Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:24 pm
Very nice 
Stunning! Once again I'm running out of adjectives for your beautiful designs!Carole
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Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 3:35 pm
Stunning! Once again I'm running out of adjectives for your beautiful designs!Carole
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:25 pm
Love them, they look so different for being the same
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:31 pm
Very elegant way to stitch your hardanger design. 
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:00 am
Beautiful!Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:52 am
I'm being really good about the buttonholing; I'd rather ground to a halt last July 
having done half of them, but here is what I've done so far this year:
having done half of them, but here is what I've done so far this year:Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:13 pm
You've not been idle, have you!!! 
Pretty and so practical...I love coasters!!
Pretty and so practical...I love coasters!!
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:26 pm
Ooohh, they are very pretty. As wendywombat said you've not been idle 
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:00 pm
Less work than it looks, I have to admit - all the main stitching had already been done, and I'd already stitched felt to the backs of all of them too, so it's really only the buttonholing I'm doing at the moment
Wendy, they do look a bit like coasters but I'm not sure they'd work like that as they all have beads on them; also, as they are unprotected by my usual acrylic coasters (they wouldn't fit) I don't think I'd be brave enough to put a drink on them...
Wendy, they do look a bit like coasters but I'm not sure they'd work like that as they all have beads on them; also, as they are unprotected by my usual acrylic coasters (they wouldn't fit) I don't think I'd be brave enough to put a drink on them...
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:59 pm
Aaahh what I thought were French knots are beads...OK!Mabel Figworthy wrote:Less work than it looks, I have to admit - all the main stitching had already been done, and I'd already stitched felt to the backs of all of them too, so it's really only the buttonholing I'm doing at the moment
Wendy, they do look a bit like coasters but I'm not sure they'd work like that as they all have beads on them; also, as they are unprotected by my usual acrylic coasters (they wouldn't fit) I don't think I'd be brave enough to put a drink on them...
No I wouldn't put a
on them either!! 
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:16 pm
Ooh, don't they look lovely all together
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:22 pm
Ah, yes! This is your buttonholing over felt, isn't it? I really like the scalloped edge. Although I confess to hating buttonhole stitch these days the way some of us cordially dislike backstitch... my tension is always to pot. Suppose I should practice more... 
PS scissors arrived safe and sound.
PS scissors arrived safe and sound.
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:39 pm
Beautiful work! I particularly love the "buttonhole" items you're working on; though I'm not familiar with this type of stitching. Thanks for sharing!
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:57 pm
Beautiful and elegant!!! As usual!!!Carole
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:03 pm
They are so pretty!!!!!!!!
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:57 pm
That is a great effect on the buttonhole edging!
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:06 pm
Beautiful work, as always.
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:46 pm
Lovely
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:17 pm
Thanks Mabel, I would never have thought of that. Must have a play sometime and see what can be done with it.
Problem is once I start 'playing' with the hardanger cards I forget about my cross stitch cause I am having so much fun with the colours and beads and different threads.
Problem is once I start 'playing' with the hardanger cards I forget about my cross stitch cause I am having so much fun with the colours and beads and different threads.
Re: Mabel's designs
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 9:56 am
I too am running out of words to use to describe your work......it gets a bit difficult saying things other than brilliant, wonderful, lovely, etc !
Even your photo of the framed fabric ready to be stitched is soooo neat and pretty. Maybe if words get difficult, it will have to be
Even your photo of the framed fabric ready to be stitched is soooo neat and pretty. Maybe if words get difficult, it will have to be