The first bag of my leather scraps from Ebay arrived today. Yeah, I can play now!!
Well, play a little bit. Still waiting for books, sewing thread and other bits and pieces.
21 May 2009
Leather Scraps
19 May 2009
Pamphlet Books
I decided to do some bookbinding. These two are my first efforts. Very basic but the person I gave them to was very happy with them.
Outback cardstock for the covers. The compass is made using a mask and walnut ink.
The other one is outback cardstock and Basic Grey Granola paper to form a flap around the edge.
Both have plain copy paper for the pages.
I plan on making some more medieval inspired books but I need to do some more research and hunt up some materials.
13 May 2009
Good V&A Embroidery Pictures
Someone has just posted a number of images from the V & A, with some great shots of various bits of 16th and 17th Century embroidery. Well worth a look.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kotomi-jewelry/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kotomi-jewelry/
10 May 2009
Quilt Basted
I finally got the quilt basted today. So I now have a full winter to get it quilted. The quilting is now looking like the easy part!! Gods I hate doing the basting, too hard on the knees!
8 May 2009
Star Trek and Research
Sort of horrible day today as the weather goes so I went over town and did some family history research at the main library. The had a quick bite to eat and went and saw the new Star Trek movie. It really liked it. Stayed within canon most of the time. Since I'm not a huge TOS fan I was probably a bit more forgiving. But the pacing and special effects were first rate.
6 May 2009
5 May 2009
Completed Quilt Top
I finally got the top for this quilt done!! I've never had so much trouble with a border as on this quilt. But I think it was worth the effort. Next step is to get the plain squares marked for quilting. Then basting and then quilting.