Bell Pull Question

Mar 26, 2005 5 Replies
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Life has been keeping me away from my needlework AND the computer for quite some time now. I am going to be a group leader for a family oriented summer camp in August, and I'll be taking my guitar. What I NEED is a strap for my guitar so I can walk and play at the same time...something like walking and chewing gum for me. lol Anyway, I was thinking.....Would a bell pull work if mounted on a leather strap? That way I could make it in a design of my choosing. And if this would work, does anybody have any ideas on what to stitch it in or on? Petit Point? Embroidery? Cross Stitch, and how about fabric.....?



Maureen In Vancouver, B.C.


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Well, I went to look at my husband's guitar, but the strap isn't there. His is cloth, if I remember correctly.

The sky's the limit. Like chatelaines: hardanger, surface embroidery, drawn fabric, Schwalm, Mountmellick, whatever your heart desires.

What a neat idea. Have fun! Dianne

Maureen Miller wrote:

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"Maureen Miller" wrote Would a bell pull work if mounted on a leather strap?

Why not stitch it on even-weave linen in petitpoint, maybe a nice bargello? You might then want to back it with fusible interfacing or something to preserve the back of the stitching from rubbing on the leather back of the guitar strap (and deter any "bleeding" from whatever the leather's treated with).

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Thanks for all the great ideas! I'll let you all know as soon as I'm finished what it looks like! LOL. I'll be going the scenic route via bus for the first leg of the camping trip with my family following later in the day so MAYBE I'll even be finishing it en-route! :))

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