I saw a book at Chapters yesterday called "The New Crewel" by Katherine Shaughnessy. It had been such a long time since I had seen anything on crewel, I couldn't resist finding a chair and browsing. Although it calls itself "new", the designs are, to me, very fashionable retro-fifties. The designs are mainly abstract, with quite a few repeat patterns, some of which were very interesting monochromatic designs which relied on texture. A bit of a quibble--the book shows the designs, with notes on the stitches used, then repeats them in a "projects" section, giving the actual colours used, more detail on the stitching, and a bit about the making up (into cards, pillows etc.) Seems a bit like trying to look like there is more than there is--but the close up pictures in the first section were quite good. I'm considering buying it--couldn't help envisioning new retro design seats for my dining room chairs, given that our house was built in the early 1060s. Dawne
New crewel book
Dec 10, 2005
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Really!!....In Saskatchewan!! It must have been an igloo!
Mavia.....running and ducking! :)
"Mavia Beaulieu" wrote >Really!!....In Saskatchewan!! It must have been an igloo!
It's been feeling like one recently!! Luckily for you, we've suddenly had 2 days of zero weather, or I would hit you with a big sticky snowball. Dawne
ROFL!! We had our first snow storm of the year last night and it dumped about a foot of snow. There was a lot of moisture in it so it stuck and froze on the tree branches. Because it was accompanied by high winds it caused a lot of power outages. Some areas are still without power which isn't very nice when the temperatures are below freezing. We also had 'thunder snow', lightening during a snow storm, which is quite unusual for our area. The scene through the window was a 'winter wonderland' this morning!
Mavia
A major power line near me went around 5:30 am or so and the pyrotechnics rivalled anything the city has put on for July 1st ! Have to admit it is pretty today but to me, it is prettier on a hot summer day lol The thunder snow did not sit well with Bucket.
Oh dear ! I think I might need it! LOL
Cheryl
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