nope Val. it wasnt painted. t'were the glass canes used but had a name in a different language. could of been named after a place in Morocco. its a word from my youth in calif in the 60s/70s...the hippy days, lol. soon as i work out the right spelling i'll find it, if in fact its used by that name any longer, oh well. the painted beads are real pretty too tho, eh. yummy. i love glass beads, so many variations it is amazing. cheers, jeanne
Sorry to hijack your thread again Di but I have recieved an email back from Coats/ Semco who date the piece back to the early 1930's. The best that they can come up with is that 'Thousand Flower Stitch' is similar to Lazy Daisy Stitch
Dee, I am glad you have that information. I have some of my Mum's and MILs unfinished embroidery projects and when I think I am proficient enough, I am going to have a go at finishing them - under supervision of course by my sister.
I must have missed the beginning of this thread -- sorry. I do a lot of needlework, and I DO mean a lot. And by needlework, I mean needlepoint, cross stitch (both counted and stamped), surface embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, etc. I have never heard oaf the Thousand Flower Stitch so I will have to check some of my needlework books. Is this something that is called for in one of the unfinished embroidery projects you have? Please let me know, OK, and I will ask over at RCTN if anyone knows what this stitch is :-). As for proficiency -- it's no different than quilting or anything else, the more you do the better you get. You can always practice the required stitches on a piece of scrap fabric or even along the edges of the needlework itself, assuming it's not a piece that has an already finished edge :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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Thanks for your post. It's not me that needed the information it was Dee, the poster above me but I am sure if you come up with a answer, she would be very pleased.
I am practising my stitches, and I am glad to say they have improved so much.
Hi all, Thanks for your encouragement - it really is appreciated.
I found the threads my Mum had for her embroidery - I had stored them away after Mum passed on thinking I would never used them - now all I have to do is pick the easiest one first.
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