Colorscapes shop!

I coulda swatted you when you linked me to this place! Suddenly I saw my designs on some of their fabrics (not that I will stitch the models again, but I couldn't help but picture them!).

I'm very glad I can't get to this place, I'd be in deep trouble with the fantasy charts!

Caryn

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Tegan, After reading your post, I did a google search, and found this online

a couple of the Fire Wing Designs. Good thing not all the shop'scross stitch designs and kits are listed, or I could be in trouble!-- Carey in MA (trying so hard to be good and finish the TW carousel horses projects I have going already....)

Anne, I have to chuckle a bit. I was born in Kansas, but raised on the Missouri side of the river, so have divided loyalties in the Mo/Kan rivalries. The only other time I'd been that far west via car was while driving to Denver, so I didn't do too much scenery gazing. Who says Kansas is flat? And who knew there were so many rocks in the ground? Seeing the fields just starting to green up, it made me think that if our American culture was as old as Britain's, we'd be seeing those rock walls all over Kansas, too! And WHY is there a Civil War era piece of artillery perched on a bluff above Junction city?

We are planning to make another Pilgrimage out there later on this summer. The ladies at the shop told us to just let them know and they'll make sure they have space available so we can actually camp out and stitch there as well. (I have to save many, many pennies before this can happen, though!)

Tegan

But do you say ma-zur-ee, ma-zur-a or (my favorite) misery? Eastern Kansas in particular is not flat, not mountainous, but not flat. Them thar is the Flint Hills. Go far enough south (El Dorado to be exact) and you will find oil wells too.

As for the Civil War artillery. Juncti> Anne Tuchscherer wrote:

OMG!!! I just looked at their site, and that is a VERY Dangerous Place! ;-) Looooove the fabrics! Julie

Our nearest shop of any kind like that is 3 hours away. I think I am probably glad about that - in a way lol

I meant to say - there's something that is easy peasy to do, to dye your own linen, silk, cotton for working a piece. We did it at our Guild, it was easier than I thought and so easy to achieve the shades and depths of colours you want. The ultimate in personalizing your own piece.

Anyone recognize the polar bear design? I have to have it!

Actually, I do.. I think I have it in my stash, however, for me to remember the name, I'm going to have to go Stash Diving.. give me a day or so. I almost think it's one of the designers the shop features, but I could be remembering that wrong. Tegan

Well, *I* live in Missouri, but my Mother (who only lives 14 miles from me) lives in Missourah. I suppose I come closer to pronouncing it as misery than any other way.

Well.. I suppose over here on this side, we heard more about Quantrell's Raiders.. Red Riders? That part of history is muddled for me, I'll admit. I almost ashamed to admit most of my Civil War history came from my Great Aunt and Gone With The Wind. Oops..

Tegan

Trust me when I say, it's a good thing for me, too! From my house, it's a two hour drive out there, so it's not something I can do spur of the moment TOO often. But, my gosh, it's turnpike the whole way, and it's right off the first exit for Junction City. So that chirpy little voice in the back of my head that keeps saying "go back to THAT shop" just really needs a muzzle! LOL

Tegan

The ladies there even "allowed" us to see where they do the dyeing and told us a bit about it. It occurred to me then, that it's not so very different from what my Garb Mistress does when she finds the right material in the wrong color. It was a bit amazing to see all that white fabric, then peak around the corner at the wall of results.

Tegan

Hi:

That's Carol Hegeli of Stitcher's Habit - she has lots of whimsical stuff like that;

Marg