The best time to do a Midweek Chat is on Wednesday. This week we talk about the Gary’s embroidery efforts, his visit with Vicki LoPiccolo Jennet and her daughter Maegan, Vonna’s new video, Gary’s new favorite text needlepoint design, and the Sarah Braizear 1829 Stitch Along we’re doing with Sassy Jacks Stitchery Sunday’s guest: Jill Vendituoli, The Art of the Needle.–Gary and Christine
Listen to the podcast:
The podcast is also available on FlossTube.
Here are some links:
- Sarah Braizear 1829 SAL Facebook page
- Sassy Jacks Stitchery website
- Hands Across the Sea Samplers website
- The Attic Needlework website
- Vonna’s new Simple Flatfold video
- Squiggee Designs by Gail Hendrix
Great podcast! Can’t wait to see Christine’s Sarah sampler in the works! As soon as she said ‘what would a young girl in this day and age pick out’ and I knew it would be metallics 🙂 Fun!
Yes, it’s going to be great fun to watch Christine’s efforts unfold. Definitely a different approach and a very different look for an antique sampler. I think she’ll have almost as much fun choosing threads as she will stitching.
Gary
It will be fun to see what Christine does with her sampler. A book to look into is A Stitch in Time by Aimee E. Newell. The sub-title is The Needlework of Aging Women in Antebellum America. It has eye candy, but is a really a history book. I find it very interesting to read.
Thanks. I’ll check it out.
Gary
Was just listening to your comments on finishing all those pieces we do. A couple of observations:
1) lacing is good for canvas but not great for linen/ twill embroidered items
2) to assure a smooth front to your cloth piece, you need to mount the RSN way of pinning to acid free Bristol board covered in muslin. And then pulling and repinning until your fabric is really really tight. If you go
To www. wellembroidered.co.uk, Sara
Meanwell, a senior RSN tutor, has posted an excellent video on mounting your embroidery for framing. It is hard work but the results are so much better than hoping your framer knows how to properly mount so you won’t later have sags or ripples in your cloth.