Has anyone seen........

...Violet's pics of her hardanger heart on rctnp? She did some lovely work!

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Joan Erickson
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Hello everyone!

Thank you for the kind words, Joan. :)

Joan is the one who gifted me this lovely pattern and I've been having so m uch fun with it. I first did the hardanger heart in a violet colorway and j ust had it framed. I strongly considered making it into a pillow, but I hav e a young son and I was afraid he'd damage it...he's pretty rough on the st uff in our home.

I'm in the middle of stitching the pattern a second time in a garnet colorw ay, which I'll give to my mom for christmas.

You can see pics here in my album (you have to be a member of this group to view them):

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Violet Stitches

What did you put behind the fabric to make it shine?

Ooo, that will be pretty, too!

Keep us posted on your mermaid, too!

Reply to
Joan Erickson

After much consideration I decided I wanted an almost mirror finish behind the heart. Silver fabric was pretty but not shiny enough, and actual mirror was too thick and heavy, so I went with shiny silver paper. The silver pap er isn't acid free (which is not ideal) but I couldn't find an acid free ve rsion I liked as much.

I figure my stitching will all go to the Goodwill when I'm dead (no one in the family has a love for it), so longevity isn't a huge concern for me. Pa per that has acid in it can last for 20-50 years if kept dry and out of the sun, before it starts to desintegrate and damage your fabric. That's long enough for me. :)

FYI: They have this shiny paper in both silver and gold colors in the fram ing department of Hobby Lobby...it's in the slots right next to the mountin g boards.

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Violet Stitches

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