We've got a new long term project started this week at stitching club - a Stitching Basket. As well as making the basket look good, we'll be adding in all sorts of stitchy goodies. We've started this week with a fan shaped floss keeper. Here's how far I got on Tuesday:
and after my lovely snowday stitching morning today, I've finished all the stitching:
As usual, I'm not quite sure how the finishing works. I've got a fan-shaped template, wadding and some fabric - just need to figure out how to put them all together now
Susan
My Stitchy blog: SF Stitch
(updated 16th April 2010)
I love the thread as well! The varying of the colors catch the bold color of the flower pot and make them work so well together...or at least I think so
Faith
The thread for the petals is Chameleon Rayon in Black Berry - it was really lovely to work with too
Louise, I made the floss keeper below for Kell's Stashmas present - they are fun to make, although the rings can be quite hard to find as not many places seem to stock them.
Susan
My Stitchy blog: SF Stitch
(updated 16th April 2010)
The project sounds lovely. I'm curious to see what it involves overall.
Like Louise, I'd never heard of a floss keeper, so the picture is very useful. On the rings, Sew and So stocks them and I get from them regularly as I use them for organising my floss away bags.
A stationary/office supply store stocks the rings as well. I use metal shower curtain hooks for my floss rings if I decide to use them, pack of about a dozen for a couple of dollars. Now that is a hardware store find where the rods are sold.
I'm currently using my floss keeper from SusanF for my ABC afghan - it's a gorgeous little thing and it makes me smile every time I see it. : (Thanks Susan!).
I think I'd like to try making one of those but I'm not sure where to source the rings from...
Kell I eventually got them on eBay from The Corner Rounder by searching for binder rings - turns out the company I got them from is only 10 minutes drive away from me As I rather over-optimistically bought 30 of them would you like me to send you a few to try?
Mabel there's a photo of one of these with bobbins here and some lovely examples of floss tags here.
Susan
My Stitchy blog: SF Stitch
(updated 16th April 2010)
At last I've actually finished something Here is my completed floss keeper and the first thing to go in my stitching basket (which hasn't actually been made yet - of course )
And here's a little teaser for the next item we are making to be tucked into the non-existent basket
I'll hopefully have an update for this one in a few days.
Susan
My Stitchy blog: SF Stitch
(updated 16th April 2010)
. How do you use it if all your floss is on bobbins?
As I rather over-optimistically bought 30 of them 
would you like me to send you a few to try?
There's nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with CHOCOLATE! 
Think of all that lovely stash you need to buy now to justify those floss rings ...!
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