess silk satin, entirely in flat filament silks. There are five cartouches with scenes in them that remind me of special memories. I am on the front sitting on the shore fishing(she also represents my Mother), and in another, milking a cow. Growing up there was many a day spent fishing. Sometimes we were fishing for our supper, so we sat there till we caught something to eat, rain or shine. I never liked going out in the boat to go fishing because one, I always had to pee, sometimes before we even got to the 'spot' to fish...and two, if I sat on shore, I could sit and play in the dirt while fishing. Maybe that's where I first learned to multitask? ha </p><p style="text-align: center;">I learned to milk a cow at a little dairy farm in the first grade. I loved the sound of the milk hitting the can, and seeing the steam rise up from it. Can't stand to drink milk, but milk the cow, yes!</p><p style="text-align: center;">The surround holds flowers I know well~ my Mom always had the most beautiful iris and tulips in the yard~ I love red tulips and would always pick her a bunch for Mother's Day. She was always so happy that I picked them for her, and looking back on it now, probably secretly a little sad I had picked them. The frieze holds flowers and fruits that are special to me~ the turkey here is a nod to the turkeys I had here on our own farm. The central flower is a sunflower, Pip's favorite. Of course, we didn't have borage in northeast Washington...that is an homage to 17th stitchers</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmc1ayra7V9o_PQuYh547BagQ1ROp9BBGpi9rGFbBBBxcUckux6aW11VAi-NXBuH64A7hO4NM2r6OSB5EtrMJbfgcqCaoQBxBoqTqJkoinBamvsysSZS9B7jk209NAvgKhpyddJ53jgaE6pvSugY7VfLIQbduUlwykmq2Oiili2Vu50B57miDwQ/s5184/IMG_7589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmc1ayra7V9o_PQuYh547BagQ1ROp9BBGpi9rGFbBBBxcUckux6aW11VAi-NXBuH64A7hO4NM2r6OSB5EtrMJbfgcqCaoQBxBoqTqJkoinBamvsysSZS9B7jk209NAvgKhpyddJ53jgaE6pvSugY7VfLIQbduUlwykmq2Oiili2Vu50B57miDwQ/s320/IMG_7589.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Filament silk is so wonderfully shiny, this really glows from all angles. Here you can see up close the faux tortoise shell trim I made for it. I love 17th c caskets with tortoise trim, and it was a favorite for picture frames as well, the dark colours really set off the embroidery.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTiWtEXEWHPGgCSwBh6sYCo9Xk8fKb09IoOvSLCz5S7Hh6GI725GllzChrN_QrYFVHw-T3X03f3ivU2WgDC53-nD5BSKn5PWUgw6gRtBlnfQa5ewomMGMWzmlhz-kTHcGBeqxgUd-DEaNw5tdjJl56RkksZFcaCsyEXM5KFs5x1xHKxJUuoz6rg/s5184/IMG_7590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTiWtEXEWHPGgCSwBh6sYCo9Xk8fKb09IoOvSLCz5S7Hh6GI725GllzChrN_QrYFVHw-T3X03f3ivU2WgDC53-nD5BSKn5PWUgw6gRtBlnfQa5ewomMGMWzmlhz-kTHcGBeqxgUd-DEaNw5tdjJl56RkksZFcaCsyEXM5KFs5x1xHKxJUuoz6rg/s320/IMG_7590.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The proper right side depicts my Pa hunting(then again, I could be me too). We never hunted waterfowl, this is a grouse that has just flown out over water ;) There are two wild strawberries on the hillock behind him, and more up in the frieze. I set the traditional 17th c configuration of a dog chasing a rabbit to the center, but in all honesty, we hunted rabbits a different way~ while riding in a Toyota landcruiser with a pistol. The pansy represents all the little violas that always grow in our yard at home and that seem to pop up always without ever being planted<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCx4Stomu2pfr449VRH8DRWiYpdZL9Nnazahw8J-fUFwmzwu4N9FVHegk4tvIb96lzPhmbY5RuAyR1Ib3rrh3qva1YDDByxZV1Dh3lc7yHRw3MPiSCaki5vnG7PFQy90cAiNJh-uiFtQORtUZpj0bA5DIZGKIfKXyEVEFEhu74_2rIaKOiPQXYA/s5184/IMG_7596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCx4Stomu2pfr449VRH8DRWiYpdZL9Nnazahw8J-fUFwmzwu4N9FVHegk4tvIb96lzPhmbY5RuAyR1Ib3rrh3qva1YDDByxZV1Dh3lc7yHRw3MPiSCaki5vnG7PFQy90cAiNJh-uiFtQORtUZpj0bA5DIZGKIfKXyEVEFEhu74_2rIaKOiPQXYA/s320/IMG_7596.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The proper left side is a plough scene. I think of my Great Grandpa Randall, whom I never knew, out in the fields...pretty sure he was on a tractor, but I didn't really want to stitch a green and yellow John Deer tractor on my casket. The little flowers in the frieze to the far right were as close as I could get to a 17th c representation of the matchsticks I loved to pick out in the woods in the spring. There are thistles in the center, a snail cause I adore snails and a rooster...I thought it was fitting he was crowin the sun up in the panel below. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTqze9azNIaozb2CpXr7AwOEsHvAVlI5mTwk9Sk7HXxVURjAcd7PBUY-1XDtKTbQl0gnRsEXhGpwsbCVr0WojA7FfdFLUkipIHsCyd8KeeC5Tv0X8X3EoTWisWY9TdqoTyyv27soffwv9zJ48P0x0uJ1o6CcCK1ZC2kwXdXJ7loY3N6qnOynqtQ/s5184/IMG_7599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTqze9azNIaozb2CpXr7AwOEsHvAVlI5mTwk9Sk7HXxVURjAcd7PBUY-1XDtKTbQl0gnRsEXhGpwsbCVr0WojA7FfdFLUkipIHsCyd8KeeC5Tv0X8X3EoTWisWY9TdqoTyyv27soffwv9zJ48P0x0uJ1o6CcCK1ZC2kwXdXJ7loY3N6qnOynqtQ/s320/IMG_7599.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>One of the challenges of this casket is the scale~ everything is so small. I scaled down my threads to get the detail I wanted in my stitching, as well as made others. I made this silk wrapped plate purl in two colours for the snail shell.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsYai1Kcvk466RLxjVzhIJSqY4Gt_BXA71hFfqCnWOAogHMgu-cBDu1aI-gpZ3Upybu9kKAieU-_gmWtEZ3TDA50ZZU8VcPCn8xJnVdjpc-2xb_kNvRbPb3Nn2jOGAhcKKezaM9H6ncmQ1J3LyqOhAEqC2fqao2xTVRjUcgJhVBrSTd9rbwwwxQ/s5184/IMG_7601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsYai1Kcvk466RLxjVzhIJSqY4Gt_BXA71hFfqCnWOAogHMgu-cBDu1aI-gpZ3Upybu9kKAieU-_gmWtEZ3TDA50ZZU8VcPCn8xJnVdjpc-2xb_kNvRbPb3Nn2jOGAhcKKezaM9H6ncmQ1J3LyqOhAEqC2fqao2xTVRjUcgJhVBrSTd9rbwwwxQ/s320/IMG_7601.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The top is a single large cartouche with me sitting under an oak tree...lazing away. I have been picking wild strawberries again and am holding one. Three suffolk sheep graze in the foreground, and my kiko goats Luke(white and brown) & Meisie(black) are relaxing with me. The windmill in the background is not from my childhood. I have always loved windmills depicted in 17th c embroidery, and when I saw some on a trip to Paris in 2017, I knew I was going to include it on something! To the right of us all is a big pond...this represents my most favorite place on earth~Potter's Pond, at home. I also love swans, so you can't have a pond without swans in it<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz8eCLVm0T-MbLuQrQFCVOsQsRqkzR9r-k0L7av56bKWy3ExjbVungFUeADIfXKK1sv7AeYQvR5HpNJlw8-vVUjfmH2EPKHOPrRKsWo3BFAQA_YNe_YS203cqVX4lrKkYgx2_xDAeBZ9sEfka4qWVnSSX4xlX3VmLVSbKfTJpM5Cxmn4L3JK-5A/s5184/IMG_7600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz8eCLVm0T-MbLuQrQFCVOsQsRqkzR9r-k0L7av56bKWy3ExjbVungFUeADIfXKK1sv7AeYQvR5HpNJlw8-vVUjfmH2EPKHOPrRKsWo3BFAQA_YNe_YS203cqVX4lrKkYgx2_xDAeBZ9sEfka4qWVnSSX4xlX3VmLVSbKfTJpM5Cxmn4L3JK-5A/s320/IMG_7600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The surround is a mixture of flowers in long and short stitch, and purl work using silkwrapped purls. Two silk wrapped kidskin parchment flowers ornament the cartouche<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzhVJ-wzj4maGGCWyf8JTZ6yqVnpTJb994TsMokQ_z8XtpZWFqP6p00UxpJetx7dX5m92HzeF8ng-QVr5Q8hoHZ5r0G1x6_GVTYaclGXXxaLhExxuPF1VIws3wgHBTqGPvMAY3YeB0WkDgkSrNOD4gmvCTaVRuskNw1XyvelYezLiReYzrg-bOg/s5184/IMG_7603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzhVJ-wzj4maGGCWyf8JTZ6yqVnpTJb994TsMokQ_z8XtpZWFqP6p00UxpJetx7dX5m92HzeF8ng-QVr5Q8hoHZ5r0G1x6_GVTYaclGXXxaLhExxuPF1VIws3wgHBTqGPvMAY3YeB0WkDgkSrNOD4gmvCTaVRuskNw1XyvelYezLiReYzrg-bOg/s320/IMG_7603.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of the stitches on this casket are flat stitches~ satin stitch, long and short stitch, French knots, long leg French knots ect</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-QUrcGEC7NsBdKMFy4MDQAo63W8EeGTzln9a6GC3wqJ75GAVsZH0ka81-iZvOvBd5KchLH-RL-_PTP49OYM33h26PShzmjKWSxuCdVVp4SJmCSonDtYIG92pxFPRfN4vsqa8AvW6554wGqr9m2oAiPqusnIJWijeeA7BLRCzsZTbrzhkOYvoMA/s5184/IMG_7604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-QUrcGEC7NsBdKMFy4MDQAo63W8EeGTzln9a6GC3wqJ75GAVsZH0ka81-iZvOvBd5KchLH-RL-_PTP49OYM33h26PShzmjKWSxuCdVVp4SJmCSonDtYIG92pxFPRfN4vsqa8AvW6554wGqr9m2oAiPqusnIJWijeeA7BLRCzsZTbrzhkOYvoMA/s320/IMG_7604.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I loved stitching the swans<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6C8F428PaJmzTQkvVJ5D-4hZLhspT9obbQs9-PkqDLhUdYtmwM6UQVKx9ZDPuXiCc6b_L5sZ8_f2yv8DkwIrRPrOJjT_f5wXsO2qU-wZu3tImMg07Bx8TRL-JPq4OQ10jPtZI6EAHKACEFOnZSCflXHJO4zsCoMCOphVdtcqtU8MEOj3KZCsZsA/s5184/IMG_7594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6C8F428PaJmzTQkvVJ5D-4hZLhspT9obbQs9-PkqDLhUdYtmwM6UQVKx9ZDPuXiCc6b_L5sZ8_f2yv8DkwIrRPrOJjT_f5wXsO2qU-wZu3tImMg07Bx8TRL-JPq4OQ10jPtZI6EAHKACEFOnZSCflXHJO4zsCoMCOphVdtcqtU8MEOj3KZCsZsA/s320/IMG_7594.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The back of the casket and back frieze are made of silk wrapped cards~ the figurals on the bottom from left to right top to bottom are green apples, thistle, acorns, single acorn, pink wildflowers, and huckleberries<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhrm-OlPFUu2F2ZKwZlBNbRmSqZnDzwAzFeTpAsdPYPdeDexEWXOH65mHbP9KuY34OvvQIh47rqEBHHAT6uHvQYmt4BVYDv3Mnae0KzhgpJJy3RtnNoeAZATS8_WXooA-vhdj2bP83uEq-zsvND8btBGgCtgS2OVjy3XOtIY8xGEZy4j9UVXwRQ/s5184/IMG_7571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhrm-OlPFUu2F2ZKwZlBNbRmSqZnDzwAzFeTpAsdPYPdeDexEWXOH65mHbP9KuY34OvvQIh47rqEBHHAT6uHvQYmt4BVYDv3Mnae0KzhgpJJy3RtnNoeAZATS8_WXooA-vhdj2bP83uEq-zsvND8btBGgCtgS2OVjy3XOtIY8xGEZy4j9UVXwRQ/s320/IMG_7571.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The interior is dressed in blush pink silk, with secret compartments to the lid and otherwise, with a special portrait that sits behind the mirror. I will be teaching a class this year on mirrored interiors that will include instructions for making the octagon design...<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> If you like the look of the padded silk interior and would like to make your own, my new class <b style="font-style: italic;">Puffed Silkes~ 17th C Inspired Padded Silk Interiors </b>is now open for enrollment~ you can click on the header for the Online Academy at the top of the page, or <a href="https://ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com/p/diamond-k-folk-art-online-academy.html" target="_blank">here</a> to learn more about it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0n9hHZaMkk4l-UQZ9D4b2OAaI-h0HR3Y7s1nnsatHf_isz0r5TgirnmoiZKxtyxt5q8unc27rW6j0fbTncTm4x1UMao2OixXmcIrNY-cEKbmCS7rfN0b683wmDFOefTIfGZS3dcTgZGKfgUgjskvmuGiZZORuwtEuaAdT_d7N4FaDooh6i312g/s5184/IMG_7584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0n9hHZaMkk4l-UQZ9D4b2OAaI-h0HR3Y7s1nnsatHf_isz0r5TgirnmoiZKxtyxt5q8unc27rW6j0fbTncTm4x1UMao2OixXmcIrNY-cEKbmCS7rfN0b683wmDFOefTIfGZS3dcTgZGKfgUgjskvmuGiZZORuwtEuaAdT_d7N4FaDooh6i312g/s320/IMG_7584.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>As excited as I am to see this finished, I am also kind of sad. It has been a good friend to me and kept me company for many hours! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-85964573682904493532023-12-29T13:51:00.000-07:002023-12-29T13:51:03.116-07:00Atheneum for Dec...1828<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">A Farewell To The Year</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGjEv8pCXcQSBVZpzLpMKk_qDnOmcYqDn7Vyw_NNo1BQ5t68dHZMluRGxrX2USJDrfjsTSrx4lzTeXl_MlGdNO_uo8q_fLR_SEKie8swUcdnEPF7argrpCeXyWYV045xwjMyv4T86Fsk1_rqy0cxtgebJWDykV-zN58BAlIHDHytunUC62HQiSw/s5184/IMG_7419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGjEv8pCXcQSBVZpzLpMKk_qDnOmcYqDn7Vyw_NNo1BQ5t68dHZMluRGxrX2USJDrfjsTSrx4lzTeXl_MlGdNO_uo8q_fLR_SEKie8swUcdnEPF7argrpCeXyWYV045xwjMyv4T86Fsk1_rqy0cxtgebJWDykV-zN58BAlIHDHytunUC62HQiSw/s320/IMG_7419.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> One of my favorite pastimes is to read a periodical for whatever year, as close to the calendar month/day that I am in at that time~ if that makes sense. I have a large library of early periodicals and enjoy being in the moment and reading something that so many others were reading on that same day, just a hundred or more years earlier. Last night I sat, had a cup of almond spiced tea, and read the December 1828 issue of <i>The Antheneum, or Spirit of the English Magazine</i>, published by John Cotton in Boston. The individual issues could be saved through the year, and then bound for a price of $3.50. If you did not want the six coloured plates of female fashions included, the price was only $3.00</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I came across a very fitting poem I would like to share~ I have found many of the phrases quite relatable, and though you may enjoy reading it as well~ I wish all of my readers a very happy & healthy 2024~</div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>A Farewell To The Year</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hark, friends, it strikes: the year's last hour:</p><p style="text-align: center;">A solemn sound to hear:</p><p style="text-align: center;">Come, fill the cup, and let us pour Our blessing on the parting year.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The years that were, the dim, the gray, Receive this night, with choral hymn,</p><p style="text-align: center;">A sister shade as lost as they, And soon to be as gray and dim.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Fill high: she brought us both of weal and woe, And nearer lies the land to which we go.</p><p style="text-align: center;">On, on, in one unwearied round~ Old Time pursues his way:</p><p style="text-align: center;">Groves bud and blossom, and the ground Expects in peace her yellow prey:</p><p style="text-align: center;">The oak's broad leaf, the rose's bloom, Together fall, together lie;</p><p style="text-align: center;">And undistinguished in the tomb, Howe'er they lived, are all that die.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Gold, beauty, knightly sword, and royal crown, </p><p style="text-align: center;">To the same sleep go shorn and withered down.</p><p style="text-align: center;">How short the rapid months appear Since round this board we met</p><p style="text-align: center;">To welcome in the infant year, Whose star hath now for ever set!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Alas, as round this board I look, I think on more than I behold,</p><p style="text-align: center;">For glossy curls in gladness shook That night, that now are damp and cold.</p><p style="text-align: center;">For us no more those lovely eyes shall shine, Peace to her slumbers! drown your tears in wine.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Thank Heaven, no seer unblest am I, Before the time to tell,</p><p style="text-align: center;">When moons as brief once more go by, For whom this cup again shall swell.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The hoary mower strides apace, Nor crops alone the ripened ear;</p><p style="text-align: center;">And we may miss the merriest face Among us, 'gainst another year.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Whoe'er survive, be kind as we have been, And think of friends that sleep beneath the green.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Nay, droop not: being is not breath; 'Tis fate that friends must part,</p><p style="text-align: center;">But God will bless in life, in death, The noble soul, the gentle heart.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So deeds be just and words be true, We need not shrink from Nature's rule;</p><p style="text-align: center;">The tomb, so dark to mortal view, Is Heaven's own blessed vestibule;</p><p style="text-align: center;">And solemn, but not sad, this cup should flow,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Through nearer lies the land to which we go.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-10283942009968982052023-12-23T12:16:00.000-07:002023-12-23T12:16:30.178-07:00Embroidery FInished!<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Merry Christmas</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bmpDMv457JO6vradGernqE721JrjQfh7NFOUjQsViHvVIpj_iAv_MvD8WhJJiBcG8TGyda2HtcgRcuuSb9RLFLc-zpgwO-iDXa7btZ80L_a-bMD-ArrwkuCOm_eH11EugztIEduZODV8EBTQVIXAkph_J1UfH1F023WU7G3SYCfybRRjULDvHg/s5184/IMG_7133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bmpDMv457JO6vradGernqE721JrjQfh7NFOUjQsViHvVIpj_iAv_MvD8WhJJiBcG8TGyda2HtcgRcuuSb9RLFLc-zpgwO-iDXa7btZ80L_a-bMD-ArrwkuCOm_eH11EugztIEduZODV8EBTQVIXAkph_J1UfH1F023WU7G3SYCfybRRjULDvHg/s320/IMG_7133.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Today I stitched on the final two little vellum rosettes on the top panel of my Scenes Of Country Life, or Rural Pursuits casket, so the embroidery is now complete. It was my goal to get it finished this year...well, last year really, that morphed into this year! I will take a few days off and enjoy Christmas and then glue the top, front, and front frieze panels onto the casket. Once that is finished, I can start making the trim, which I am really excited about~ it's gonna look fabulous!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBV6MqBUUJeFZKHZBOkYOvle2w7qDhww79G74OU_f8SnNL-Y-MpEvNSPSYkMffpY3ch7MpMF_jfwyesY0bsOaAdbEMhzVrR1mRzyEtIdZwrgj5iX4itZZTbtQQ21NfKWfpSyHLFy2XS4ilP-znPt4hf771lY4UkXqK71x3z6_i5mJwlHSBKl7uIA/s5184/IMG_6977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBV6MqBUUJeFZKHZBOkYOvle2w7qDhww79G74OU_f8SnNL-Y-MpEvNSPSYkMffpY3ch7MpMF_jfwyesY0bsOaAdbEMhzVrR1mRzyEtIdZwrgj5iX4itZZTbtQQ21NfKWfpSyHLFy2XS4ilP-znPt4hf771lY4UkXqK71x3z6_i5mJwlHSBKl7uIA/s320/IMG_6977.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />I hope ya'll have a wonderful holiday season. Whatever your special day is, I hope it's filled with love & peace & happiness. If you are missing a special someone, I hope you make time to sit and remember them & the lifetime of memories they left with you. Remembering our loved ones and sharing stories about them with others, is how they live on forever~<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Happy Stitching & Merry Christmas!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-76408803258142714622023-11-23T09:06:00.000-07:002023-11-23T09:06:31.211-07:00Special 2023 Ornaments & Casket Update<p style="text-align: center;"> <i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Thanksgiving!</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgqkqEH42zaR-uCVlcPIexa8TEk1Z6pyUQdQGYpXJjyO-I6FXm1Ke7LBme0N6dpu9jrnR5IAxnV9CPnFMI8LzNzdzFYM9cfK_4pQKjw-mVpmMwT1to15soFbKuRYNee_6MqOtVqXlA8LLpkO30c45M2jYGkAr7H_dE5ShnETojC8296CUhkQ77g/s5184/IMG_6485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgqkqEH42zaR-uCVlcPIexa8TEk1Z6pyUQdQGYpXJjyO-I6FXm1Ke7LBme0N6dpu9jrnR5IAxnV9CPnFMI8LzNzdzFYM9cfK_4pQKjw-mVpmMwT1to15soFbKuRYNee_6MqOtVqXlA8LLpkO30c45M2jYGkAr7H_dE5ShnETojC8296CUhkQ77g/s320/IMG_6485.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday today! I have added six precious hand painted ornaments to the Etsy store this morning. I think she turned out beautifully!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58784W1vpEUIKUMOlx2tjlW8YcoflKoIGdNMZ0_VwM4qFo-Jvr87BMdJxNjB5-u_PkH2yvgqzq-Mp7aJIHeGGFscFfpwpMfJVBv8i9lihslflj6zyw1DGeOdSHT3-AfvggmEnfNL28fCC5Mz91I8qObP27HtZ4FNtRMm0vrND-x07rdTsSViWBQ/s5184/IMG_6493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58784W1vpEUIKUMOlx2tjlW8YcoflKoIGdNMZ0_VwM4qFo-Jvr87BMdJxNjB5-u_PkH2yvgqzq-Mp7aJIHeGGFscFfpwpMfJVBv8i9lihslflj6zyw1DGeOdSHT3-AfvggmEnfNL28fCC5Mz91I8qObP27HtZ4FNtRMm0vrND-x07rdTsSViWBQ/s320/IMG_6493.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I have been working like mad to get these done in time for this holiday season. There are sooooo many coats of black to get them this dark and dimensional~ there are several 9 hour days of painting represented in this photo. I have had a heavy workload out in the shop. Between the painting and lacquering stages, I have been working on the top panel of my Scenes of Country Life casket.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMCHy7D4aUK5l-QSnUyTV_NyDKVp9CA1Qh_reX-QG6RIfRLaja5F1D7ed29AiLIO7NDhbdy9gy830HOiP8zhFiynjwJfsVLx6a1CN5gJG28UjEIwNAGRpxoeHcprmDhN8AxPgli4VH5R7WOEXmcLpSHp5xtRRnJqnEufECh8B8MYjG7gqeVgfXg/s5184/IMG_6427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMCHy7D4aUK5l-QSnUyTV_NyDKVp9CA1Qh_reX-QG6RIfRLaja5F1D7ed29AiLIO7NDhbdy9gy830HOiP8zhFiynjwJfsVLx6a1CN5gJG28UjEIwNAGRpxoeHcprmDhN8AxPgli4VH5R7WOEXmcLpSHp5xtRRnJqnEufECh8B8MYjG7gqeVgfXg/s320/IMG_6427.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The center panel is now complete and I have finally started the surround. It seems like I have spent eons on this casket~ its never ending! I'm still not confident that I will be able to get it finished this year, but I'm certainly going to try. You should be able to click on the photo to make it larger~ I love how the Suffolk sheep came out...the black goat is my Keiko Meisie, and her mate Luke is in white with brown splotches. The windmill in the background I saw on a trip to Paris, and swans, well, anyone who knows me knows how much I love swans! I was going to try and draw in a loon as well, but I will save them for another casket. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">If you want to follow my stitching journies, I post daily on Instagram~ just search #diamondKFolkArt or check out my page~ rlkinnison1</p><p style="text-align: center;">Happy Stitching!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-65457779336367068812023-10-24T16:13:00.000-06:002023-10-24T16:13:26.306-06:00New Witney Antiques Exhibit of 17th & 18th c Needleworks<p style="text-align: center;"> <i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Choice & Precious Work</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></p>
<iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="314" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLadysRepositoryMuseum%2Fvideos%2F3528244327493428%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are in England ZOOM to Witney Antiques and check out their current exhibit, Choice & Precious Work. Firstly, it is amazingly FREE, and secondly, it is the first of two exhibits that will be showcasing the Elizabeth Hall suite of 17th c needlework & embroidery. Later pieces from the 18th c have been added to her collection by her descendants. I cannot stress to my Dear readers enough how very rare these pieces are, and that they have been so well taken care of and passed down through the family <b><i>together</i></b>. This is a once in a lifetime change to view such a collection~ if you cant get there, then order the catalogue! It can be had directly from Witney Antiques, or if you are in the US the Attic Needleworks will be carrying it here shortly, so give them a ring and reserve yourself a copy!</div>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-64539712614914088262023-10-22T11:26:00.004-06:002023-11-10T09:27:32.239-07:00Taking a Gap Year?<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Did you Miss a Year?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9A_5LkCsFpI" width="320" youtube-src-id="9A_5LkCsFpI"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am very disappointed to announce that I will not be offering a new heirloom ornament kit this year. There are several reasons, none of which matter to get into because it will not change the outcome! I have had a really glorious kit planned for this year, so will be pushing it forward to 2024, and hopefully I will be able to get it out earlier than later. In the meantime, I guess this means Im taking a gap year~ so if there are any of the kits of previous years you haven't got yet, here is your chance! </div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">My kits from 2016 to 2020 are limited edition kits. Meaning, that once my kitted quantity iss sold, they will not be sold again. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kits from 2021 on are still somewhat limited editions, meaning that they will be sold for as long as I am able to source the materials for them. 2021's Flemish Coffer is a good example~ I am currently awaiting materials to come in for that one before I can restock it, so it is currently unavailable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are interested in purchasing a kit, just drop me an email at rlkinnison@yahoo.com and I can send a Paypal invoice. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2016 Flemish Fantasy~ SOLD OUT</div><div style="text-align: center;">2017 Winter Queen: 9 available ~340.00 USD + shipping</div><div style="text-align: center;">2018 Peaceful Kingdom~ SOLD OUT</div><div style="text-align: center;">2019 Ort King: 2 available ~ 250.00 USD + shipping</div><div style="text-align: center;">2020 Fanciful Story~ SOLD OUT</div><div style="text-align: center;">2021 Flemish Coffer~ Out of Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">2022 Skarlet Ladye: 19 available~ 315.00 USD+shipping</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-25379660202609781742023-08-21T16:56:00.003-06:002023-08-21T17:42:50.520-06:00What Are YOU Waiting For?<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Time Waits for NO ONE</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6sWLhC_8iX68-2bhjhu_OCrS2KGpffNfdFEnWlZc2OAlSaAf6J5s9HTsT5RyNb3fbpIQSIBSg40ddHA487t8GWO_x1z4uXpAwWQsm0DK6vSqiSfTBKqyroHVLspudbLgumrz9kvSmKd1g0pVBZDsl_p-XIb2wkW-5ZKHSv6aLiMAr3LExeWRLg/s5184/IMG_4936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6sWLhC_8iX68-2bhjhu_OCrS2KGpffNfdFEnWlZc2OAlSaAf6J5s9HTsT5RyNb3fbpIQSIBSg40ddHA487t8GWO_x1z4uXpAwWQsm0DK6vSqiSfTBKqyroHVLspudbLgumrz9kvSmKd1g0pVBZDsl_p-XIb2wkW-5ZKHSv6aLiMAr3LExeWRLg/s320/IMG_4936.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I finished the front frieze and front panel for my <i>Scenes of Country Life, or Rural Pursuits</i> casket this morning. SUPER chuffed!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5QjvKMxTB70FJZBRHpQr23hh3ahZmLVv5nhGEiXC-xfGWEnQOSLijd3VH0-FZFIv1Rzq3DL_FcJdSvkqVEDgYjfLXG0F-rkocmLBhthbXmJlegMnDfnyzeV-oiqjvMMM4i2BVx2LtzRPgtL45bztW-7dM1SnF0xJip-l_i2Nt8Gyu2t47gOHeA/s5184/IMG_4952.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5QjvKMxTB70FJZBRHpQr23hh3ahZmLVv5nhGEiXC-xfGWEnQOSLijd3VH0-FZFIv1Rzq3DL_FcJdSvkqVEDgYjfLXG0F-rkocmLBhthbXmJlegMnDfnyzeV-oiqjvMMM4i2BVx2LtzRPgtL45bztW-7dM1SnF0xJip-l_i2Nt8Gyu2t47gOHeA/s320/IMG_4952.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I try and post something every day on Instagram...however much or little stitching I get done~ I think there is a link in the sidebar to it. I always get the same messages though....<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>'Oh, I love your embroidery I need to work on my casket, as soon as I get XXXXXXX finished and some little smalls done'</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Is that YOU? Do you keep putting your casket on the back burner until you <i><b>Retire</b></i>...or until you finish a sea of endless tiny projects?</p><p style="text-align: center;">Well...let me tell you dearest readers....<b>if you really want to stitch a casket...ya'll got to get on it! </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>TIME WAITS FOR NO MAN...OR WOMAN</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI-5xp-rvftu94ikDBxV3PPSyG5TfnqX6qLpZzj4Bie1kpg2fenyrBOVxaZPoH6lOST_SuZil7tZyA9l-1UaUV_RG2OJYH8rvYDyAumKOGTa2HlzAek2ZKRbhAVYvsOkyefweFeH8iSqgvhmzVuj-gv6ZPk8Fxmg1XsqOuzVftO5GVrqmh7Dovw/s5184/IMG_4947.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI-5xp-rvftu94ikDBxV3PPSyG5TfnqX6qLpZzj4Bie1kpg2fenyrBOVxaZPoH6lOST_SuZil7tZyA9l-1UaUV_RG2OJYH8rvYDyAumKOGTa2HlzAek2ZKRbhAVYvsOkyefweFeH8iSqgvhmzVuj-gv6ZPk8Fxmg1XsqOuzVftO5GVrqmh7Dovw/s320/IMG_4947.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will be turning 52 here in a couple of weeks. I used to be fit as a fiddle! No worries...hardly ever sick. Things change. We do not get better with age. PERIOD. Last year could have been my last. year. I am now deaf in one ear. Its hard for me to get up and walk around...I now have macular degeneration making it severely hard for me to see. I see shit that's not even there...and cant see what is. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have chosen to prioritize stitching my caskets because they are important to me. You may be one of those folks who love to dream about things and pet their threads and that is enough~ and it <b>is enough </b>if that is your want~ there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. But if you really DO want to stitch a casket....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>GET OFF YOUR TUCCAS AND DO IT!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All those tiny little projects you did these past couple of years, could have been tiny bits of your casket. Heck all a casket IS...is a smathering of tiny little projects. Break that sucker down into its components, and just do it! BABY STEPS. Before you know it, your casket will be finished!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will be starting the final panel of my casket~ the top, here shortly~ hope you stop on by my Instagram to check it out and let me know what you're working on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HAPPY STITCHING!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;"><br /></b><p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-19955624027187560022023-08-19T15:29:00.002-06:002023-08-19T15:29:57.345-06:00Plaid Plaid Plaid<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Late 1830s Boy's Fall Front 2pc. Suit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnCLjSxmfUFuRHx2-yMe0lbH1BzAUqm4RXFZc2nEMBGEf02wRhBcM3DATYPU94zmfWtFO4cfizsMXAwDRhADxjuNDbfFsVwFw7kXsZ_JnJLPhAvAylm8A5dblnwxMcUf3HD8ihjtr11LSWiH5-14mDt3463EJ7QKMlyMfUivDIeWmzxocZLx4hg/s5141/IMG_4796%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5141" data-original-width="3258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnCLjSxmfUFuRHx2-yMe0lbH1BzAUqm4RXFZc2nEMBGEf02wRhBcM3DATYPU94zmfWtFO4cfizsMXAwDRhADxjuNDbfFsVwFw7kXsZ_JnJLPhAvAylm8A5dblnwxMcUf3HD8ihjtr11LSWiH5-14mDt3463EJ7QKMlyMfUivDIeWmzxocZLx4hg/s320/IMG_4796%20(2).JPG" width="203" /></a></div>Say hello to our new little friend. I apologize that I did not catch his name, as he does not speak...but he is in there to be sure. This is a fabulous example of boy's wear of the 1830s for several reasons. It fits into so many different categories, yet, it does not. Boys clothing is always super rare...young man's clothing moreso. Is this toddler-size? No. Is it young man size? No. I'd say grade school, between being breached and yet before 'adult' style of clothing was worn. Is this a skeleton suit? Well...not <i>exactly</i>. Is it a relative? definitely. Boys at this time would have worn a straw hat to keep the sun off and their heads covered...not this beaver type I have on him. But since I don't have an early boy's straw hat in the collection, and I do have a beaver...he chose to wear the beaver. Would he have worn shoes??? Maybe not. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb_VwPp1ywURE5jYcYrqn6Q6j2kZL3W9cb3s6-aVVTCertGT5xnSfw5_N5n13jq3X1wIb6wuBBDOKriL03aDTmZwfF0Ozr0vNmE-przqMc-wZaupQZbkK8ggC-9ZYHYkm4AjTB2qho5XgeB8yer_v35tjj6wYDcztXMz0PfiiNwigDKsaFbSVTg/s1203/boyssss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1203" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb_VwPp1ywURE5jYcYrqn6Q6j2kZL3W9cb3s6-aVVTCertGT5xnSfw5_N5n13jq3X1wIb6wuBBDOKriL03aDTmZwfF0Ozr0vNmE-przqMc-wZaupQZbkK8ggC-9ZYHYkm4AjTB2qho5XgeB8yer_v35tjj6wYDcztXMz0PfiiNwigDKsaFbSVTg/s320/boyssss.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The suit is made from a lightweight cotton or linen blend plaid, very summer weight. I love early group images as they provide evidence of how current fashions were worn. There are always some who were more fashionable and some who were less...sometimes some eccentric folks, all together in the same picture. The above set of boys are from the late 1850s, not one is wearing shoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0AEob8EPPruURe79CHeG9VZB_OHyUHtFC9MBZ2Wy4Xr-3jUWPWwFSQxjFYIxY71tDu3QoyKhulCg6vbS9X77tbFHa5BK1YQ0foE_GHzPCwyIrzyLEHycMdF3i2RYVcJU1A3yBA8yTtH0DKXegQ0EknVlT_ajoaY_3QyjUNVZfiKAlG6_Q_Jz_w/s1358/awesome%20class.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="1358" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0AEob8EPPruURe79CHeG9VZB_OHyUHtFC9MBZ2Wy4Xr-3jUWPWwFSQxjFYIxY71tDu3QoyKhulCg6vbS9X77tbFHa5BK1YQ0foE_GHzPCwyIrzyLEHycMdF3i2RYVcJU1A3yBA8yTtH0DKXegQ0EknVlT_ajoaY_3QyjUNVZfiKAlG6_Q_Jz_w/s320/awesome%20class.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here is a nice 1850s school group of girls and boys, with their teachers....if you click and zoom in, some of these boys aren't wearing shoes either...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I digress...why am I talking about the habit of not wearing shoes instead of this suit? It is hard to not sit and daydream about what little chap would have worn it, where did he live? Did he live long? Have a happy life? Grow up to have his own little boy? Sadly, the odds are not in his favour. Clothing such as this usually only survived because it was the little guy's last set of clothes before he passed away, for whatever reason. Otherwise, they were worn until they were worn out, handed down, etc etc. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlSS7UGTePXS0vetffliIzczvgcnhAHIq29i2F-_NGaGpSWg4j3AhuH2XgjL2A1WHNmtd1Sltbz2phODDcDhmSQkuRkMfT2Tv3KhkyqP1lY37pExVPZcrUpGd8l70hg2FOQn2iVWXrjX7t0Ddd4Vqf0QvalB5VpzLKBIJB5Jw9SiFhQOXI6fCMg/s4976/IMG_4808%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4976" data-original-width="3053" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlSS7UGTePXS0vetffliIzczvgcnhAHIq29i2F-_NGaGpSWg4j3AhuH2XgjL2A1WHNmtd1Sltbz2phODDcDhmSQkuRkMfT2Tv3KhkyqP1lY37pExVPZcrUpGd8l70hg2FOQn2iVWXrjX7t0Ddd4Vqf0QvalB5VpzLKBIJB5Jw9SiFhQOXI6fCMg/s320/IMG_4808%20(2).JPG" width="196" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a back view, an arm has slipped out of the pocket now. This is a two-piece suit consisting of a one-piece<i> skeleton</i> and an outer jacket. I date it firmly to the late 1830s from the fall front, a staple on grown men's pants at the time period, the banded-down sleeves, and the ruffle around the hem of the jacket. Younger boys at this point in time would have worn fuller <i>skirts </i>on their jackets, reaching down to the knees. Our lad here is older, he's grown up enough to just have a little hint of the skirts left at the hem of his jacket, in the form of a ruffle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwYHTFFpWhd0lth2eIRGjTZOhljPKOaAlHjMmQQH2HhSIsrG6LPfuumOVwXYcTU9b3057yxkQzvb-0Vn3qOgTIwaZabxT4YB3vCdjkKIXCEUgU6U2mtxcPZ2gm9KcFlJK2Y0cdH0AYHKWBlnYod45zyHh3X-cI-zOzg85-cx8Pzz-Vob_N6OGJg/s5073/IMG_4819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5073" data-original-width="3718" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwYHTFFpWhd0lth2eIRGjTZOhljPKOaAlHjMmQQH2HhSIsrG6LPfuumOVwXYcTU9b3057yxkQzvb-0Vn3qOgTIwaZabxT4YB3vCdjkKIXCEUgU6U2mtxcPZ2gm9KcFlJK2Y0cdH0AYHKWBlnYod45zyHh3X-cI-zOzg85-cx8Pzz-Vob_N6OGJg/s320/IMG_4819.JPG" width="235" /></a></div>This back view shows the jacket removed. You can see the fullness in the booty area to allow him to comfortably bend over and not get, ahem... a 19th c wedgie. There are three buttons that close the back upper. The bottommost button also buttons onto the waistline of the pants, along with 4 additional buttons, two on each side. They are not visible in this photo, but there are yet more buttons down the sides to allow the back flap to be undone for him to go to the outhouse and not have to take his entire ensemble off, as seen below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMvpI9ncBZ6GgALYlGr_AYrjwj6WNDkf-SphvTpGMjz-0NMAdEhrIlpUfesKMTzNddy9kT9x_LeH-HcqE6jsU4A0fLE58rppx75QHS2CKbfQ_b3X9arBOb_4iutlIVrn4igAj-C2_hN5t8Gi3HWZHiVL11kZSSSJKztSEFD8hbemt9QfZ7VXiCg/s5184/IMG_4821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMvpI9ncBZ6GgALYlGr_AYrjwj6WNDkf-SphvTpGMjz-0NMAdEhrIlpUfesKMTzNddy9kT9x_LeH-HcqE6jsU4A0fLE58rppx75QHS2CKbfQ_b3X9arBOb_4iutlIVrn4igAj-C2_hN5t8Gi3HWZHiVL11kZSSSJKztSEFD8hbemt9QfZ7VXiCg/s320/IMG_4821.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbprcEAAKpTz36eNzbs7NbDYBgKlr-a7rGUVrvX6vSvE86DZFZ3VnfTsRU09d4LH4Mn6sE1A7_4BlrkEr_9OBocnZgbcPcLfiuS8cPfDBOO3qNYWHRxJZPwN6_McIkBoPZT9K2rDjJQ31NrRtpQPbo1YfoBV7x5ZEU1uD13U5kSqI2IYMZH_jK4w/s5184/IMG_4814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbprcEAAKpTz36eNzbs7NbDYBgKlr-a7rGUVrvX6vSvE86DZFZ3VnfTsRU09d4LH4Mn6sE1A7_4BlrkEr_9OBocnZgbcPcLfiuS8cPfDBOO3qNYWHRxJZPwN6_McIkBoPZT9K2rDjJQ31NrRtpQPbo1YfoBV7x5ZEU1uD13U5kSqI2IYMZH_jK4w/s320/IMG_4814.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Enjoy this pic~ take a few moments to soak it all in. A fall front flap on such a small child's garment. ::::sigh:::::</div><div style="text-align: center;">Two buttons attach it at the waistline, and there is also a large side opening pocket to each side of it~ cause hello, boys need space to put things!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The only lining in the entire garment is the linen lining to the body of the jacket as seen above, it does NOT extend into the sleeves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYg3FEHnW8ZfWu8joSBuup_YILvya26yVekUuUPhKwqa6Hea4p8fmPtpNl-QO70Q4KvYTIUyIypOfRxc3HKWjonrD_qjsxo5mbKu8S3DibFM1LTVjqqoOhR_UEPTY2XQu7tnRwsOaAeFFRmx-23_mL1v3ZcMxH823YcfBDMTLkpJzwI58MHvxng/s5184/IMG_4803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYg3FEHnW8ZfWu8joSBuup_YILvya26yVekUuUPhKwqa6Hea4p8fmPtpNl-QO70Q4KvYTIUyIypOfRxc3HKWjonrD_qjsxo5mbKu8S3DibFM1LTVjqqoOhR_UEPTY2XQu7tnRwsOaAeFFRmx-23_mL1v3ZcMxH823YcfBDMTLkpJzwI58MHvxng/s320/IMG_4803.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>With the jacket on, the front flap reaches just up under the jacket's waistband.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpRWyALsVGqj29tOv1De8S59ZNtJMiI_PabpE2HqaodDk2iV0T7jouUNiD6_tikRdXltj-PN28Ssvng5qYegCabEe2erTUstdS07md5kmfi3zmBDoCk-irRJ0QBD01h2iMpT_ipOfDjGoKF79XDRblGhXavVtCfR2EY7zebbeMXe9kcDh4Y866w/s5184/IMG_4793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpRWyALsVGqj29tOv1De8S59ZNtJMiI_PabpE2HqaodDk2iV0T7jouUNiD6_tikRdXltj-PN28Ssvng5qYegCabEe2erTUstdS07md5kmfi3zmBDoCk-irRJ0QBD01h2iMpT_ipOfDjGoKF79XDRblGhXavVtCfR2EY7zebbeMXe9kcDh4Y866w/s320/IMG_4793.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is a view of the inside of the front of the suit~ the plaid material extends into the front flap area fully~ so that when the flap is down, he is still covered somewhat. The two ample pockets can be seen....no doubt they once held marbles and all sorts of fun stuff!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyxvnECOrG1BFoXPi486LRMj2qwXuD-JTBN0NTf42R6vDzAlWNhUUkL9ffbAusaau9iE1N96Urt1IiPH8vvZbym4-8aIIp-1I_7-tQ0Q0DF8l_BjQZDRJko7Gdz8I3t0IHo5qfQGnR6I2W08SK_KPRYIuS6iYtm8PrhaWPeFLf2o9UbajDRjh1Q/s4589/IMG_4801.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4589" data-original-width="3369" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyxvnECOrG1BFoXPi486LRMj2qwXuD-JTBN0NTf42R6vDzAlWNhUUkL9ffbAusaau9iE1N96Urt1IiPH8vvZbym4-8aIIp-1I_7-tQ0Q0DF8l_BjQZDRJko7Gdz8I3t0IHo5qfQGnR6I2W08SK_KPRYIuS6iYtm8PrhaWPeFLf2o9UbajDRjh1Q/s320/IMG_4801.JPG" width="235" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-73987067653410185942023-08-13T13:40:00.002-06:002023-08-14T07:30:31.565-06:00Scenes of Country LIfe Casket Progress...And<p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Some Notes on the Importance of Stitch Direction</span></b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitqf5NgmGo3QdB9d_K78vaaa-eQ0X9ELpReZVs-2WypKQKkIzjl9SuwtkOfCBiBtN1ypwP40oW4oj1e5iE502q9TjOlYhHXdJifd8zcOz9BjjdrnlqLKj1pIZO5VD_Jr633b4OlVcQb_q2T3ACIaEO9oz_epzJJvhbp8q7_HStbYxUvwZbp4Pdg/s5184/IMG_4721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitqf5NgmGo3QdB9d_K78vaaa-eQ0X9ELpReZVs-2WypKQKkIzjl9SuwtkOfCBiBtN1ypwP40oW4oj1e5iE502q9TjOlYhHXdJifd8zcOz9BjjdrnlqLKj1pIZO5VD_Jr633b4OlVcQb_q2T3ACIaEO9oz_epzJJvhbp8q7_HStbYxUvwZbp4Pdg/s320/IMG_4721.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The time is flying by~ I spent most of July in Washington State visiting my family there, so not much time for stitching. I am back at it now, working the front frieze, as seen at the bottom of my frame above. Because of the number of panels I have drawn on this piece of silk, the size is too large to comfortably reach the top of the frame, so I have to stitch it upside down...I don't recommend it. Shadows change, and stitching that looks one way upside down, may not look the same right side up, so if you are in the same situation, be sure to check your progress right side up frequently!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBmuXXGm8_0xcchYSg4E2cT1-ggX-6t7nOnYxsoDoaKVhZduk21WCNd5RQvFiOqGO2-P-KeB7Q9aWwN5uyue2GT8V2RdT3_HjEE8zGgEkEnarw5egK9_XijrGaX2mz0DAV9FWPiwcJ6_6l8MIaa5AZVimsS4-BrZxHD_KLJo1yvvCR4PhG6bh7A/s5184/IMG_4671.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBmuXXGm8_0xcchYSg4E2cT1-ggX-6t7nOnYxsoDoaKVhZduk21WCNd5RQvFiOqGO2-P-KeB7Q9aWwN5uyue2GT8V2RdT3_HjEE8zGgEkEnarw5egK9_XijrGaX2mz0DAV9FWPiwcJ6_6l8MIaa5AZVimsS4-BrZxHD_KLJo1yvvCR4PhG6bh7A/s320/IMG_4671.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> As always, I work all the flat silk stitching first, then will go back and add gimps, then other things like silk-wrapped purls, etc. If I have silk-wrapped purls on a piece, those always get put on last as they are terrific thread snaggers. Especially when using flat filament silk that is so beautifully shiny, thread direction can have a huge impact on the look of the finished piece. Most 17th c satin stitch elements were stitched with the stitches running vertically. Colour choices and shading would add the details.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtlAOUEKGcqdvNfoOwoGK7RO9qNjx88mHJiArJa4QCpPQo6s-e3Q6uRX4_9rrRg_t5My4FuLhjPzIjMAQw14-WPqlkKMGn1dRWTXRuT_K0a6AQyE6GT6w2Nrf6abHW7eImf3yLj5tATXTfMS8i1FQz05H-9MbGVEgeWhYY0p2YNu8FKnqdqykow/s5184/IMG_4688.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtlAOUEKGcqdvNfoOwoGK7RO9qNjx88mHJiArJa4QCpPQo6s-e3Q6uRX4_9rrRg_t5My4FuLhjPzIjMAQw14-WPqlkKMGn1dRWTXRuT_K0a6AQyE6GT6w2Nrf6abHW7eImf3yLj5tATXTfMS8i1FQz05H-9MbGVEgeWhYY0p2YNu8FKnqdqykow/s320/IMG_4688.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> If one looks at the finer long & short stitch pieces, you will find the stitch direction flows with the elements themselves~ for example, hair. An entire head of hair can be stitched with just one colour of thread, but by changing the stitch direction within curls etc, the stitches themselves create shadows and movement. Look closely at the stitch direction of my birds here. Stitches that echo the curving design lines will help to portray a rounder more dimensional object. See how flat and boring looking the cherries are next to the songbird? I have chosen to work the flowers on the frieze in straight satin stitch while using long & short stitch on the creatures for more details and contrast.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZbMDQ519ODkl0B7T9obBTV3s79dsPPG0oziQO2dy6J1cPtWZpTVQmB3U56t_dEIwlBFyyx9P3yjKzyc1OaGF7ZX403NxOxNnDYFt-fT7B9Jphp5904HrSn_VGEV-CPtJ6669oxPziKj6GuSfZuNVFkX2y_AezRAHNtDWmYoVPjwWOzMCkxf0Ug/s5184/IMG_4720.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZbMDQ519ODkl0B7T9obBTV3s79dsPPG0oziQO2dy6J1cPtWZpTVQmB3U56t_dEIwlBFyyx9P3yjKzyc1OaGF7ZX403NxOxNnDYFt-fT7B9Jphp5904HrSn_VGEV-CPtJ6669oxPziKj6GuSfZuNVFkX2y_AezRAHNtDWmYoVPjwWOzMCkxf0Ug/s320/IMG_4720.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Don't be afraid to mix stitches within an element. I have used both satin and long & short stitches on the turkey</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oURvKHbfDx4QbhZ_-jo4HvAe6SXv3gaiB6e44x73LUcZhLuBkSGoB4ZW6APxmWQOLG_4IVBcHa3Q2JjBqmJbivt70y5Ejm1bwvE8Fsy8-0Rf799LGPiEGdSseT3qQf4ux1M9PbThk1KravKezyjsOZg8KDsPT6lFEGVJUam8WXYDkbBNA6wfXQ/s5184/IMG_4732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oURvKHbfDx4QbhZ_-jo4HvAe6SXv3gaiB6e44x73LUcZhLuBkSGoB4ZW6APxmWQOLG_4IVBcHa3Q2JjBqmJbivt70y5Ejm1bwvE8Fsy8-0Rf799LGPiEGdSseT3qQf4ux1M9PbThk1KravKezyjsOZg8KDsPT6lFEGVJUam8WXYDkbBNA6wfXQ/s320/IMG_4732.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Rarely are 17th c pieces ever just one type of stitch~ whether it be a single panel, or an entire mirror or casket. I like to think of them as samplers of all different kinds of stitches and techniques~ so if you want to use a pile of different techniques, GO FOR IT! It will look amazing!!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Happy Stitching!!</p></div>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-10356893243865615472023-07-07T16:34:00.000-06:002023-07-07T16:34:23.346-06:00Scenes of Country Life Casket <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> Progress</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">It's been a while since I posted about my casket progress...or lack thereof is probably more accurate. I don't know what I do all day long, but whatever it is, it sure goes by quick cause every time I turn around, it's time to go to bed again. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Whatever happened to the days dragging on like they did when we were little? I might be able to actually accomplish something if I had that kind of time on my hands...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSfa3wRXfHc-6j_IXAbmZGt9I3Hf8sXlBh-Cli9_Sjwi9gmypR3R_xPlZ2mt2ZX25peGIQZMsk5AZ7-_SuYnzNa4JX6rwnbWpFvf_TNqCu7D3KRN_rpSpCjAMDsjmWZOlZc7kcfKHaJoHgj-AWzfO6Rbk3DCIISAtIB8a49BxtSI6rz41s3kZ_Q/s5184/IMG_3444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSfa3wRXfHc-6j_IXAbmZGt9I3Hf8sXlBh-Cli9_Sjwi9gmypR3R_xPlZ2mt2ZX25peGIQZMsk5AZ7-_SuYnzNa4JX6rwnbWpFvf_TNqCu7D3KRN_rpSpCjAMDsjmWZOlZc7kcfKHaJoHgj-AWzfO6Rbk3DCIISAtIB8a49BxtSI6rz41s3kZ_Q/s320/IMG_3444.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are two scenes on the front panel~ one of me fishing, and the other milking a cow. Because I have them framed up with the top panel on the same slate frame, the only way I can reach them to stitch is with them upside down...which in itself presents some challenges. One of the best qualities or reasons for stitching with flat filament silk is the effects that the light has on it. A person can stitch with a single colour, and just the position of the stitches and how the light bounces off them creates shadows and illusions of there being different shades of colours there, when in fact it's all the same colour. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So shadows play an important part in stitching with filament silk...insert stitching tip here...very important.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">Your stitching can look one way upside down, and<b> drastically different</b> once turned right side up! So check it often if you find yourself in my same situation...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I started with the ground as usual, and decided I wanted to work a basketweave pattern for one of the fields, as seen above.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMa2DroT5yWEHfNaSBTQjVGSaHd2Hwu1lg63-zAd0lur2t4I_pRH_tPoC1ZGxhTnLVz8ZuMzGuxbAvf_uetRhHy9yUK1P67ck1sZBHT683y29HN8iS5sBtQJd0U0AD4qLIyB-M2EPs8AARR2mEKxZj87qOsf7goalTSCyq15p7yHqe79PXwshLhw/s5184/IMG_3448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMa2DroT5yWEHfNaSBTQjVGSaHd2Hwu1lg63-zAd0lur2t4I_pRH_tPoC1ZGxhTnLVz8ZuMzGuxbAvf_uetRhHy9yUK1P67ck1sZBHT683y29HN8iS5sBtQJd0U0AD4qLIyB-M2EPs8AARR2mEKxZj87qOsf7goalTSCyq15p7yHqe79PXwshLhw/s320/IMG_3448.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to continually remind myself that this is a FLAT work casket that is supposed to be mainly satin stitch. It is very hard. I actually worked the entire forefield and then decided I didn't like it...didn't like the colours, and most importantly, ever so slight as it was, the field stood too proud from the surface. The milk jugs were going to be long and short stitch, so very flat, and hello, you can't have milk jugs in the foreground that sit behind the field that is supposed to be behind them.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">So the field got ripped out el mui pronto, which actually made me quite happy as the colours I had chosen for the field were giving me flashbacks to our 1970s kitchen with orange, brown, and green mushroom wallpaper...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYwz7yDyNJoIiV7ciNRX8Ksugd85dfisZYBpbb2QF9P2DzeF0M7XWAyeCYZsXklQ7Oj_xwCYifcV3vznt6mmQwkyQ37fN0KmnGClIsmngLdDXwATxgxAJCt8Z8tD5yhMtECh6Tvx7F1EVUvebBV-8on_9agiXX_58_dVw9K0zaNzX9wba0WTkow/s5184/IMG_3456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYwz7yDyNJoIiV7ciNRX8Ksugd85dfisZYBpbb2QF9P2DzeF0M7XWAyeCYZsXklQ7Oj_xwCYifcV3vznt6mmQwkyQ37fN0KmnGClIsmngLdDXwATxgxAJCt8Z8tD5yhMtECh6Tvx7F1EVUvebBV-8on_9agiXX_58_dVw9K0zaNzX9wba0WTkow/s320/IMG_3456.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I kept the diagonal direction and worked stripes in satin stitch~ love it! It set the field off dramatically from the one in the background without it being too obnoxious.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KS6gZz1JughZz9RFhlY-eXmwC8JS_LPFKxK8PM8lOcM-tCKYWqrga49Xp4Q8DK0omW9vpwX6bt_BLE5lUdGuGkHve_sapFQrfrKCfeo1c4-onB1CDF0i1aKQOGhzg-CEMGrV9UKwcpQCGUAphbrjKDmpRlWfNdVvfr5M7O0D_1pT6X8ah-m88Q/s5184/IMG_3675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KS6gZz1JughZz9RFhlY-eXmwC8JS_LPFKxK8PM8lOcM-tCKYWqrga49Xp4Q8DK0omW9vpwX6bt_BLE5lUdGuGkHve_sapFQrfrKCfeo1c4-onB1CDF0i1aKQOGhzg-CEMGrV9UKwcpQCGUAphbrjKDmpRlWfNdVvfr5M7O0D_1pT6X8ah-m88Q/s320/IMG_3675.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once the field was finished I built the fence and planted some long leg french knot trees. Worked the milk jugs next and REALLY HATED them. I mean, seriously close to ripping them out. As I am typing this you can see EXACTLY what I'm talking about with the difference of how something looks upside down....the jugs above are the same ones as shown in the picture below~ I think the ones below that are upside down are much nicer than the ones above....anyways, I decided to leave them and see how they looked after the cow was finished.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhISsY1vPhyHyq3dmcP1yYsfmmREZ1ELXb05Yy8W6TIDKu4zRNJcAdgrhLvXa3Didja8Ql2ZG4312EtQWfgZmKHpqsXX13T79cNVK1MEr7oCQxZNWff-KrkvPZKUejMMD8HmqcqsDqdubHN-t_3KDsmE3_Zm3I515SFYADTimLOkfgHOH1C2mzw/s5184/IMG_3758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhISsY1vPhyHyq3dmcP1yYsfmmREZ1ELXb05Yy8W6TIDKu4zRNJcAdgrhLvXa3Didja8Ql2ZG4312EtQWfgZmKHpqsXX13T79cNVK1MEr7oCQxZNWff-KrkvPZKUejMMD8HmqcqsDqdubHN-t_3KDsmE3_Zm3I515SFYADTimLOkfgHOH1C2mzw/s320/IMG_3758.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything is so tiny on this piece, as I was stitching Cow, I had to stitch the milkmaid's head and hat. They are seriously small and the lines were seriously hard for me to see. Am I overusing the word seriously? This should give you an idea of how stressful this panel was for me~ it wasn't much fun. The girl's face is literally half the size of the fishing panel's face, I think 4 mm from top to bottom, and not even that wide. R*E*D*I*C*U*L*O*U*S*L*Y* small. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Enter stitching tip here: Don't draw things so small you can't stitch them with modern materials available today.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F0q6Why1o5n3gVsSiHwW2l6TFTSJH3_MPxzkY_1iGJ-55VmqEz9nxYFFzOoX5LbtUUeGQn8ABCb2Sl1ti0eFj-4IQ5-ebvz34EDFCYmAgnKOtKoAtoxpAajr66xsBvTrBWVbLJWXCLFvvba3IoQ0Vtk-b5dxOvZ6V8YjTSB4r9Xd7rv6YCRRdA/s5184/IMG_3759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F0q6Why1o5n3gVsSiHwW2l6TFTSJH3_MPxzkY_1iGJ-55VmqEz9nxYFFzOoX5LbtUUeGQn8ABCb2Sl1ti0eFj-4IQ5-ebvz34EDFCYmAgnKOtKoAtoxpAajr66xsBvTrBWVbLJWXCLFvvba3IoQ0Vtk-b5dxOvZ6V8YjTSB4r9Xd7rv6YCRRdA/s320/IMG_3759.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cow complete, it's on to the costume. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAul6lZXVjPLVXsX7ATjP3EC9f0kSqPs7h66kYeeEO8d1jhJmwfWzkVSG-58FE5hYaSM5GAZb-1n1mGh672wPCBMrChgtRa6prgsJoSWdlBN88vA9VocgCxRZQKHk81JOgxHj6ng1GurwGF9twQr43qyf2x0N4dPaWJAwCOkK6Ey7ez_7yd2CfA/s5184/IMG_3767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAul6lZXVjPLVXsX7ATjP3EC9f0kSqPs7h66kYeeEO8d1jhJmwfWzkVSG-58FE5hYaSM5GAZb-1n1mGh672wPCBMrChgtRa6prgsJoSWdlBN88vA9VocgCxRZQKHk81JOgxHj6ng1GurwGF9twQr43qyf2x0N4dPaWJAwCOkK6Ey7ez_7yd2CfA/s320/IMG_3767.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to make the costume bright so the girl would stand out against the fields...but not so bright she looked stupid...A farm girl does not dress in her best dress to go out and milk a cow! The addition of an apron and headscarf helped to keep her simple.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEonwGei-wYGsWD81h7WsKT-vFoUqwwhXBi96SKEFTZpczm72O0zey948lkWE7rhGWjDkMlVQ6zf7JgtyH97REtIDRLCHYKuqp_TmrmcUbGZjeP29Njo0zNMSv_okZKcSakP9-L9F0DRzASdW2iBSD4iPQLpNxstvoWSbXRGJZ848hhqaiDye5Cw/s5184/IMG_3786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEonwGei-wYGsWD81h7WsKT-vFoUqwwhXBi96SKEFTZpczm72O0zey948lkWE7rhGWjDkMlVQ6zf7JgtyH97REtIDRLCHYKuqp_TmrmcUbGZjeP29Njo0zNMSv_okZKcSakP9-L9F0DRzASdW2iBSD4iPQLpNxstvoWSbXRGJZ848hhqaiDye5Cw/s320/IMG_3786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rows of French knots for the foreground in blue-greens set them apart from all the greens in the background. A few strategically placed tiny silk gimps finished off the scene.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaeyMgz9MfALpSP7RpqKre_57Ep0kfFBGPyMsQPRGTZUOItrbWf3oRlRHK6pxpcuVvohjmy-5fPX3lk5zyGp3Uyp-h-YE8b8QA7jtJyPQt3iCg69mNBp7_egzCut6voDoXBA6TQ-cOGYffpx4yAfJiGZwwCNvdI_GTxOgRzyIK8r-_nRxOaVuUQ/s5184/IMG_3798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaeyMgz9MfALpSP7RpqKre_57Ep0kfFBGPyMsQPRGTZUOItrbWf3oRlRHK6pxpcuVvohjmy-5fPX3lk5zyGp3Uyp-h-YE8b8QA7jtJyPQt3iCg69mNBp7_egzCut6voDoXBA6TQ-cOGYffpx4yAfJiGZwwCNvdI_GTxOgRzyIK8r-_nRxOaVuUQ/s320/IMG_3798.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am actually really pleased with this panel which is odd because I think out of all of them thus far, this one had the most things I was not happy with in it. I ripped a LOT out, but I also left a lot in. One thing is so true with 17th c stitching it can be very easy to become hyper-focused on a single aspect of it~ be it a stitch or a colour etc....but there's so much going on, that once everything is in place, all the glaring things just kind of blend and disappear. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes they add just the amount of quirkiness that is needed to make it perfectly 17th c</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whatever your stitching, I hope it brings you joy</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-67101178545200215022023-06-01T16:00:00.001-06:002023-06-01T16:03:39.026-06:00New Beadwork Class Open for Enrollment!<p style="text-align: center;"> <i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Fruit of Thy Hands</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvOkvQiliBeVYuYjyOmf7TLRo9H-VruwWcTl9FlttpTFnlO20N_RKMyeunlI1jQP00Rmn3NLOLZB_8GnAvX8p1pDC1vCuPygeTbtc3QUzK722xT7hyCwhhbrQWPEfX_URUK9eTgniS5b6sehjtsFj5Gi0WIfOyWaxF_NS7-FQVRU0y4gsRx0/s576/fruit%20of%20thy%20hands.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvOkvQiliBeVYuYjyOmf7TLRo9H-VruwWcTl9FlttpTFnlO20N_RKMyeunlI1jQP00Rmn3NLOLZB_8GnAvX8p1pDC1vCuPygeTbtc3QUzK722xT7hyCwhhbrQWPEfX_URUK9eTgniS5b6sehjtsFj5Gi0WIfOyWaxF_NS7-FQVRU0y4gsRx0/s320/fruit%20of%20thy%20hands.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am super excited to announce my new 17th c beadwork class at Diamond K Folk Art Online Academy is now open for enrollment. I am so far behind from being sick last year, I am trying to catch up & sincerely apologize to all of my students patiently waiting for the classes I was working on to be ready. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZElFWtMiUsiGbKCTKiLpuCWJyxDeUUREzvw4QZPhLKJbbb3moFYQ0KWcC0ZPaloXP6cS121Psf0XLt5STKeNcw4JocasLX-f-M4C2zhK_0oUwHrZL7LxLqc2A-AKMsu_i4ZF_VFrDOdMv0Vc8UOo4nQW-xKTzHzNCsEF2YsC6KiQDdDg57I/s3264/DSCN7499.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZElFWtMiUsiGbKCTKiLpuCWJyxDeUUREzvw4QZPhLKJbbb3moFYQ0KWcC0ZPaloXP6cS121Psf0XLt5STKeNcw4JocasLX-f-M4C2zhK_0oUwHrZL7LxLqc2A-AKMsu_i4ZF_VFrDOdMv0Vc8UOo4nQW-xKTzHzNCsEF2YsC6KiQDdDg57I/s320/DSCN7499.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">I designed this project class to teach the basic detached techniques used in making beaded baskets like mine shown above. What is learned in class can be applied to any and all the flowers and fruits and acorns etc I made for my basket!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN41_vHzkP2k-hBdc7tMByI2URX7sK6fF_Kqa9lKrmzPmbOOJ20eJwROOlOMMsdms7akent2jUoXzQNdsoUaceCWpvevDHWzIia48acSdd-Ky4vGnlVcaA9rFqkrAY8NdED7GAD-K20nsaJvMUSN81hKD32DLgDr1wh8cHJc5FKfLe6dWtUAg/s534/met%20braganza%20basket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="534" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN41_vHzkP2k-hBdc7tMByI2URX7sK6fF_Kqa9lKrmzPmbOOJ20eJwROOlOMMsdms7akent2jUoXzQNdsoUaceCWpvevDHWzIia48acSdd-Ky4vGnlVcaA9rFqkrAY8NdED7GAD-K20nsaJvMUSN81hKD32DLgDr1wh8cHJc5FKfLe6dWtUAg/s320/met%20braganza%20basket.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are not familiar with 17th c beaded baskets, I can refer you to read an earlier post on them <a href="https://ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com/2014/01/an-introduction-to-17th-c-beaded-baskets.html" target="_blank">here</a>. There is a link to the basket above at the Met~ note the wonderful beaded oranges and lemons in the border surround. I will teach you how to make them in this class~ though you will make strawberries, the technique is the same for all fruits/ nuts etc. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45r3YvjvTVFJBDJ5IJ9o1rUzuJL-_Q11rGutAj-I9cqeUxMe0Lp7qkAXv1kS32Er9UzDPW2jyIYI5VVPryJ7FOok8F3ZZdPx_Yhc7dbsJ3ggeVyNqEbpDgnFfNJMrLcUPYaws0bRfLYuGp8nO59SBMSLmyexAde39nO3s2r3TAc5zyvbcpF0/s576/DSCN2459.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45r3YvjvTVFJBDJ5IJ9o1rUzuJL-_Q11rGutAj-I9cqeUxMe0Lp7qkAXv1kS32Er9UzDPW2jyIYI5VVPryJ7FOok8F3ZZdPx_Yhc7dbsJ3ggeVyNqEbpDgnFfNJMrLcUPYaws0bRfLYuGp8nO59SBMSLmyexAde39nO3s2r3TAc5zyvbcpF0/s320/DSCN2459.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Class starts on 1 July, and the kits will ship mid-June. If you would like to learn more about it or enroll, you can do so <a href="http://um.blogspot.com/p/diamond-k-folk-art-online-academy." target="_blank">here</a>, or click the Diamond K Folk Art Online Academy PAGE TAB under the header at the top of the page to see the current classes offered.</div></div>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-75695642928930586852023-05-25T09:56:00.001-06:002023-05-31T12:05:45.131-06:00Process<p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Enjoying The Many Steps</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Q7eh2pxII5fRoGdQ4UQZQ-cfi3qujLiiaN6DLtOT2DFJWxHKd68suVg6UPZdOhkeVARVHpElCpHeh3UwZjrpyyOy_Jhnwknu4nLj9nTsLX0xgdey42Oj8woNhHedvBNbIjbn5P3HvO69yNt65fPncUcVCyfZYZKFK9w-2SXSqPh0QOvbM8E/s5184/IMG_0570.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Q7eh2pxII5fRoGdQ4UQZQ-cfi3qujLiiaN6DLtOT2DFJWxHKd68suVg6UPZdOhkeVARVHpElCpHeh3UwZjrpyyOy_Jhnwknu4nLj9nTsLX0xgdey42Oj8woNhHedvBNbIjbn5P3HvO69yNt65fPncUcVCyfZYZKFK9w-2SXSqPh0QOvbM8E/s320/IMG_0570.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />I have always been told I have a lot of patience. I'm not so sure...I think I just enjoy the heck out of the process of making things from nothing. A doll from a lump of clay..an embroidered casket from a pile of paper and silks..a cozy quilt from a pile of fabric scraps...or pretty tools from chunks of wood. I enjoy the process of *creating*. Heck, this week I have really been enjoying the process of making lilac jelly, but that's a whole post in itself.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I know I'm not the only one who enjoys the process of making things, and then there's a whole group of folks who have no interest in making anything, but they just like to see how it's done, so I thought I would share my process for making my latest scissor holders in the ETSY shop.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It all starts with a gorgeous piece of wood. For these scissor holders, I chose hard maple so that the turning would be nice and crisp. You can see a piece behind the two scissor holders above. It's first cut into a long block, then I cut the corners off on the table saw so the rough turning doesn't break the cutting heads on my tools.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCeqQcENF8-VNai9V-BBhKLf8nQOwMZeQn4cz1X2zhAj55DD429C0q9mLsF5QzxZiIGX1MCKXnjOumT0kC1eArjpMBP4UThLYuCe1w6doNX02MArr73olpRF1t2vc5a2z_9ol8EWzbni8ZnSVS09bZWXz0j3bVaFIY8r0t2zobFfmDHvD6Ac/s4160/20220903_084450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCeqQcENF8-VNai9V-BBhKLf8nQOwMZeQn4cz1X2zhAj55DD429C0q9mLsF5QzxZiIGX1MCKXnjOumT0kC1eArjpMBP4UThLYuCe1w6doNX02MArr73olpRF1t2vc5a2z_9ol8EWzbni8ZnSVS09bZWXz0j3bVaFIY8r0t2zobFfmDHvD6Ac/s320/20220903_084450.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I drew out the design I wanted and worked with my son at the lathe to get just the right shape. Josh rough-turned the blocks for me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R0AlZaEWB6mej60g4fNiAuCMYTU6yJR2AHF00L1L0Vfwvf3Gpz5RE5kJmdhCijYRXgvuyEtsXbog0xRsF9XN8bpZ0b2ZY6alGrPQqzvrQeUvQH_olJ7g3rdzfcP6PAeLx8a4_OT7s5ilMF1gMn0039CfT-6yQUtK4u5TX5s_6ybRu5kmZuk/s5184/IMG_0580.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R0AlZaEWB6mej60g4fNiAuCMYTU6yJR2AHF00L1L0Vfwvf3Gpz5RE5kJmdhCijYRXgvuyEtsXbog0xRsF9XN8bpZ0b2ZY6alGrPQqzvrQeUvQH_olJ7g3rdzfcP6PAeLx8a4_OT7s5ilMF1gMn0039CfT-6yQUtK4u5TX5s_6ybRu5kmZuk/s320/IMG_0580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">They were a wonderful maze of cuts and angles...sometimes the wood chipped out or broke. We just went with it and created. After turning, I cut them apart by hand~ LOTS of careful sawing! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTsmXHX2tVwvWzs_j_5uUIqSnAXPDwuzDijsNM3a8_WnUpMY76juu6cyNvB6XzbNfcmAZcb85X5uDU3h0fM3DPEjkycQ4w5Iyu5RTc3P5XgGciRWhlEiL8CE6gnD1Fu0-izuuwPJia2RtU4dKYSt2DlLmUm2o-YHtgVzlsQ67OHp8k6TCmM0/s5184/IMG_0418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTsmXHX2tVwvWzs_j_5uUIqSnAXPDwuzDijsNM3a8_WnUpMY76juu6cyNvB6XzbNfcmAZcb85X5uDU3h0fM3DPEjkycQ4w5Iyu5RTc3P5XgGciRWhlEiL8CE6gnD1Fu0-izuuwPJia2RtU4dKYSt2DlLmUm2o-YHtgVzlsQ67OHp8k6TCmM0/s320/IMG_0418.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are three...to the left above is a little dude that broke halfway through turning, so Josh just went with it and I turned it into a candle holder. Once the holders are cut apart, they get sanded and then drilled in the center for the scissors. The holder on the right still has a flush top. I wanted these to gracefully dip down to the hole in the center, so they get carved out, by hand(holder in the middle). Carving on the end grain is extremely difficult~ it took some while, and I had to be very careful to not cut off any of my fingers. Funny story, I did slice a huge chunk out of one of my fingers on the drill press. It's always when you least expect it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd20HGTqWMJAURDetdJB53wNGCw5C-E2ebmOsVFQ0GzNc5xRc09o1LOVHvj1l-N0xA-ilQE3uNhWNtzKiexdAkSc5uguGUJitMKNngjCl3Kv2JqYn3tPphg8Oc6RFGZf1dWM1McAtSl7rcRqD4IPqutqYfi3SezIgVp7kVyz1bmMcu7AozQI/s5184/IMG_0472.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd20HGTqWMJAURDetdJB53wNGCw5C-E2ebmOsVFQ0GzNc5xRc09o1LOVHvj1l-N0xA-ilQE3uNhWNtzKiexdAkSc5uguGUJitMKNngjCl3Kv2JqYn3tPphg8Oc6RFGZf1dWM1McAtSl7rcRqD4IPqutqYfi3SezIgVp7kVyz1bmMcu7AozQI/s320/IMG_0472.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After sanding and sealing the piece, the design is drawn on by hand in pencil. For this particular holder, my design was inspired by a pair of 18th c hand painted silk dress sleeves in the Colonial Williamsburg collections. (The finished piece is shown in the first photo)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QpQJKf69Ntxhrr68PYOZDcHgjAGXctVvUhU0Fh6Pf3nOsvEL7qHeIY0AP5m5EGPE6jAkNXZdo6YgorRwka8DrYgVoI12FU_J7PlJpWkZQl0sJBa_n2GIMeqcAs9DT4nz0q_5Lg-nSARmAVVelenCb7RQlwd8y_AghNKtu8Hf6emdF-XtOzI/s5184/IMG_3676.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QpQJKf69Ntxhrr68PYOZDcHgjAGXctVvUhU0Fh6Pf3nOsvEL7qHeIY0AP5m5EGPE6jAkNXZdo6YgorRwka8DrYgVoI12FU_J7PlJpWkZQl0sJBa_n2GIMeqcAs9DT4nz0q_5Lg-nSARmAVVelenCb7RQlwd8y_AghNKtu8Hf6emdF-XtOzI/s320/IMG_3676.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, I draw the design and add details with a steel tip pen and India ink, just like it was done in the early 19th c. I do not use waterproof pens or Sharpies like other folks. I use drawing ink and a dip pen, that's it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIWRhHG5ahGPFZ7PFWTpyvkPKNVbAQD5v_t3w_B7wZTXik63MiWsX-COm-MLfnsAiPMg2_vsKJ6yhBG1jh3vpYJDLn3uOffDsfo1PxeUPIFDd8-m6kvrFXuG8BCdlqR2CWJ0QEeBEy0fKTFXActq-nXJRQhnHzfCCKV7QPERKxtHrqKb1Dp0/s5184/IMG_3682.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIWRhHG5ahGPFZ7PFWTpyvkPKNVbAQD5v_t3w_B7wZTXik63MiWsX-COm-MLfnsAiPMg2_vsKJ6yhBG1jh3vpYJDLn3uOffDsfo1PxeUPIFDd8-m6kvrFXuG8BCdlqR2CWJ0QEeBEy0fKTFXActq-nXJRQhnHzfCCKV7QPERKxtHrqKb1Dp0/s320/IMG_3682.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I usually sign it someplace within the design. This holder is going to be blackwork, inspired by 17th c blackwork embroidery designs, and painted only in black. I love painting in a monochromatic palette. It's a challenge to see how much depth and movement one can make with just shades of a single colour. These are particularly challenging to ink because of the compound angles. In order for ink to flow from a steel tip pen, the little channel through the center of the tip must open with downward pressure. This is done by pulling the tip toward you. The angles on this piece greatly limit the design. For example, on the Williamsburg holder, I was planning on writing on the bottom lip, but ultimately I could not get the ink to flow thru the tip because of the weird angles so drew vines there instead. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Crj26_ICuqwN0-pobhExFzFLpNkJ--zNk9IE9CXqG2mRu-L0VTHfc1YcuWOu8538fNliF_1T6gMx8rbjklfLBsu-UT0Edk06tWr0LdaaLlQoSDSnfX4CrXYfLnQunObpuxAPcn3_9S_y6QmHW7mL4UOdAKeeGMdzBT4rY-rFuhFpplHPfU4/s5184/IMG_3686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Crj26_ICuqwN0-pobhExFzFLpNkJ--zNk9IE9CXqG2mRu-L0VTHfc1YcuWOu8538fNliF_1T6gMx8rbjklfLBsu-UT0Edk06tWr0LdaaLlQoSDSnfX4CrXYfLnQunObpuxAPcn3_9S_y6QmHW7mL4UOdAKeeGMdzBT4rY-rFuhFpplHPfU4/s320/IMG_3686.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Colours are built up over several layers. This is two separate coats of black so far. I paint only with watercolours. The first shading is done on what will become the light parts of the design.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij441VyWK99S-neLub0S-T9zH6M_zhFKGdjqf_NOSzSWbxQhSXqdwXAwkh6Yxy7MKC3as3wI34nHFHp9o2wC_wHXVnAHKOEDDEwP6RF8eMMDGArEQVWtt3VbeS3jsCSojCDW0Esr9n9Y7gpgiyndUlnPQBzrQpayvftpd-WffPQGgTOK0a_sA/s5184/IMG_3700.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij441VyWK99S-neLub0S-T9zH6M_zhFKGdjqf_NOSzSWbxQhSXqdwXAwkh6Yxy7MKC3as3wI34nHFHp9o2wC_wHXVnAHKOEDDEwP6RF8eMMDGArEQVWtt3VbeS3jsCSojCDW0Esr9n9Y7gpgiyndUlnPQBzrQpayvftpd-WffPQGgTOK0a_sA/s320/IMG_3700.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Same flower after 5 more cycles of black and lacquer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm19Zy1wQD-MblRnLmsbUUrSbky6H3w-t3HuhY7wtLac4xMrztoLp5mjAHkkNAsfMUOXoVIOBVsNw7iXOeS5VEXjfGABaCSXabYltq_TzKhXSu1WiLGMzEaMTLm7k9fuSX1cwTwrNb17eTkuGAz7uzUaR7gPUkhXoPXPQf0PUfHWEhzr6V7fo/s5184/IMG_3709.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm19Zy1wQD-MblRnLmsbUUrSbky6H3w-t3HuhY7wtLac4xMrztoLp5mjAHkkNAsfMUOXoVIOBVsNw7iXOeS5VEXjfGABaCSXabYltq_TzKhXSu1WiLGMzEaMTLm7k9fuSX1cwTwrNb17eTkuGAz7uzUaR7gPUkhXoPXPQf0PUfHWEhzr6V7fo/s320/IMG_3709.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Finally, tiny hints of white are added to pop little details. In watercololurs, all colours are transparent, except white. White is opaque so it really pops and jumps out of the design. love it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoz5c5CaJsYfzbBwrklnooF55fSFv3k0erXA1R3BPgsima8xryaKVurWudiyRajczRiZG9YCctVA0bEO8FSiWFv_jWtyS4XgX3x9KT0fzmylikltFMWEQRXuJpyXlEKs87u8_fr7VtZr6I07v6c4azaA1cOJxg00iXvdMGobJOLKumaMjACJY/s5184/IMG_3736.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoz5c5CaJsYfzbBwrklnooF55fSFv3k0erXA1R3BPgsima8xryaKVurWudiyRajczRiZG9YCctVA0bEO8FSiWFv_jWtyS4XgX3x9KT0fzmylikltFMWEQRXuJpyXlEKs87u8_fr7VtZr6I07v6c4azaA1cOJxg00iXvdMGobJOLKumaMjACJY/s320/IMG_3736.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added some faded bands of black to finish it. I wish I had some of the blackwork slate frames & other tools I have painted over the years to photo with it~ these look smashing as a set. It's available in the ETSY store if you are interested in it. I think there are still a couple of needle minders in blackwork left from the group of tools I listed last week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Stitching!</div>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-30779379087071193662023-05-15T12:58:00.003-06:002023-05-15T12:58:56.587-06:00In the ETSY shop<p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> New Tools Available!</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfY1SUhXtgs-xF68AGoR7GJPAJHUEYdHordWYnZ18t_1gVtI6XpHAsmfmasBFNyh4RoVuHvYD8hxlRFkovFzhnQjHyf0iin8W5WgWUCKMD1c7k_L3JYVPtrFyJyOFs3kAlcAltPol1SiutLeY8Vv665wkPuZAlzZMs-deWCAKS703JPtNFNU/s5184/IMG_3540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfY1SUhXtgs-xF68AGoR7GJPAJHUEYdHordWYnZ18t_1gVtI6XpHAsmfmasBFNyh4RoVuHvYD8hxlRFkovFzhnQjHyf0iin8W5WgWUCKMD1c7k_L3JYVPtrFyJyOFs3kAlcAltPol1SiutLeY8Vv665wkPuZAlzZMs-deWCAKS703JPtNFNU/s320/IMG_3540.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />There are some pretty new tools in the ETSY shop today. Link is to the right in the sidebar. I have been working on these blackwork pieces for a while. I am still working on it, but will also have a blackwork scissor holder to match soon. I love painting a monochromatic palette and showing how much depth can be achieved with just a single colour. I also really love 17th c blackwork embroidery, which I think you can tell, was the inspiration for these.<p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-87696301865594489572023-05-09T17:56:00.000-06:002023-05-09T17:56:03.286-06:0010 Spots Available<p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Beneath Thy Poft Oak</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaM6vksp3N8WODtfDhVOfYPeiTTcLwWyFn_ubzS4fMD5kA9yfMogOAISN4Fj6Zgd-k9ONXqcFZ66MhEUUkc1RVMUvFnOe_xfiQYfbAgIUQ86kt9x3WPz49V3_99IAA1LMTnNIqbBjsmaEpZhrb9rMkYojJPu3KZChu70_lGeJVOCLnYPkCyo/s5184/IMG_0265.JPG" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaM6vksp3N8WODtfDhVOfYPeiTTcLwWyFn_ubzS4fMD5kA9yfMogOAISN4Fj6Zgd-k9ONXqcFZ66MhEUUkc1RVMUvFnOe_xfiQYfbAgIUQ86kt9x3WPz49V3_99IAA1LMTnNIqbBjsmaEpZhrb9rMkYojJPu3KZChu70_lGeJVOCLnYPkCyo/s320/IMG_0265.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Beneath Thy Poft Oak, The Art of 17th c Beadwork is a wonderful class that will teach you all about 17th c beadwork. It is a 12 month class that I am now running individually, so you will not have to wait for a class to fill if you are interested in taking it! I have just 10 class spots available.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGE0ecQZepUs5bvh7_StOGaQqaQJtrWXVFWo-_atytKGUc-5SvohoMBLTcxqtvLplg3dl5M6kp_SGk3jH2ccAIT_hOG6rdplwlGGuDh1FFUOHoV2Rbg_vWj9moefwdIDAyVfqP7g/s1600/IMG_8084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGE0ecQZepUs5bvh7_StOGaQqaQJtrWXVFWo-_atytKGUc-5SvohoMBLTcxqtvLplg3dl5M6kp_SGk3jH2ccAIT_hOG6rdplwlGGuDh1FFUOHoV2Rbg_vWj9moefwdIDAyVfqP7g/s320/IMG_8084.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">You can learn more about all the particulars and/ or enroll <a href="https://ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com/p/diamond-k-folk-art-online-academy.html">here</a>. You can also click the tab at the top of the blog page here for the Diamond K Folk Art Online Academy to see all the classes currently offered.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo6BVrvUNi71emQXXkfBIPPvvkivhj5LzimaqgIzZfNIuhM00fKF4PHa0esQquBSspGz8_p3C5KcnXW6vBtk-gulp3Z7_PiMabXvqTegXNp_nXjObfi99kvegX0mQHXBX6zAybg/s1600/IMG_7442.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo6BVrvUNi71emQXXkfBIPPvvkivhj5LzimaqgIzZfNIuhM00fKF4PHa0esQquBSspGz8_p3C5KcnXW6vBtk-gulp3Z7_PiMabXvqTegXNp_nXjObfi99kvegX0mQHXBX6zAybg/s320/IMG_7442.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">For those of you who keep asking me about teaching here in the USA, this is the perfect opportunity for you to do so right from your own stitching chair! This is the most comprehensive class I have ever offered, and like all my classes, all materials you need to complete <i>Beneath Thy Poft Oak </i>are included in the class kit. All the student need to provide are a few tools and a slate frame. The class is divided into 12 easy-to-complete monthly lessons. Each lesson contains a slew of pictures, step-by-step photos, instructions, and videos for completing this pastoral Texan scene. This is not just a class to work the shown picture~ it is a class aimed at teaching you all you need to know about 17th c beadwork techniques and how to apply them to other projects you have milling around in your head.</p><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see above, my scenes are complete. Ladye is not just sitting under a tree with a one-dimensional top of a skirt draped over her lap....she has beautiful legs, shoes, stockings, and garters under her gown. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRdvQoSnwjJVHzEtB00n8HCthSjmiZDij2NpNLgl7bWnz7oTQcZ1_cbvhwA0BtympRoPzocxS59im4GAXcr5Gc07Ur4LLT9TMMb6262NYKCA3giAbTn0lJntPxnqjtUw_ngFDuQ/s1600/IMG_7877.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRdvQoSnwjJVHzEtB00n8HCthSjmiZDij2NpNLgl7bWnz7oTQcZ1_cbvhwA0BtympRoPzocxS59im4GAXcr5Gc07Ur4LLT9TMMb6262NYKCA3giAbTn0lJntPxnqjtUw_ngFDuQ/s320/IMG_7877.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Each kit comes with a one of a kind 3 piece hand sculpted papier mache figure set (bust and two arms)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmeQ07BKFpicMdS9wnuiS_9_9dTO2xBvY6f1TgFAbdibMH0SYq9l3q8Nr91N2QJQ6TfRAQYwsIYw9BJVoBFwxNDAG-E0r2L-omVVO0AKFiPCdwbn9TMtJNTtB7qnrrW431fprMA/s1600/IMG_8017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmeQ07BKFpicMdS9wnuiS_9_9dTO2xBvY6f1TgFAbdibMH0SYq9l3q8Nr91N2QJQ6TfRAQYwsIYw9BJVoBFwxNDAG-E0r2L-omVVO0AKFiPCdwbn9TMtJNTtB7qnrrW431fprMA/s320/IMG_8017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Along with flat and looped cartouche treatments, speckling, grounded and in-hand peyote stitch, flat and curved couching, French wired leaves and flowers, detached hair and lace techniques, netted overlays, designing and working clothing, and bead history, I will also teach you how to make these gorgeous fully detached yellow roses. The same technique can be applied to<i> any</i> flower~ known to nature or contrived of your own imagination. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_BilZb21FwAXKhtS02G1k4nbFxcKtLgskyumixPuqFwjp8niNWgfcMt8s9wf75RY6ooTOgJwP498RJpRO0lvY4mw1I6wpAL-Mm-l9dxohZS4Mi2d3ZI-66WCk3m57XfpC4C5BA/s1600/IMG_8087.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_BilZb21FwAXKhtS02G1k4nbFxcKtLgskyumixPuqFwjp8niNWgfcMt8s9wf75RY6ooTOgJwP498RJpRO0lvY4mw1I6wpAL-Mm-l9dxohZS4Mi2d3ZI-66WCk3m57XfpC4C5BA/s320/IMG_8087.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-53891878013085633142023-04-28T16:45:00.000-06:002023-04-28T16:45:52.956-06:00Scenes of Country Life Casket Progress<p style="text-align: center;"> <i><b><span style="font-size: large;">AKA the What Was I Thinking Casket....</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7bfHg0HSknV2CeZLJNO7e_C9lQTYZRHBJ47emJS_lhFZL8rQSzwP3tKQMJa0ILP0AC4FsAWB7B6zFTE50ITzQ9iGB6xHc6DQxDHGSHrARL0F9LmCubXpsqEPviK3AAPxcMb2glxmndcaPhDe4WlTvh0Ac4lWcPmpX9pUDDZjN8ogRYKBiN4/s5184/IMG_3069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7bfHg0HSknV2CeZLJNO7e_C9lQTYZRHBJ47emJS_lhFZL8rQSzwP3tKQMJa0ILP0AC4FsAWB7B6zFTE50ITzQ9iGB6xHc6DQxDHGSHrARL0F9LmCubXpsqEPviK3AAPxcMb2glxmndcaPhDe4WlTvh0Ac4lWcPmpX9pUDDZjN8ogRYKBiN4/s320/IMG_3069.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have had such a large workload in the shop I haven't had much stitching time. Well, I probably have had a good amount of stitching time, but struggles with my health have prevented me from being in the happy zone that allows me to stitch. I am soldiering through hoping I will bump into my former self sometime soon. I have just three panels left on this casket, the front, front frieze, and top. I am working the front panel next, which has a smaller cartouch scene on either side of the front keyhole. I try to post on Instagram at least once a day, and if you have been following along, you will already know why I am now referring to this casket as the <i>What was I thinking? </i>casket. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, let me offer you this advice. Just because you can draw it that small, doesn't mean you can stitch it that small! This panel is an ode to my many days spent fishing for supper as a child...didn't like it then, don't like stitching it now. I started with the background~ the tree trunk is several hundred French knots in 4 or 5 shades of brown, I can't remember off the top of my head (probably blocked it out)</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFtcAwWYybuAB18dOh2NPlNEbsT3pRROvjXdxi3OCqB1l05mSfRQ3RJrD61nbl4uMCMN7PpvQi_Kiy-pi6dDYvCiIVcnKc8Dtffs5mieN2RPWxLfrkIhHwFELqVNYr1OVHJvvQbLEPgVFIra8JzYm7xWZ2gZ9cjMQbKLgOMuf7Sm_TBny9so/s5184/IMG_3247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFtcAwWYybuAB18dOh2NPlNEbsT3pRROvjXdxi3OCqB1l05mSfRQ3RJrD61nbl4uMCMN7PpvQi_Kiy-pi6dDYvCiIVcnKc8Dtffs5mieN2RPWxLfrkIhHwFELqVNYr1OVHJvvQbLEPgVFIra8JzYm7xWZ2gZ9cjMQbKLgOMuf7Sm_TBny9so/s320/IMG_3247.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After the trees, I stitched the bridge, the water, the fishing pole, and the fish. The fish were a nightmare in themselves. I had always planned on using some microscopic metal spangles for the fish scales~ TINY, less than 2mm in diameter... I stitched them on the fish and they were way too huge and hideous, so the fish got worked in satin stitch, which I actually really like. But I wasted at least 3 days stitching dinner plate sized spangles onto microscopic fish and then unpicking it all off again because my brain would NOT let go of wanting to use them. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;">Then came the ladye & my descent into HELL</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqIXl2HJCe63lKfu93W1Ze5cyKNjieWdPfcF94Htmu4z7f9g9_FK8-bvVJ5wN2eLYQ3n1fg5JYk5ybZOBqiNEa8fxHmGA-6x9b8Wm5hnFsGoB4z7CTHRyurKzkOiPEusfrhD-LhZDutKRQ-hyYwjOHIxGGj_W3yLW90vd94YZIZ5fxPWa14Y/s5184/IMG_3250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqIXl2HJCe63lKfu93W1Ze5cyKNjieWdPfcF94Htmu4z7f9g9_FK8-bvVJ5wN2eLYQ3n1fg5JYk5ybZOBqiNEa8fxHmGA-6x9b8Wm5hnFsGoB4z7CTHRyurKzkOiPEusfrhD-LhZDutKRQ-hyYwjOHIxGGj_W3yLW90vd94YZIZ5fxPWa14Y/s320/IMG_3250.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I can fit this entire scene into the palm of my hand...and I have pretty small hands. I am not holding a giant pencil...nope, this is a standard size pencil eraser. It looks HUGE compared to her tiny face. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Pjt4qLDYGkOXFUMrr5HvuK99h6hwfvtJP0vigG-DDk8agdn-XWglRB1IF3nuN2X5LYi-Isj8dOxNDSM5WDzVgycl-dhCyCZCIJsn6tLyeYeiqpKfOtWp8HoyuZ9y5piVgtcDhaeL5tzIZKX8-XRpXnsFJ6nPgTggxri6ikIAQaRqt9Z02-k/s5184/IMG_3251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Pjt4qLDYGkOXFUMrr5HvuK99h6hwfvtJP0vigG-DDk8agdn-XWglRB1IF3nuN2X5LYi-Isj8dOxNDSM5WDzVgycl-dhCyCZCIJsn6tLyeYeiqpKfOtWp8HoyuZ9y5piVgtcDhaeL5tzIZKX8-XRpXnsFJ6nPgTggxri6ikIAQaRqt9Z02-k/s320/IMG_3251.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I ended up stitching her face and unpicking it THREE TIMES before my final fourth try(which is just ok). This is her second face. I call this one the burn victim. Poor girl. HORRIBLE. So I will remind you that I have macular degeneration....on top of having to wear regular glasses cause my ass can no longer SEEEEEEEEEEEE. It is beyond frustrating. My first try was satin stitch...didn't like it so I thought I would stitch directionally. My eyes were tired, sooo tired. I have to have magnifiers on and even then, I am trying to focus and what I am focusing on will literally just disappear from my vision. Its gone. nothing, and I have to start all over....then maybe the lines of stitching will literally move, right as Im looking at them, and Im not moving. Enlarge this poor thing and say a prayer for my eyes, please. She didn't look that bad really, until I took a picture and looked at it on the computer. OH MY Golly. What the heck happened!? These stitches couldn't come out quick enough~they took forever to unpick cause they are so small. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCw9PpeZtstZs6ZrfxDa1FVbsl-yMSAjl_MRPi6EnoDk1UELjCRr1nyYuhhiKmnKovnOATWzyrbIJdE6kxWlSWpwHJf253b5_Mm7He67bjKICWJOMpHzNXkHFN0g84-THPYVUXPphc08vRcRY94owVqYI4mlLewTSwjgRkSnIy6YTL4HHdyo/s5184/IMG_3255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCw9PpeZtstZs6ZrfxDa1FVbsl-yMSAjl_MRPi6EnoDk1UELjCRr1nyYuhhiKmnKovnOATWzyrbIJdE6kxWlSWpwHJf253b5_Mm7He67bjKICWJOMpHzNXkHFN0g84-THPYVUXPphc08vRcRY94owVqYI4mlLewTSwjgRkSnIy6YTL4HHdyo/s320/IMG_3255.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I put this picture on because I took it to show the fourth try at her eyes...not bad~ again though, it went all down hill from there. The only reason I did not unpick it and try again was that the ground fabric just could not handle another unpicking (neither could I)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcC3ytlag8zFlIEzm_ms_dgTc3-kCX-hDJrpOg7C2ggmtp5tQMjFjzqSTKKLnqv5UNBQnL3-ShdvJeK9cn1DgDv2MlX-Th8VWAHTWWdH07BT-yCrTDQ2hlC_V7UPcmxUQSvhByh6VyiDA1oDMdEZUTVhBWAhzQ6xQp8a1qr2Sl-F1Q-Xx8N4/s5184/IMG_3334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcC3ytlag8zFlIEzm_ms_dgTc3-kCX-hDJrpOg7C2ggmtp5tQMjFjzqSTKKLnqv5UNBQnL3-ShdvJeK9cn1DgDv2MlX-Th8VWAHTWWdH07BT-yCrTDQ2hlC_V7UPcmxUQSvhByh6VyiDA1oDMdEZUTVhBWAhzQ6xQp8a1qr2Sl-F1Q-Xx8N4/s320/IMG_3334.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I chose some really great taupes for her gown, purple but not too purple. I really wanted to give her a yellow dress, but who in their right mind goes fishing in a yellow dress??? At this point, I am hoping that the gimps will relieve some of her massive homliness. Enter Hell 2.0</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBChxzpzn54WFkn5yV-cnOmb6HndfXdyHPWDFhK53QV1zWCJz7liyVAIsli6WuMdB3tL8zqUJ3alPhSOvPXWmh4WKODXgUG67AtnvLbFVgJ-kBsXXMwt-51VXVQsMOEbBkoPRY44Np_MYbCdgLkWO6WoHJR0wLmN30J4VuyCype4vARv2-Nlg/s5184/IMG_3339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBChxzpzn54WFkn5yV-cnOmb6HndfXdyHPWDFhK53QV1zWCJz7liyVAIsli6WuMdB3tL8zqUJ3alPhSOvPXWmh4WKODXgUG67AtnvLbFVgJ-kBsXXMwt-51VXVQsMOEbBkoPRY44Np_MYbCdgLkWO6WoHJR0wLmN30J4VuyCype4vARv2-Nlg/s320/IMG_3339.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a person wants to use and what is available are not even close to the same thing when working at this scale. I used Jenny Adin Christie's Very Fine size gimp for her gown, which actually came out really nice. Thanks to my guardian angel for having mercy on my soul and letting her have just the colour. Now traditionally the hands and hair and face would have also had couched gimps for the defining details....but not here. Everything I had was too big. For her hands, I used HALF of a single PLY of soie ovale. (first, separate a strand down into six plies, then separate a single ply in half~this will grant you entry to Hell 3.0) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrEdGsOkl5I5ZdZ7ts3Agg6BjAALq4Tq7djF5eGgT94LyZuHnq4nH3k_fqtaheFO3zRFn3uTwStYe5ifVZLGkYaZFHGcSqgfQXbSgz-yQOh8fEF3Xcq2a_4AaqFadHV_G3gBB8aWOcxKWZVrJ0CtPPr4Gq2ezF01XSGqH3HFJphkuLhzehL4/s5184/IMG_3356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrEdGsOkl5I5ZdZ7ts3Agg6BjAALq4Tq7djF5eGgT94LyZuHnq4nH3k_fqtaheFO3zRFn3uTwStYe5ifVZLGkYaZFHGcSqgfQXbSgz-yQOh8fEF3Xcq2a_4AaqFadHV_G3gBB8aWOcxKWZVrJ0CtPPr4Gq2ezF01XSGqH3HFJphkuLhzehL4/s320/IMG_3356.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> No gimp currently on the planet is small enough for her hair...nor silk-wrapped wire. All too huge. I finally ended up digging through my silk-wrapped purls, finding the tiniest one and straightening it out. I like her hair a lot actually, as long as I don't look directly at her face shes great. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf0Dq4RU3-Gx2t_dwGLUGeMcgRuQbJuS9QuQmcfoaub07Ktxz6qp878c-0-GcPEF6dCgJP9S80QueFcLJtPwtm-n_auxNUr6IyQJj5YCk45IdeiY-iMH9bvsTrc40Rud6uACXe_PzYg9PHb6ivE739PO8adaCfuWKcrfkKh6AggZLOuP2Qv0/s5184/IMG_3359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf0Dq4RU3-Gx2t_dwGLUGeMcgRuQbJuS9QuQmcfoaub07Ktxz6qp878c-0-GcPEF6dCgJP9S80QueFcLJtPwtm-n_auxNUr6IyQJj5YCk45IdeiY-iMH9bvsTrc40Rud6uACXe_PzYg9PHb6ivE739PO8adaCfuWKcrfkKh6AggZLOuP2Qv0/s320/IMG_3359.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So here is the finished fishing panel, and now I am on to the milkmaid panel...Lord help me her face is HALF the size of this one.</div><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-51944550617965554232023-03-24T15:21:00.000-06:002023-03-24T15:21:13.133-06:00I am now offering Bespoke Scrimshaw for<p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Jackie Du Plessis's "A Sailor's Valentine" class</span></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBXO-ZPot2F_TWTgFSUThWI6aFkMOk1NWFYw3nUB8rsQMiv2MuS-MByj7XZefT8OBnQNQguIu1bGfv27hSTkXsNPNX0ofP2ZPRq1p9-zxMFgIu586ghAmUVV7nRJIZafEu0SGRtKneR2P38t1VsFfUv6U6wGr_qoaPx5KMofJqBvi_oo7QKY/s4160/20230228_115219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBXO-ZPot2F_TWTgFSUThWI6aFkMOk1NWFYw3nUB8rsQMiv2MuS-MByj7XZefT8OBnQNQguIu1bGfv27hSTkXsNPNX0ofP2ZPRq1p9-zxMFgIu586ghAmUVV7nRJIZafEu0SGRtKneR2P38t1VsFfUv6U6wGr_qoaPx5KMofJqBvi_oo7QKY/s320/20230228_115219.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.itsfineallyfinished.com/" target="_blank">Jackie</a> includes two precious printed paper inserts in the kits, but for those who want to add a little extra 19th c flare to their projects, I have been asked to make scrimshaw cabochons for the centers of the two panels. As shown above, I measured a completed panel from last year's class while at Williamsburg. I have made the cabochons 2 mm smaller so they nestle perfectly within the circular center, with room for the chenille to be couched neatly around them. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">19th c Sailor-made scrimshaw is beautiful. It was made from whalebone, whale's teeth, and ivory. For my scrimshaw, I have sourced the most authentic ivory substitute made today. It is absolutely gorgeous. It replicates the grain and Schreger lines of real elephant ivory so perfectly that the manufacturer processes it with a fluorescent that glows under UV light so that it cannot be sold as real ivory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_c9Wa2tNrpEBq0SO6MhRI9ZTWYqUdMuqX4HcaWkRnjORC-uGlK7b3jHssFirOTqoe9Dtjd0Ztnu1uFrx3KhT83j6MWTcBZY2sqicubiZaoC2EII0xbg3aBR5xwhabBGGmRSgZ7JUBnLa59SK1bC0oQ-qxOeKxfSkHBGEOevmPXzsuDa3p24/s4160/20230320_153943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_c9Wa2tNrpEBq0SO6MhRI9ZTWYqUdMuqX4HcaWkRnjORC-uGlK7b3jHssFirOTqoe9Dtjd0Ztnu1uFrx3KhT83j6MWTcBZY2sqicubiZaoC2EII0xbg3aBR5xwhabBGGmRSgZ7JUBnLa59SK1bC0oQ-qxOeKxfSkHBGEOevmPXzsuDa3p24/s320/20230320_153943.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see how beautiful and transparent it is. The grain of each piece cannot be replicated. It is made in the manufacturing process, and changes throughout the large bulk pieces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdYhoXUWAOivuUqmpTub9VE49OE36NWOJPgE0IgW93kBE0jwx3_MijTOl9GbcmZCj-oXATQjxkmnSdvTp4AE1G1xC_i5ZkhrjxboM33lgnWV7j2RQ74H_CBXDJ_JFP241xl_I_Tw2Vo7M7ySdPYMXOH5XNUQb6vVtBfOgokjHeuLfeR6plFk/s4160/20230313_153115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdYhoXUWAOivuUqmpTub9VE49OE36NWOJPgE0IgW93kBE0jwx3_MijTOl9GbcmZCj-oXATQjxkmnSdvTp4AE1G1xC_i5ZkhrjxboM33lgnWV7j2RQ74H_CBXDJ_JFP241xl_I_Tw2Vo7M7ySdPYMXOH5XNUQb6vVtBfOgokjHeuLfeR6plFk/s320/20230313_153115.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is actually pretty exciting because the grain cannot be seen until the pieces are sanded smooth~ so I have no idea how they're going to look until I have sat and hand-sanded them for yes, literally over an hour. I do everything by hand the old-fashioned way~ NO POWER TOOLS ARE USED WHAT SO EVER. It takes me about 4 hours of work to make a single set from start to finish. First, the shape is cut, then sliced into coins. From there each piece is hand-sanded from 120 grit to start up to 420 wet sanding to finish.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRipRwiCzfXDhQRVWo7luURNkjPdJmQ-idHsYG95tO22bilnfCoodLfCli_NUI-z_l9aWj3jP5hnfx8jy2ss7QCJRRLLXLlqwBJxaliP53GHxehmCuRD92Fg-Qv3gOMNTtpIvhRU8GMwIvVgVKe1lC-9iVPAP4Gdsh_k2WJ0Atx1VdGjCzlZw/s4160/20230320_161730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRipRwiCzfXDhQRVWo7luURNkjPdJmQ-idHsYG95tO22bilnfCoodLfCli_NUI-z_l9aWj3jP5hnfx8jy2ss7QCJRRLLXLlqwBJxaliP53GHxehmCuRD92Fg-Qv3gOMNTtpIvhRU8GMwIvVgVKe1lC-9iVPAP4Gdsh_k2WJ0Atx1VdGjCzlZw/s320/20230320_161730.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once the pieces are super smooth, I draw the design on with a pencil and then hand scratch it into the surface, as shown above. These are super tiny, so I actually place them on sandpaper to hold them still while I'm working them as my hands get super crampy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vHjb1rkWoHbw18voZuPuwksNYr8hGn3Gb6y99c2O5c9iBdO8SwQYEXrZSNDayDhWW7h1wRjAxbiwISzjgmdQSzKUMmBwauzGfPrU6k338FG5RzDCfUJ8Irz7gvQwLCiQCt036gi5J2OgqBqsGxLrZzmXHlh1jh17AUigaQkNLBHf1b4mmcc/s4160/20230320_161919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vHjb1rkWoHbw18voZuPuwksNYr8hGn3Gb6y99c2O5c9iBdO8SwQYEXrZSNDayDhWW7h1wRjAxbiwISzjgmdQSzKUMmBwauzGfPrU6k338FG5RzDCfUJ8Irz7gvQwLCiQCt036gi5J2OgqBqsGxLrZzmXHlh1jh17AUigaQkNLBHf1b4mmcc/s320/20230320_161919.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now...in the period, the most popular thing used to get the etching to show up was tobacco spit. I don't chew tobacco, so I use India Ink, which actually was also used back then ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHz5t0onZkjE8QOxG1q0f0UdVQznW0OXJOb557yuV_BFmZ_fPYF9IqREce3QlAyGnTcrl7r6U14vAS6qaGQina2vC5GR4TQcSAlo5K_djdv07jLA-fx3cMzwOpOBbwz0ndopaRdx0-vDcc9Lq0_mLewnid_qHoyUTurk09K7_TxH0fB3fdKg/s4160/20230320_162110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHz5t0onZkjE8QOxG1q0f0UdVQznW0OXJOb557yuV_BFmZ_fPYF9IqREce3QlAyGnTcrl7r6U14vAS6qaGQina2vC5GR4TQcSAlo5K_djdv07jLA-fx3cMzwOpOBbwz0ndopaRdx0-vDcc9Lq0_mLewnid_qHoyUTurk09K7_TxH0fB3fdKg/s320/20230320_162110.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is more sanding to remove excess India from the surface, and then they are polished with wax for a nice, natural shine. Again, only hand polishing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWz0hdRgaErs4WtX8qb2jqDSjpySLOL1E5YML5d0yhN1m75973skUIV-0XDDzlt2qzMJt7wNFxnFRm86P-0oDucPXReT1I64BiETIdv6uTGwA3V4qB8FmaQSm7HMVbQmefmCU99I5LI62vhSTa4x9XXd3oQbVrtLxiqXQ_ZF4cUzRD3nijuM/s4160/20230320_154139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWz0hdRgaErs4WtX8qb2jqDSjpySLOL1E5YML5d0yhN1m75973skUIV-0XDDzlt2qzMJt7wNFxnFRm86P-0oDucPXReT1I64BiETIdv6uTGwA3V4qB8FmaQSm7HMVbQmefmCU99I5LI62vhSTa4x9XXd3oQbVrtLxiqXQ_ZF4cUzRD3nijuM/s320/20230320_154139.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The cabochons are drilled thru the edge for stitching onto the panels.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINbqdBmtjJi7Mfov7v8-eU0qW8DRYpCUO0ez6oZi200jJwG1fjUUc3S-EuUh5WjnGPjFasUkiqk6xPGyqFLiQB9hb3nuDa9bHfdr2skjjmBPkRH_lG8Z4C4xCS1F94IRCAIqSgwpEzM2tQVR0jsnUn8fjOzIVlyRACDsqmH3EYViUlyrVoMU/s4160/20230320_162325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINbqdBmtjJi7Mfov7v8-eU0qW8DRYpCUO0ez6oZi200jJwG1fjUUc3S-EuUh5WjnGPjFasUkiqk6xPGyqFLiQB9hb3nuDa9bHfdr2skjjmBPkRH_lG8Z4C4xCS1F94IRCAIqSgwpEzM2tQVR0jsnUn8fjOzIVlyRACDsqmH3EYViUlyrVoMU/s320/20230320_162325.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There are two designs, a sailing ship and Sailor's heart/anchor. I can fit TWO initials within the heart if you would like to personalize your set. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are interested in purchasing a set, you can do so by clicking the "Scrimshaw" tab at the top of my blog header, or click <a href="https://ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com/p/scrimshaw.html" target="_blank"> here</a> to go there now. Ordering info is at the bottom of the page</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-58292154537610331452023-02-21T11:54:00.004-07:002023-02-21T11:54:41.912-07:00Casket Side Panels Finished!<p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> No Glamorous Spaces Here</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5syRj8CZDz1m5z-pd4lN8XEtt4a7IyI0oZYwhFJ6Kc9wdkckuNcZ00brLgBVFUYMt3mDKeGosDDQbpklGMkVKoSbAB35YfpPfBkoWVmOkK16HG-QgCniSay4M8go1HrCQhYlFwtH-AMqyOnHBhmchHpmn0ykfnxQ1WPCF81oExp86Vcy1Dk/s4160/20230201_170847%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5syRj8CZDz1m5z-pd4lN8XEtt4a7IyI0oZYwhFJ6Kc9wdkckuNcZ00brLgBVFUYMt3mDKeGosDDQbpklGMkVKoSbAB35YfpPfBkoWVmOkK16HG-QgCniSay4M8go1HrCQhYlFwtH-AMqyOnHBhmchHpmn0ykfnxQ1WPCF81oExp86Vcy1Dk/s320/20230201_170847%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I often get asked what my stitching space looks like. I am usually a pretty organized person, I'm a Virgo so I do like everything to be in its place. When I am 'creating' though, things tend to get pretty hectic. We are always bombarded with pictures of Women's creative spaces looking so clean and glamorous...I personally don't know a single person whose space looks like those in the magazines. In case yours doesn't either and it bothers you, don't let it! This is a picture of my stitching counter, you can just see the corner of my slate frame in the bottom left there. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">See, I usually set aside January for doing my business tax papers....but doing so takes up my entire counter. I used the excuse that I would work on my stitching in January, and start my tax papers on 1 Feb. Well.....I was so close to finishing this current slate frame worth of casket panels, that I convinced myself that it would be a total waste of time to clean off my counter for tax papers, and then have to set everything else back out again. I mean. LOOK at it. I got EVERYTHING I need, right where I need it. It looks like a huge mess to the untrained eye, but it's what I call my 'working mess'. I stand to stitch, and everything I need is right where I can grab it. You don't even want to see my doll room when I'm working on a doll. Just, no.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Anyways, I am also a numbers person and keep track of everything. I know how much time is WASTED getting stitching things out, and then packing them up again. Just think how much stitching you could get done in the time it takes you to set up and break down your stitching area every time. So this is my tip of the day for getting some serious gains on stitching progress~</p><p style="text-align: center;">Make yourself a dedicated stitching area. It doesn't have to be an entire room. Or an entire counter. A side table, the top of a dresser....just someplace you can have your stitching at the READY and not have to haul everything to and fro all the time. Portable rolling carts are great~ keep all your stuff for your current project in there, and then when you want to stitch all you have to do is roll it aside you. You may be surprised how much progress can be made with just 20 or so minutes of stitching a day!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Speaking of progress, yes! I have progress to share on my Scenes of Country Life or Rural Pursuits casket~ WOO!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIf_OZY0sF9FVRIPWacB6OoYo4K9ai9dd_l_zhaAYB_skTHUMsYFOxZ07qP16j7Bd8hLkkBU6jpiLYAo6CEoMah3RiOd1SGkRYTmbcQiSN6ryyNn5BJTolA2TMt40koxsn6-vKvYCyCA99X-QJ3mFKnlqMo3jWgZxh6hIGdFde-HzXfLjqUk/s4160/20230220_143549%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIf_OZY0sF9FVRIPWacB6OoYo4K9ai9dd_l_zhaAYB_skTHUMsYFOxZ07qP16j7Bd8hLkkBU6jpiLYAo6CEoMah3RiOd1SGkRYTmbcQiSN6ryyNn5BJTolA2TMt40koxsn6-vKvYCyCA99X-QJ3mFKnlqMo3jWgZxh6hIGdFde-HzXfLjqUk/s320/20230220_143549%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually 'finished' them twice LOL. Above is a picture of the first time, with the original configuration of the silk-wrapped purl flourishes. Up close they looked good, but from across the room, they looked like a sideways crab or spider clutching onto the cartouche! It kept me up at night, literally. HUGE design flaw for me. I wanted the ovals to be within the center of a block of stitching....not hovering between two crabs in a rectangular negative space. So while I was sleeping I thought of all sorts of things I could do to remedy the situation. Just leaving it was not an option for me. What I decided to do was to make the one-sided flourishes into leaves. I drew them in with a pencil first, as can be seen in the bottom half. Then couched yellow silk over the lines to match the rest, as seen in the top portion. I just needed to get the rectangular angles out of this white/negative space of the ground.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpJXxDvMKrZirWImRx--tCnYzwv0QTf8l6qhOYr_fTeKgHdxkfYEY5zwz1-RwILLDy8r85VC2adE4pkQjM4BpyNCUu5eDmBMaohibNf8_mq_HFDKWOkC_ApoO_u9jC-lOM5H40F70Jud0F_F2AKD-QsJJp4w2pT-Jaljt-Nz0ImRadVnJqik/s5184/IMG_1806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpJXxDvMKrZirWImRx--tCnYzwv0QTf8l6qhOYr_fTeKgHdxkfYEY5zwz1-RwILLDy8r85VC2adE4pkQjM4BpyNCUu5eDmBMaohibNf8_mq_HFDKWOkC_ApoO_u9jC-lOM5H40F70Jud0F_F2AKD-QsJJp4w2pT-Jaljt-Nz0ImRadVnJqik/s320/IMG_1806.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few silk-wrapped purls later, and bam! YES! Finished for the second (and LAST) time! I am very happy with them now. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NBAA0c5dmjrk2A7z1zz6pIxpummntPe_fitHlvmCUpLwlwOVP450JaZxzSVrUVDqdStBREQFZgh_SjUUVhEWKP8zc0yGkRAKnQ8uA_lF1BCJFFtL7lpesiU-5iq0S7a4fDM4O7IT8xOKIwpBA9V9wDXWFDzNTYZ8pPiAz-Dbk0kiRQgmbOo/s5184/IMG_1798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NBAA0c5dmjrk2A7z1zz6pIxpummntPe_fitHlvmCUpLwlwOVP450JaZxzSVrUVDqdStBREQFZgh_SjUUVhEWKP8zc0yGkRAKnQ8uA_lF1BCJFFtL7lpesiU-5iq0S7a4fDM4O7IT8xOKIwpBA9V9wDXWFDzNTYZ8pPiAz-Dbk0kiRQgmbOo/s320/IMG_1798.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have now cleaned off my counter and started my tax papers like a good girl. This slate frame is ready to get cut up and glued to the casket, but I am saving that for when I get back from a trip to Colonial Williamsburg. Cant wait to see them on the casket!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you stitch some today???! DO IT!!!!!</div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-43761412359852914632023-02-14T22:02:00.001-07:002023-02-15T07:21:53.198-07:00Casket Progress<p style="text-align: center;"> <i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hunting & Ploughing Side Friezes Complete!</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgif2HusWZXIn9gNw_-qBICXyxDGJTTTJ0ZtoAw9wlz0lnwc_etGvyfzvrvIh2bCWCvP89rzmaTrv_JUkwCtnN1vgupQUNa7I8RENwmEHBw9nrpnGaJNEndsJ6nMiQZeEwtJ1I8d7EJXC_80pxqSpGTOe1XPvNTt8XvVPWM5YlEh55O6ogtnjc/s5184/IMG_1682.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgif2HusWZXIn9gNw_-qBICXyxDGJTTTJ0ZtoAw9wlz0lnwc_etGvyfzvrvIh2bCWCvP89rzmaTrv_JUkwCtnN1vgupQUNa7I8RENwmEHBw9nrpnGaJNEndsJ6nMiQZeEwtJ1I8d7EJXC_80pxqSpGTOe1XPvNTt8XvVPWM5YlEh55O6ogtnjc/s320/IMG_1682.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess its been a while since I made a blog post, I apologize! It is so easy for me just to stick a picture on the Instagram, I forget I have not blogged in a while. I have been baby stepping along on my <i>Scenes of Country Life, or Rural Pursuits </i>casket, and just completed both side friezes today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyuwcXOwKO6CD9lO26_9ZW6vTbwkDZk-gAPy2O9rMC-Y50xqtH-qY7jpyaO97XedRVWB3RThw4_prSeraU3kdJTTnRY_aR9Blu-raJUKAq2KbnNjQedfyNR0aXRP_ZY2vVcgk3YzYZPksTHA42D3Pi-5NcM-sfwsfm1Tu_Y-8yGZKD34c1Cs/s5184/IMG_1683.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyuwcXOwKO6CD9lO26_9ZW6vTbwkDZk-gAPy2O9rMC-Y50xqtH-qY7jpyaO97XedRVWB3RThw4_prSeraU3kdJTTnRY_aR9Blu-raJUKAq2KbnNjQedfyNR0aXRP_ZY2vVcgk3YzYZPksTHA42D3Pi-5NcM-sfwsfm1Tu_Y-8yGZKD34c1Cs/s320/IMG_1683.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>These first few pictures are close views of the plough side. Love my rooster! This casket has been a challenge in so many ways. I have said a million times I hate satin stitch, loathe even more Soie Ovale or flat filament silk....but blast it I really love how they look and wanted to make a flat work casket. I picked the smallest I had thinking it would be a good thing...less area to stitch on. WRONG. Oh my golly was I so wrong.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQTXTtP5oDPpRlNXxFalXCeJ03qdotwDvxPiR-rcNtPWFpfeE9vKgSs5_KzbGJOoXocFMjetIhia0urWvSTe_10XGmEuUQHvpQDvdllUz6S1Db3H_rIQ9MkuO3i6KU9XTJPvh-J0X7FGismzmnj9h0S9-RE_r6s-fyX9sEOY-Ql0IQ2H4q14/s5184/IMG_1684.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQTXTtP5oDPpRlNXxFalXCeJ03qdotwDvxPiR-rcNtPWFpfeE9vKgSs5_KzbGJOoXocFMjetIhia0urWvSTe_10XGmEuUQHvpQDvdllUz6S1Db3H_rIQ9MkuO3i6KU9XTJPvh-J0X7FGismzmnj9h0S9-RE_r6s-fyX9sEOY-Ql0IQ2H4q14/s320/IMG_1684.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I want to stay true to 17th c design and colour, but also the actual stitching techniques <i>used then. </i>I cannot even guestimate the amount of hours I have spent studying period stitching and caskets. I have literally traveled the globe to lay my own retinas on microscopic stitches from so long ago. And they really <b>are</b> microscopic. If you have only ever seen 17th c period stitching from books or a computer screen, you will be amazed at how tiny the motifs and figures are in person. For example, the photo above. Ok you know its for a frieze...but how tall do you think the hillock under the thistle is? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Less than 1/16 of an inch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmjvBmApDzuA5SLGzWKTGTfQgxp5G0jHTmw7em0S1Q8ecPpdOuKLmI9WqoTNtInIHCpMW9vmapFDcfzeLywXbyHs9bb0OBW_7f8bfkXV33npBXkI2EyXdfK_Agh9G6H3SaGySPw/s5184/IMG_1680.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmjvBmApDzuA5SLGzWKTGTfQgxp5G0jHTmw7em0S1Q8ecPpdOuKLmI9WqoTNtInIHCpMW9vmapFDcfzeLywXbyHs9bb0OBW_7f8bfkXV33npBXkI2EyXdfK_Agh9G6H3SaGySPw/s320/IMG_1680.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Stitching on this scale one must think outside the box and scale down ready available materials, as everything other than tram weight silk is just too huge to use. If there is interest I will make a blog post on the different gimps available and how they compare to each other. For every period embroidery that uses gimp to outline satin stitched motifs, there is equally one that does not. Outlining with gimp can hide a ragged or unsightly edge, and it does look very nice, but I want to highlight another 17th c stitching practice that I have labored very hard over to achieve</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ViCcjT_L6PqtZDY2Z39jDEl-DDYtANANYVET3aH5JqxQ_4k97OEDHiAuu-zigVzH-8FcSx9kELxc9xkLUiqxB3P2bq-sgbR8Z8VvYVd-UuKXciPBhqwkKLHszpcBMS18Jv5NJ72LoFRJ7OXAq0VYVFo7SQLRGPY9bu6hDh2ZSsYZwcqCAE0/s5184/IMG_1686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ViCcjT_L6PqtZDY2Z39jDEl-DDYtANANYVET3aH5JqxQ_4k97OEDHiAuu-zigVzH-8FcSx9kELxc9xkLUiqxB3P2bq-sgbR8Z8VvYVd-UuKXciPBhqwkKLHszpcBMS18Jv5NJ72LoFRJ7OXAq0VYVFo7SQLRGPY9bu6hDh2ZSsYZwcqCAE0/s320/IMG_1686.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i><b>Not</b></i> outlining or split stitching the pattern line before satin stitching over it. Today, stitchers will usually do so in a matching/ coordinating thread to help hide gaps between each stitch, giving a nice solid edge to the motif. I actually prefer to not stitch any kind of outlining under my satin stitch. Not only does it add greatly to overall stitching time, if you are a sloppy stitcher, you can also distort the motif. You become a slave to the underlying stitching. One does have to be very careful and place each and every stitch right along side each other, but after a few hundred stitches, one doesn't even think about it. I stitched the iris above with a single ply of Soie Ovale ( there are 6 plies to a strand)...Id say there are well over 50 stitches width wise to the inch. Basically, I would move over a single thread on my satin ground with each stitch. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnemxh-TFUoO1ecc0Qcxh7qr-H7uV-wq5XqRgeGIcHViR6t1qm0ps1l8PMu9_8RG8eokVx21zZBrIGWnt0FlO7P7UpmTSjbwFaaL0OZOEwJbt0q-32MT-IZOitMJzZxiVQHrnA9bwnGz91jSH-7cy8VCxKk0vdOhgvH5yqGxSMVahn9iF7wE/s5184/IMG_1687.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnemxh-TFUoO1ecc0Qcxh7qr-H7uV-wq5XqRgeGIcHViR6t1qm0ps1l8PMu9_8RG8eokVx21zZBrIGWnt0FlO7P7UpmTSjbwFaaL0OZOEwJbt0q-32MT-IZOitMJzZxiVQHrnA9bwnGz91jSH-7cy8VCxKk0vdOhgvH5yqGxSMVahn9iF7wE/s320/IMG_1687.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We are on the hunting side now, with the iris, hound, pansy, hare and strawberries<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlN6rgCSd7Ajm6O7YntEpBokP0OlddoTtgUktQKpoB9sZELYlhmJWYT4oBystB656wUCIttV2xk963V77CgB4fSoLM0VMkqqDQqwBXZDGzwtSPHGpRey40_Z8aZ0TxdJPZVqng45zCQyMNlltrzvmbKR0-v9QGn6n64NMFCasfofdJBw_VCw/s5184/IMG_1688.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlN6rgCSd7Ajm6O7YntEpBokP0OlddoTtgUktQKpoB9sZELYlhmJWYT4oBystB656wUCIttV2xk963V77CgB4fSoLM0VMkqqDQqwBXZDGzwtSPHGpRey40_Z8aZ0TxdJPZVqng45zCQyMNlltrzvmbKR0-v9QGn6n64NMFCasfofdJBw_VCw/s320/IMG_1688.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I saw gold hillocks on a casket and really loved them. Including grass blades within them helps break up a huge block of otherwise boring stitching. Its such a small space, I want to get in as many details as I can, without overcramming everything.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPD5kIy2qnaTO4g1SQw_tv4SwuuHD714xZSVHbRFkLvnz0vKaBw-Ae-zLmjNddIZjMXUmv3Z59wzN6ikD2miAlVd7E2miygFAzW56SEfKVS1Ur1h942hGC9nlR5im_l5P28NDE4WM3PVqqDjZ-gl3hd7xca631-I6FJqa5-AVgEtxovd63RWs/s5184/IMG_1689.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPD5kIy2qnaTO4g1SQw_tv4SwuuHD714xZSVHbRFkLvnz0vKaBw-Ae-zLmjNddIZjMXUmv3Z59wzN6ikD2miAlVd7E2miygFAzW56SEfKVS1Ur1h942hGC9nlR5im_l5P28NDE4WM3PVqqDjZ-gl3hd7xca631-I6FJqa5-AVgEtxovd63RWs/s320/IMG_1689.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The pansy was sooooooooooooooo difficult. It just cant even put it into words. I spent an entire day trying to get this flower to look like how I wanted it to. First I stitched a petal with two plies instead of one, and was not understanding why it was looking so clunky. I thought it was the colour. I was starting on the second petal when I realized my blind melon was using two plies. An hour later I had the petals ripped out and was starting again. Now I had the right scale and was happy with the stitches, but not the colour. Did NOT look right, so out it came again. I wanted them to look like the little violas that sprout along the walkway in the backyard at home, so I persisted. Finally my white center stitches were not showing up how I wanted them to...two plies and they were invisible. Four plies, still invisible. Finally, I decided to use some weensie freshwater pearls. Success!<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_t07dnUn4nUo6oE-hhi0PCNSozgk1BFoG3ovKRCKRQNhefPBSbWjkaDg6P1asQ5BCbi7xwJR873xVg7oE8yVXLnmqiFvH_JYtrq4cWpk0MtYc9F3WJawfjJ1lKBWvAUUaabva97SHvFrNaQFVYtdLTg7IfGF66RhkBHzDm2pu_FGrDINlYI/s5184/IMG_1690.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_t07dnUn4nUo6oE-hhi0PCNSozgk1BFoG3ovKRCKRQNhefPBSbWjkaDg6P1asQ5BCbi7xwJR873xVg7oE8yVXLnmqiFvH_JYtrq4cWpk0MtYc9F3WJawfjJ1lKBWvAUUaabva97SHvFrNaQFVYtdLTg7IfGF66RhkBHzDm2pu_FGrDINlYI/s320/IMG_1690.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to include strawberries on my hunting side because we always find wild strawberries when we are out hunting. I think I have actually picked some wild strawberries that are <i>larger</i> than the ones on my frieze...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMZGx5MegfgtO49vdsBF9hT0Zik4QZPCsOz0Z1XB1b1UdxwQVgPRlZMwfEM4-N_z6ZF9wZdude0hOorszDOkDrw4iU14y69SIWtOtRsNiW32QydcybSI3hBGIx8OrFN-x6F-xjABuaRtHtbHlKRGLdk4hs0nEKv27EBSPA2f6skuZYpQgATA/s5184/IMG_1650.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMZGx5MegfgtO49vdsBF9hT0Zik4QZPCsOz0Z1XB1b1UdxwQVgPRlZMwfEM4-N_z6ZF9wZdude0hOorszDOkDrw4iU14y69SIWtOtRsNiW32QydcybSI3hBGIx8OrFN-x6F-xjABuaRtHtbHlKRGLdk4hs0nEKv27EBSPA2f6skuZYpQgATA/s320/IMG_1650.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For scale, they are smaller than my pinky fingernail! Like I said, this casket is a challenge, but that's what makes it so much fun to stitch. I literally go to bed thinking about what stitching I will be trying out the next day....what colours, what techniques. If I don't get time to work on it, I actually get a bit cranky(or worse). I really do love stitching & hope you are having fun with your stitching too, whatever it may be!</div><br /><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-28353293868663937832023-01-21T13:04:00.000-07:002023-01-21T13:04:10.396-07:00Spring Flowers in a blizzard<p><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Progress on my Scenes of Country Life, or Rural Pursuits Casket</span></b></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj674y0RfF921L9Cf50QOndTPrgejvjS6eZoZ6zc9P4dtcA9AbWOK3p6fTArKF8uT0c65qGF7WjKRZxm-zbIKvl0NIsdOZcVAIlSJEF7ZX4FmrSdBU8Fm_4h3ZZXSW9Y0v-tJdcazIHjK66G_7gBX31Gh-wlFNa0xAHBFj16lov-KKLpGgadT8/s2592/IMG_1428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj674y0RfF921L9Cf50QOndTPrgejvjS6eZoZ6zc9P4dtcA9AbWOK3p6fTArKF8uT0c65qGF7WjKRZxm-zbIKvl0NIsdOZcVAIlSJEF7ZX4FmrSdBU8Fm_4h3ZZXSW9Y0v-tJdcazIHjK66G_7gBX31Gh-wlFNa0xAHBFj16lov-KKLpGgadT8/s320/IMG_1428.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If a person was to have a look at my ort box, they would think there was massive progress on this tiny little casket... but not really! Everything is just so tiny...I really have to make grand efforts to scale down my threads in order for things to still look delicate like I want, and not huge and clunky</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIiAA6r-C2QN9EhxFCnqmLO1AC3eB5BozYlCnjHQ5wDEd4A87oGXhFUWj9oB366j-I9x7MV-KAe9Kxs70sXlKXMv_rP7fTxYQhqmzUaYNlCX5hFNo0TCgr4PWA2KAY5-CT9Z2zv9TJOTjRNY7oVZNJu4hu79C-fWtWFDZUTNm6ehnKdS8Wz8/s2592/IMG_1365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIiAA6r-C2QN9EhxFCnqmLO1AC3eB5BozYlCnjHQ5wDEd4A87oGXhFUWj9oB366j-I9x7MV-KAe9Kxs70sXlKXMv_rP7fTxYQhqmzUaYNlCX5hFNo0TCgr4PWA2KAY5-CT9Z2zv9TJOTjRNY7oVZNJu4hu79C-fWtWFDZUTNm6ehnKdS8Wz8/s320/IMG_1365.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> It is somewhat disappointing how long it takes to stitch such a little thing. Maybe I'm just a super slow stitcher? I am working the flowers around the scenes now. Most are long and short stitch with either just one or two plies of Soie Ovale...or a micro fraction of a strand of Soie Perlee. One must get inventive with the tools available...see Soie Perlee is made from flat filament silk like Ovale...it is a twist of three 'plies'...but if you look further once you get those apart, you will note that each of those three plies, is each made up of three plies...it can be maddening really.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiviErROwHFKBd_kCJRaLQIQWS8g9i_EdYIN0w20wJl63K5rA5qHGxoEejbm-0eLzPFe7b45g25BLuEJQR9LTQRV5ek2Sq5cQxTLOV1iZNpvUPozeLFcIxHOdkl2CZH-hDePRWWfub9FaeB2_wTymJ20E2szenSSdZBBBwukPrjDuTd7R8le0/s1275/IMG_1378%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1275" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiviErROwHFKBd_kCJRaLQIQWS8g9i_EdYIN0w20wJl63K5rA5qHGxoEejbm-0eLzPFe7b45g25BLuEJQR9LTQRV5ek2Sq5cQxTLOV1iZNpvUPozeLFcIxHOdkl2CZH-hDePRWWfub9FaeB2_wTymJ20E2szenSSdZBBBwukPrjDuTd7R8le0/s320/IMG_1378%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is a peek at what I have named the <i>Devil's Tulip</i>. I had to work four of them on the two panels I'm stitching now, and have another three I am very much not looking forward to doing on the front panel when I get that far... I have several sizes of gimp on my table to pick from, but sadly the smallest size that would have been perfect was not made in the colours I wanted to use...so I had to use a larger size, much too big for the scale of the flower but I used it anyways. There was a million starts and stops, they are really just an absolute nightmare to stitch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvooqCz3dmk80daeH3JsckrzlGTXezgliBtM0OmE7JytWVUavq1MgUJ4oTg_Lum8tl8d1rCirkwFYJG95gpqxMPhlMBAgKtBq5BFrDcwWrCPuuLIPCyxo8F7OkMfEhQlJI8nzHZ1nP3CkiVGoorN3QQbEhikBezX19yfNl5rN7iv72mH_ZhQ/s2592/IMG_1425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvooqCz3dmk80daeH3JsckrzlGTXezgliBtM0OmE7JytWVUavq1MgUJ4oTg_Lum8tl8d1rCirkwFYJG95gpqxMPhlMBAgKtBq5BFrDcwWrCPuuLIPCyxo8F7OkMfEhQlJI8nzHZ1nP3CkiVGoorN3QQbEhikBezX19yfNl5rN7iv72mH_ZhQ/s320/IMG_1425.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After the Devil's work, I had to redeem my spirit with a couple of regular pretty little happy pink tulips<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrDZFu0oMCjgFGN8HV2CrtL0B-EDxD7NUcnX8f3LCndQXnhpXF2hogreEz0Aijm73163Nf9ytAtbYcUiJV1_CUxE3WEa--pvtwzb1J_NhnDxP7olrs4FJkLvUDf_iCI458EWolJf2xDZn7BmF3lSyC5oIEm6lqbbCWGMEB1x1alKZ0lpiFdw/s2592/IMG_1441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrDZFu0oMCjgFGN8HV2CrtL0B-EDxD7NUcnX8f3LCndQXnhpXF2hogreEz0Aijm73163Nf9ytAtbYcUiJV1_CUxE3WEa--pvtwzb1J_NhnDxP7olrs4FJkLvUDf_iCI458EWolJf2xDZn7BmF3lSyC5oIEm6lqbbCWGMEB1x1alKZ0lpiFdw/s320/IMG_1441.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last night I worked this little iris. I like it. It's tiny, fits under my thumb, and no, I don't think I have very large thumbs. I am saving all the foliage for last. I have one more iris to work today, I can't decide if it should be peaches or purples...I keep going back and forth. I have the corresponding friezes drawn on above each panel, so I am able to make sure the colours below will complement the colours that will sit above it. It's currently blizzarding in southern Colorado, for us, really the first measurable impactful snow other than a dusting, of this whole fall/winter season. I don't really care for snow anymore, it gives me great anxiety, so its the perfect day to concentrate on spring flowers and NOT look out the window</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Stitching!</div><br /><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-50262439990216194012022-12-30T09:36:00.000-07:002022-12-30T09:36:20.338-07:00Happy New Year!<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Details ....Matter!</i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOuOLwd_aunvi0nLDS2rc8rN8YGeEPXFnYhKTvml9FVTF_gFZGNPvnSwJSSsPMrAw8MwfAEkpJIcaNrJ1JpuDCVQGrE30_6XDriOm8yCU33joInvMuXRrUNUwjOMmsNtn2CM9Z_jUja8KwE_dazuVetHsMjQe2gr9i8YllR8rGYaM943SyhU/s2592/IMG_1233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOuOLwd_aunvi0nLDS2rc8rN8YGeEPXFnYhKTvml9FVTF_gFZGNPvnSwJSSsPMrAw8MwfAEkpJIcaNrJ1JpuDCVQGrE30_6XDriOm8yCU33joInvMuXRrUNUwjOMmsNtn2CM9Z_jUja8KwE_dazuVetHsMjQe2gr9i8YllR8rGYaM943SyhU/s320/IMG_1233.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you had a wonderful Holiday season! My surgery went well and I am ready to bid adieu! to 2022 tomorrow. Life has been a rollercoaster for me this year, but it did not fling me off entirely, and I hope that I can now get on to happier times in 2023. I wish EVERYONE happier times in 2023. I think often of my friends in Ukraine~ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shoesfromfra" target="_blank">Oleksii </a>& his family in Kiev, and <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ssn=lilac_ua" target="_blank">Marina</a> in Kharkiv. Oleksii is a marvelous shoemaker, he can make you anything that will fit like a GLOVE~ he made my 17th c shoes for me. Marina is a dollmaker and sells on eBay, in this horrible wartime post from there can take about a month to reach the US, but the wait is well worth it, and they really need our support. It is horrific what they have to live thru each day, and I hope you will visit the links I have provided. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my goals for 2022 was to finish my Scenes of Country Life casket. That did not happen by a longshot, but I am more than thrilled to be able to say it is a goal for this next year. I have managed a little work on it though, if you want to follow more closely, do check my Instagram, as it is easy to post daily pictures there of when I get something done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyways, on to what I want to talk about today, and that is <b>details. </b>If you wish your work to come out neat and tidy in the end, it must start with neat and tidy lines in the beginning. I chose to work this casket all in flat work for a few reasons. While I really <b>love</b> the look of it, I absolutely hate satin stitch. This casket is smaller, so I figured it would be perfect...less stitching. Well truth be told, the simpler something is, the harder it is to hide mistakes. The smaller something is, the more challenging it is to execute well. I gave myself a double whammie and didn't even realize it. Everything about this casket is challenging, <i>very</i> challenging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, back to details....check out the grouping of leaves in the first photo. I have finished the satin stitching. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gvfbfMtheveKe2-0RvHNbYsre6rmp_QtTuJR5r9vJdysH4EJU8VwlE4ZSeePQeRVTGyqWYS9S9Me9tkrWE5WXts9lutqPpcQbU2h5K2mMdoMOS1K4Wuq0XUEDs3F_iWxCnPyN5nP1xon01Zb_UWvC9bAkZWn7MNQBHTMAKw759pC2w5MIFE/s2592/IMG_1237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gvfbfMtheveKe2-0RvHNbYsre6rmp_QtTuJR5r9vJdysH4EJU8VwlE4ZSeePQeRVTGyqWYS9S9Me9tkrWE5WXts9lutqPpcQbU2h5K2mMdoMOS1K4Wuq0XUEDs3F_iWxCnPyN5nP1xon01Zb_UWvC9bAkZWn7MNQBHTMAKw759pC2w5MIFE/s320/IMG_1237.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now check out the same with the addition of tiny veins being added. It makes so much of a difference!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyS6nAVkSfWW0vs5ZNhbPGjtZ_M5IcSWpxE016dPRCdkegVDLt2n-AFBmzIkRYvpjcYvawIKQs8xble--XW9TyyAXLlZTqds9cpKxgfeOvQT88qTmJBkxBt7Pwt_2X2ay9yDamlNEm4tsg1AG_xJQS2d33uzFkYLkVgmK5RKHyT2GtRMX71s/s2592/IMG_1240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyS6nAVkSfWW0vs5ZNhbPGjtZ_M5IcSWpxE016dPRCdkegVDLt2n-AFBmzIkRYvpjcYvawIKQs8xble--XW9TyyAXLlZTqds9cpKxgfeOvQT88qTmJBkxBt7Pwt_2X2ay9yDamlNEm4tsg1AG_xJQS2d33uzFkYLkVgmK5RKHyT2GtRMX71s/s320/IMG_1240.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These little scenes are tiny....2x3" roughly...for the entire scene. I am using near microscopic threads to work near microscopic motifs. Behind the head of this pencil, is a dove!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpiP9L7SjXLTZxInusOmVoiCChlTx3IiLj7B1SHnrMOmHbINLWwlEKzbFiZCOecrljEdZNY3i1uMQVFyMSWyxyZXJPGH1GU4ABT7KaF60eKiQOO4I6TKvWcqPzwmilUJwzvVS0P0INQGnaChv330iRoyMf_s_s10l_gEX5zZq4smQIftnSss/s2592/IMG_1241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpiP9L7SjXLTZxInusOmVoiCChlTx3IiLj7B1SHnrMOmHbINLWwlEKzbFiZCOecrljEdZNY3i1uMQVFyMSWyxyZXJPGH1GU4ABT7KaF60eKiQOO4I6TKvWcqPzwmilUJwzvVS0P0INQGnaChv330iRoyMf_s_s10l_gEX5zZq4smQIftnSss/s320/IMG_1241.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the original 17th inspiration piece, the foul was a duck. When I was drawing out this panel, I really wanted a grouse here, as we hunted grouse a lot when I was growing up. But, the space was just too tiny. I certainly could have drawn in a grouse, but I wouldn't have been able to stitch it so that it resembled a grouse afterwards, so a dove it became. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvKsZx6PCdFxzqpfqNkKoXgsP4s3FdUUgSffDUtBq_qANT0GHgLblF_3UJXSfaPaUSAEHLpCylpP_JniDTV78g1_gYPiqob8Kx5pce1Nl9UZpgbd5Az72Z9_G97CPbAWAX1KspVXRVnNtXFu5XAtYhKK87Mw5yN84iZmy1M9jdqz-w_ytFEc/s2592/IMG_1265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvKsZx6PCdFxzqpfqNkKoXgsP4s3FdUUgSffDUtBq_qANT0GHgLblF_3UJXSfaPaUSAEHLpCylpP_JniDTV78g1_gYPiqob8Kx5pce1Nl9UZpgbd5Az72Z9_G97CPbAWAX1KspVXRVnNtXFu5XAtYhKK87Mw5yN84iZmy1M9jdqz-w_ytFEc/s320/IMG_1265.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Flat silk work is usually the base layer of stitching on a stumpwork composition. All the fun bits then get stitched on over it. (Some folks skip this step altogether and do not work the shadow stitching depicted on 17th pieces.) The detached needlelace pieces and other fun bits can be used to cover up any areas that got out of hand, or we as a stitcher, just plain dont like. NOT SO if one is working a flat silk piece. It is not entirely satin stitch as I had first planned. I did want some interest and have given myself permission to use a select few stitches that are not satin stitch, but they still must all remain flat to the surface. If you study 17th c pieces, you will actually notice that background, even in a satin stitch piece, is many times long & short stitch. Above is my hunting panel after all the ground work has been finished. It still does not look <i>finished</i> though...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM3kAbvrDW_cczw8_pjDaJeDuWjqSOxlug3OdzJ6Oz2ZUfI7Mzrxgaq7Ueu9nGXw3663FlIsYlux53j2PgAD5F5d8ePTeiEHMMgqcKr30Sm-zqLwYvZQBYfYs5DK91rkyhMxRUXAhABmZr_hvE5BFn9VlyvMnDf01NG0u--AGlO6T-oOM7B0/s2592/IMG_1274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM3kAbvrDW_cczw8_pjDaJeDuWjqSOxlug3OdzJ6Oz2ZUfI7Mzrxgaq7Ueu9nGXw3663FlIsYlux53j2PgAD5F5d8ePTeiEHMMgqcKr30Sm-zqLwYvZQBYfYs5DK91rkyhMxRUXAhABmZr_hvE5BFn9VlyvMnDf01NG0u--AGlO6T-oOM7B0/s320/IMG_1274.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a proper finish, there must be gimps applied! It is easy to go hog wild and want to put them everywhere, so one must pick and choose carefully. What do you want to accentuate or draw the eye to? That is where the gimp does its job best. I didn't want my strawberries to get lost in the hillock, so I chose a light pink gimp to line them with. They bring back memories of finding a sunny spot on the top of a mountain to eat lunch at after a morning of hunting...and picking the wild strawberries at my feet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Stitching, & I wish Everyone a Happy & Blessed New Year</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-19065397163393231802022-11-28T11:46:00.000-07:002022-11-28T11:46:14.199-07:00Store Closing 11 Dec<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Closed for Shipping 11 Dec 2022</i></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfu_aU2xkfGSEQDJZVPg4Gx_yzc4ex4laoFXGmcASujMz-_ToKdj_gaFAhyofd-W8qEpd-vqDW7wpa6nTu1zEmBU7lZL3kYVQFc_exAc-d0JraxmjgjkjsJ6tJweblRTI4rMaKvlyNf9jlvGQEsHBlUp8s3-7WzGh91XVb6OR5cLeAhM47vo/s5184/IMG_0809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfu_aU2xkfGSEQDJZVPg4Gx_yzc4ex4laoFXGmcASujMz-_ToKdj_gaFAhyofd-W8qEpd-vqDW7wpa6nTu1zEmBU7lZL3kYVQFc_exAc-d0JraxmjgjkjsJ6tJweblRTI4rMaKvlyNf9jlvGQEsHBlUp8s3-7WzGh91XVb6OR5cLeAhM47vo/s320/IMG_0809.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I am having another surgery on 13 Dec, so I will be closing the ETSY store on 11 Dec. If you need something before Christmas, be sure to order before then. I have no idea how long it will be until I am able to drive/ship orders again. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you had a nice holiday weekend~ above is some native turkeys this weekend, trying to eat my clothespins that fell off the line...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44-2hUbASAjn_glF6oAtfoP8Aneysd001GBZIE7ZHcVLA8OBk0m8BBzw7hMDKwmMXlUfZkquA1h81JgfhHjKB0scV31AV0bsmy8mUDt8CaqNGr_8A3MfbgdQxn8ZouEVGZTthfEBgMRHq9TyM3IlceY-h9SsxL3DoW5mW-SDrEY7bhXr0u5U/s5184/IMG_0806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44-2hUbASAjn_glF6oAtfoP8Aneysd001GBZIE7ZHcVLA8OBk0m8BBzw7hMDKwmMXlUfZkquA1h81JgfhHjKB0scV31AV0bsmy8mUDt8CaqNGr_8A3MfbgdQxn8ZouEVGZTthfEBgMRHq9TyM3IlceY-h9SsxL3DoW5mW-SDrEY7bhXr0u5U/s320/IMG_0806.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't done much stitching wise, just a little on my casket to try and keep my mind busy. I have shared more pictures on my Instagram, the link is to the right. I really hate Soie Ovale as a fiber, as it sticks to everything, my hands included. So I wear gloves to stitch with it, because I really do LOVE the look of it when finished. The little scenes just glow and really look magical. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What does NOT look magical is the hideous green rainbow hillock to the bottom left in the picture. I decided I was going to frog it out, and blast it I could not unpick those tiny stitches for anything. So I decided Id cut them out....nope. My farmer was not having it, so I left them in. Looks like a weird version of velvet or turkey stitch...I trimmed the pile down and now have a fuzzy green mossy looking hillock, I put a pic on the Instagram. I just have no capacity for things anymore, so if the stitches want to be there so bad, they're gonna stay, and hope I get to laugh about it later</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Stitching XOXOXO</div><p></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-66656718792126135532022-11-17T15:57:00.000-07:002022-11-17T15:57:24.766-07:002022 Annual Ornament Kits are In Stock<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gkLZXMDBD4s" width="320" youtube-src-id="gkLZXMDBD4s"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> This years Skarlet Ladye kits are in stock and shipping now! All the preorders(thankyou so much!) have been sent, and I am in process of sending out the tracking numbers now. If you have ordered a kit and checked your email and do not see a tracking number yet, give me time to eat supper and I will be finishing up the rest of them ;)</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">If you have been considering ordering a kit, I have just 22 left in stock. You can learn more about them <a href="https://ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com/p/2022-heirloom-ornament-kit-skarlet-ladye.html" target="_blank">here</a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> Happy Stitching!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409941.post-1326451417433503062022-11-08T13:35:00.000-07:002022-11-08T13:35:41.117-07:00Kitting Up<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>2022 Skarlet Ladye</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4oEI_LPG-2_z46K7Eygeyl2OjLdv3DYKxm_PHvJ3zwP89zgcJkdhvkxPEvUp7lc7S5P-nY_0gg5YJnd_l1IS5LsoUptfV2Lco2yZGccMBsKAnIvKaZmhdRXa7edehpaOk4ejna52xDYapPkPynvjvGxrnDTTVI7ng8eYg0-GBWoJbVd_e4s/s5184/IMG_0485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4oEI_LPG-2_z46K7Eygeyl2OjLdv3DYKxm_PHvJ3zwP89zgcJkdhvkxPEvUp7lc7S5P-nY_0gg5YJnd_l1IS5LsoUptfV2Lco2yZGccMBsKAnIvKaZmhdRXa7edehpaOk4ejna52xDYapPkPynvjvGxrnDTTVI7ng8eYg0-GBWoJbVd_e4s/s320/IMG_0485.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I have been kitting up Skarlet Ladye & getting them ready to ship~ just look at these colours on the skarlet silk ground. Soooooo beautiful!!! I have teased making an embroidered jacket from this silk...but my latest daydreams have been of a skarlet silk embroidered <i><b>casket. </b></i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Just. Imagine. That. for a moment...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5tkLpNGjY5qTIu0Q1NjZk1S933G5ywGXrT4RrkGSmgd811gdd91nJh24NdYLe93SLtd3AJiDKw7bOxvmohZo6lTR1N3XLlS2WxCHDW5TnTUz26yh9NPMGzTB9MFk-xtWXZRTpCn2DX695mnf3k9jKYtUMrR8sU_dgxWM7BIR6M3vhdNl62g/s5184/IMG_0272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5tkLpNGjY5qTIu0Q1NjZk1S933G5ywGXrT4RrkGSmgd811gdd91nJh24NdYLe93SLtd3AJiDKw7bOxvmohZo6lTR1N3XLlS2WxCHDW5TnTUz26yh9NPMGzTB9MFk-xtWXZRTpCn2DX695mnf3k9jKYtUMrR8sU_dgxWM7BIR6M3vhdNl62g/s320/IMG_0272.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I may just have to make it so. Here is a view of the embroidery of one of Skarlet Ladye's four panels. Its a super fun stitch and kits will be on their way soon! If you are interested in making up an ornament of your own, you can find out more info<a href="https://ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com/p/2022-heirloom-ornament-kit-skarlet-ladye.html" target="_blank"> here</a> .<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Happy Stitching!<br /><b style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;"><br /></b></p>Rachael Kinnisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com0