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Beautiful stitching. I love the colours.
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The tulip is beautiful!! :applesauce: :applesauce:

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The floche is very nice to work with (I used them for my Stash bag too), but I could only get it from Hedgehog Handworks in America and with import taxes or whatever they're called they come out quite expensively. Because they look a bit like Coton a Broder (thickness 16) I got a shade of that from Sew and So (I had two lilacs in floche and got a third shade in coton a broder) and although I haven't tried the thread yet it does look very similar, so I may simply use those in future!
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Floche... for a second there Mabel I though you were making words up! :wink: The tulip is quite pretty
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:-) see here
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lovely tulip Mabil
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Oh its lovely and the threads are superb :applesauce:
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The tulips -- four bordered in black on 18ct aida and four (or possibly five) bordered in gold on 28ct black Quaker cloth -- were intended to become a stock of cards for various occasions; I thought it would be useful to have them for when I don't havetime to make something especially :-). But the tulips on black are really a bit too large for ordinary cards; even as a frayed patch they would be a very tight fit. So I did an experiment with the first one -- backed it with black vilene, then cut it to shape, then stuck it on; it's still a bit big, but I think it works!

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Oh I like it alot!!!!! :wub:
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Very pretty! :wub:
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Lovely, Mabel! :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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It's beautiful Mabel :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Excellent idea. Looks very smart. :applesauce:
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These'll make lovely cards :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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I think it looks perfect!! :D
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It's absolutely stunning!
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:applesauce: :applesauce:
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:applesauce: pretty finish
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That makes a gorgeous card! I love how the black fabric makes the colors in the tulip really stand out!

Great job Mabel!

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Stunning projects, Mabel! :applesauce: :wub: :applesauce:
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