ON THE WATERFRONT
Patons puts little cuties into cute little rompers. With classic stripes
and simple buttoned shoulders, these outfits are the essential garb for
hip young (very young) things. The knitted rompers are featured in the
Beach Babes book, where you’ll also find other great patterns, from
beanies to blankies, boats to boatneck jumpers. Drop into your nearest
yarn store, visit http://www.patonsyarns.com.au or phone 1800 337 032.Natalie Wright, from Natalme
(www.natalme.com), came up
with this three-tiered hanging
photo-display idea. It not only
looks cool, but it’s practical, too- you can change the pictures
anytime you wish, easy peasy.
We like the way this ‘chandelier’
displays the photos in that lovely
old darkroom way. Natalie’s
happy to share the making
process with Homespun readers:
First, she
bought
some
timber
embroidery
hoops and
mini pegs.Then, she smartened up the
timber with wood stain.A hot-glue gun was then used to
stick the pegs to the hoop rims.Then out came the fine wire
to hang the graduating hoops,
mobile style. (It’s worth taking
a bit of time here to make sure all
the hoops are level, so they don’t
permanently hang at an angle.)Next, a selection of favourite
photographs were printed out.And finally – they get pegged up.EMBROIDERY–HOOP
PHOTO CHANDELIERPIN INTEREST
Quote
“ The eye that directs a needle in the delicate
meshes of embroidery will equally well bisect a star
with the spider web of the micrometre.”
- Maria Mitchell, 1818–1889 (astronomer)
http://www.greatwomen.org/women-of-the-hall/
search-the-hall/details/2/109-mitchell
CARRIED
AWAY
We can’t believe how
talented designers are.
Look at Dragana Savkov-
Bajic’s multi-skilling here- great modern design,
sewing, embroidery and
crochet for a tote and
matching phone cases.
Don’t you love the 3D
animal heads on the
outlined bodies? Drop
by her Dada’s Place blog
for oodles of inspiration,
dada4you.blogspot.com.
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