Other creative crafts/talents/hobbies
Susan Kollar
with their creativity.
Here's my list: stenciling, quilting (mostly machine), sewing, drawing,
writing, computer graphics/layout, rubber stamping.
What is everyone else doing? Does anyone have any really good newsgroups,
etc they've found in their interest?
Susan
PhilipAllen
Cross stitch
Stencilling
Parchment Craft
Tatting
Crochet
Knitting
Bobbin Lace
Stamping
Hardanger
Glass Painting
Ceramic Painting
Soap Making
Candle Making
Tin Art
Sugar Craft
And all sorts
Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
"Susan Kollar" <kolla...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Gemini
<AFed8.5933$0C1.5...@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net>...
> Hey, group! I would be really interested to see what other things people
do
> with their creativity.
> Here's my list: stenciling, quilting (mostly machine), sewing, drawing,
> writing, computer graphics/layout, rubber stamping.
scripts (sent them away too, to receive a letter back telling me that I
have talent and not to give up writing, but due to the writer's union they
couldn't use my storylines). I sketch... mostly clothing, some ideas for
knit or crocheted things I'd like to make, a couple of cartoony type
things, and one scenic sketch. I sew costumes by hand (one day I'll get my
sewing machine fixed and see if I remember how to use it)... have done so
for years, making costumes for my son for Halloween and for school plays he
was in. I love taking pictures... just wish I knew how to develop them
myself, as a lot of times I can't afford to get the pictures developed at
the store.
I still want to teach myself to macrame'... haven't found the time yet, and
am still kicking myself for not asking my dad to show me when I was a
teenager. *sigh* Ah well, someday!
And of course, I knit (mostly toys & slippers) and I crochet. :o)
Peace! Gemini in Ontario, Canada
Lorri
I love surveys! :)
Besides crocheting, which is the craft I have done the longest...
I machine quilt when the urge strikes, avid cross stiicher,
Make wire wrap jewelry, candles, native american type crafts (dream
catchers , mandelas, spirit sticks etc.)
Lots of nature pine cone type crafts (if that make sense)
Great crafter but have no artistic abilities at all! If I draw a
circle...it doesn't come out round.
As far as newsgroups RCTY and RCTN are the only I have ever liked and
have pretty much lurked about for ages.
Lorri
Gemini
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> I do:
> Cross stitch
> Stencilling
> Parchment Craft
> Tatting
> Crochet
> Knitting
> Bobbin Lace
> Stamping
> Hardanger
> Glass Painting
> Ceramic Painting
> Soap Making
> Candle Making
> Tin Art
> Sugar Craft
> And all sorts
> Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Wow, I'm very impressed! Do you have a website showing any of your work?
And I have to ask, because I don't remember ever hearing of it before...
what is Sugar Craft? I'm assuming that Tin Art is where you punch holes in
tin to make pictures that glow if you light a candle behind it? Or is it
where you press picture shapes into the tin? ... my brother did something
like that with copper years ago, it's very pretty. :o)
I'd love to do Candle Making and possibly Soap Making, but I don't think I
have the patience for it. I like to see almost instant results. ;o)
I bought some ceramic tiles to paint pictures on for use as hot plates or
as wall hangings... haven't gotten around to it yet though. I also had
some wooden frames made at the local highschool for them (before my son had
the tools to do them for me).
Gemini
<3c7584a9....@netnews.attbi.com>...
> Besides crocheting, which is the craft I have done the longest...
> I machine quilt when the urge strikes, avid cross stiicher,
> Make wire wrap jewelry, candles, native american type crafts (dream
> catchers , mandelas, spirit sticks etc.)
> Lots of nature pine cone type crafts (if that make sense)
> Great crafter but have no artistic abilities at all! If I draw a
> circle...it doesn't come out round.
> As far as newsgroups RCTY and RCTN are the only I have ever liked and
> have pretty much lurked about for ages.
Very nice!! :o) Spirit sticks... are they like rainsticks (hollowed out
cactus tubes with the needles (I think) loose inside so they sound like
rain when you move the stick? I love those things, my sister has one. And
I can't quite remember... what are mandelas? I know I'm going to kick
myself for asking this, because it sounds so familiar it is likely
something I know like my own name. ;o)
Arri London
When I can, I write (but then I work in publishing <g>),
cooking and catering, sewing, embroidery, landscaping, DIY
and tutoring.
Shannonmarie
pressure off when dh & my family ask why I'm buying all these supplies!!!
--Knit, by hand (self taught about 9 months ago) and with my 2 week old
Ultimate Sweater Machine
--Crochet (also self taught - which is why I only make afghans and pot
holders!)
--Website design when I have something interesting to make one on - will be
working on a hobby site with pictures of the stuff I'm knitting on my USM,
scrap booking pages, etc sometime in the near future, when I figure out how
to use Frontpage...dh got me a book on it for my birthday but I've been too
busy to sit down and try it.
--Scrapbooking - had a Creative Memories home class a couple weeks ago, so I
now own just about everything they sell
--Writing - mostly novel-length relationship stories but rarely finished and
I never let anyone actually read them - too personal.
--Journaling - it keeps me sane, for the most part
--If you saw my kitchen overflowing with every piece of Tupperware and
Pampered Chef in the catalogs, you'd think I like to cook... but that's all
an illusion. I just like to shop ;)
--Cross stitch - my baby's Suzy's Zoo quilt will probably not be done before
his/her debut around June 12th... the one I started for my cousin's baby is
still in storage and the "baby" is now in kindergarten!
--Quilting - ok, so I haven't quilted in quite a while, but I know how to do
it and if I didn't have umpteen other projects in my way, I might be able to
find my sewing machine and cutting board and try it again. Glad they didn't
have Joann ETC stores with fat quarters of fabric around when I was giving
it a go... I'd have a 6 foot tall shelving unit full of fabric scraps
instead of yarn! The first & only quilting project I attempted was a large
quilt...had the whole thing pieced and about 1/2 of the quilting done when I
finally threw in the towel and threw it out during my last move. I learned
the hard way not to buy thick batting thinking it was a deal when all
batting goes on sale for $1/yd!
Of course, I'd like to try every other creative activity that I see, beaded
jewelery, candle/soap making, sewing (I tried that, but I sit poised with
the scissors over the fabric, afraid to make the first cut, so I only do it
under direct supervision of my mother), glass art (stained & etched), wood
crafts, etc. I don't have any real talent, so stuff like drawing and
painting are way beyond my grasp, but I'm good at anything I can follow the
directions on.
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Lorri
wrote:
Lets see...Mandelas...a spiritual circle....can be printed or 3D.
Spiritual circles can be from different ethnicities or religions.
Symbols involved, used to bring strength, mental physical or
spiritual. I have a few given as gifts. from native american sources,
buddist, mayan, napalese. Not a good description I am afraid.
Spirit sticks...usually the sticks are found in the woods...can be
shorta foot or very long. Decorated with symbols that mean something
to the holder...symbols of an animal they might feel connected to( a
totem) and other things that reflect beliefs or interests. They can be
hung on the wall or carried when dancing at a Pow wow.
I hope this helps...if not I can try again :)
Lorri
marlene
painting....and I gamble...LOL
Laura Wilmington
Photography - Black & white - developing skills at, well, developing
(rec.photo.darkroom)
Watercolor painting - did 3 yrs art school before switching to something with
substantive income potential - might as well use it
Extreme Book Reading - If I could only learn to knit while reading Umberto Eco
- can't be done unless one has a personal reader - tapes don't count.
The Other Kim
Let's see...I knit, crochet, cross stitch, macramé (when the mood hits,
which is about once every 10 years or so <g>), rubber stamp...would like
to do candle making and soap making; just need to make the days 48 hours
long each <g>
The Other Kim
Sonya Cirillo
OK, here goes:
crochet, knit, needlearts (cross stitch, needlepoint, embroidery. . .)
macrame, bead work, dream catchers, sewing, temari, ceramics (mainly
drybrushing - little glazes), color photography with 35 mm and digital
just got a camcorder for Christmas, so I'm working on my learning curve
there. Cooking (including baking and candy), beer making, programming
(maingly with C and BASIC), HTML and java script, digital graphics -
mainly
'fixing' scanned photos and the such.
Then there's the plants (both indoors and outdoors) and rennovating the
house (painting, stripping woodwork, plaster) - one of these days I'll
get time to get into woodworking - I've done some beginning stuff but
now we have room so I can play!!!
Sonya
Katherine Burgess
frustrating is weaving!!! Getting the loomed warped takes FOREVER!!!!
Katherine
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Ranee Mueller
crochet...@webtv.net (marlene) wrote:
> I crochet, draw,my medium is charcoal...I did a lot of ceramic
> painting....and I gamble...LOL
I knit, I dance (ballroom and latin), though I haven't officially
taught in quite a while, Rich and I spend quite a bit of money at the
pottery studio in town, where you pick a piece, pay a fee and paint to
your heart's desire, I occasionally do silk ribbon embroidery, I cook,
sing, used to play the violin, I love to read, took classes in cake
decorating with Rich, which comes in handy with birthday cakes, we want
to take a stained glass course, too.
Regards,
Ranee
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Marie
sewing- garments, (I learned to do furniture and automotive upholstery but
it's been a while since I've done either of those), knitting, gardening,
creative writing, I love jigsaw puzzles!, reading, I've played piano for 33
years. Lately a big hobby of mine has been taking a nap! : ) Marie
(Boboette)
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EmLynn
crochet
knitting
cross stitch
drawing (charcoal)
bead crafts
painting (plaster figurines and ornaments)
reading
EmLynn
Ontario
Gemini
> Lets see...Mandelas...a spiritual circle....can be printed or 3D.
> Spiritual circles can be from different ethnicities or religions.
> Symbols involved, used to bring strength, mental physical or
> spiritual. I have a few given as gifts. from native american sources,
> buddist, mayan, napalese. Not a good description I am afraid.
> Spirit sticks...usually the sticks are found in the woods...can be
> shorta foot or very long. Decorated with symbols that mean something
> to the holder...symbols of an animal they might feel connected to( a
> totem) and other things that reflect beliefs or interests. They can be
> hung on the wall or carried when dancing at a Pow wow.
> I hope this helps...if not I can try again :)
> Lorri
Ahhh, okay... *slaps the forehead* You'd think I'd remember those... my
best friend was a Chippewa Indian and she took me to a Pow-Wow with her
before. She called me her "White Indian Sister". I still miss her so
much.... she passed away on New Years Eve ten years ago. :o(
Thank you for refreshing my memory!
SueT1960
beading and reading.
Sue
"Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier
to live with."
Katherine Burgess
Ranee Mueller <ranee...@spamharbornet.com> wrote in message
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> In article <15548-3C7...@storefull-116.iap.bryant.webtv.net>,
> crochet...@webtv.net (marlene) wrote:
>
> > I crochet, draw,my medium is charcoal...I did a lot of ceramic
> > painting....and I gamble...LOL
>
> I knit, I dance (ballroom and latin), though I haven't officially
> taught in quite a while, Rich and I spend quite a bit of money at the
> pottery studio in town, where you pick a piece, pay a fee and paint to
> your heart's desire, I occasionally do silk ribbon embroidery, I cook,
> sing, used to play the violin, I love to read, took classes in cake
> decorating with Rich, which comes in handy with birthday cakes, we want
> to take a stained glass course, too.
Ranee, that pottery thing sounds lovely. My brother and his wife did it in
Mexico a few years ago, and I LOVED their pieces. However, despite
extravagant hints, they didn't give me one. Sigh!
Katherine
>
Stephanie
creativity.
My list:
Cross stitch
Hardanger
Crewel
Drawn thread
Stephanie
Johanna Koski
desinging clothes, felting, candle making, macrame, bobbin lace,
beadworks, cross stitch, knitting, I make books, marbling, dyeing
fabric, naalbinding, weaving, I've done hardanger, tatting, well, almost
anything I've tried...
I think here is most importants...
Johanna
--
Johanna Koski
Finland, Europe
Sarah Grace
knitting
reading
needlework
beading
oboe playing
tap dancing
yoga
horse riding
rubber stamping (incl. making them)
sewing
Most of the 2nd list i now do very sporadically
I would really like to learn weaving, spinning and photography
Regards
Sarah
Lorri
wrote:
No problem ....glad I at least made sense. :)
I am am very sorry about your friend.
Lorri
PhilipAllen
Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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PhilipAllen
> <a53v22$ckq$1...@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>...
> > I do:
> > Cross stitch
> > Stencilling
> > Parchment Craft
> > Tatting
> > Crochet
> > Knitting
> > Bobbin Lace
> > Stamping
> > Hardanger
> > Glass Painting
> > Ceramic Painting
> > Soap Making
> > Candle Making
> > Tin Art
> > Sugar Craft
> > And all sorts
> > Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
>
> Wow, I'm very impressed! Do you have a website showing any of your work?
>
Don't have a website yet, but I should have one fairly soon. When I do I
post you personally with it because it will be for the business and I don't
like advertising here.
> And I have to ask, because I don't remember ever hearing of it before...
> what is Sugar Craft? I'm assuming that Tin Art is where you punch holes
in
> tin to make pictures that glow if you light a candle behind it? Or is it
> where you press picture shapes into the tin? ... my brother did something
> like that with copper years ago, it's very pretty. :o)
>
Sugar craft is spinning hot sugar and making cake decorations from icing.
The tin art is both types.
> I'd love to do Candle Making and possibly Soap Making, but I don't think I
> have the patience for it. I like to see almost instant results. ;o)
>
Candle making can be quick as can soap if you use the right types. (eg. melt
and pour).
sarah.burningham
Crocheting
Glass Painting
Occasional sewing, rubber stamping & drawing with ink
Gardening
Bricklaying
Having fun with all my pets
Decorating
Gemini
work?
> >
>
> Don't have a website yet, but I should have one fairly soon. When I do I
> post you personally with it because it will be for the business and I
don't
> like advertising here.
Wonderful, I look forward to it, thank you! But you know, you could always
add your URL to your signature, that way anyone who wants to have a look
can do so... and it really wouldn't be advertising. I'm sure a lot of the
others would love to see your work too. :o)
> > And I have to ask, because I don't remember ever hearing of it
before...
> > what is Sugar Craft? I'm assuming that Tin Art is where you punch
holes
> in
> > tin to make pictures that glow if you light a candle behind it? Or is
it
> > where you press picture shapes into the tin? ... my brother did
something
> > like that with copper years ago, it's very pretty. :o)
> >
>
> Sugar craft is spinning hot sugar and making cake decorations from icing.
> The tin art is both types.
Ahh, very nice. Can't wait to see it all. :o)
> > I'd love to do Candle Making and possibly Soap Making, but I don't
think I
> > have the patience for it. I like to see almost instant results. ;o)
> >
>
> Candle making can be quick as can soap if you use the right types. (eg.
melt
> and pour).
So I've heard... guess I'll have to see about giving it a go then... when I
have some extra money (of course that could be when pigs fly, but that's
beside the point).
Gemini
<3c761a14...@netnews.attbi.com>...
> No problem ....glad I at least made sense. :)
> I am am very sorry about your friend.
box... brought back some very nice and fun memories. I was very lucky to
have had her as a friend. She was one of those people with a heart of gold
who would give you the shirt off her back. Rough exterior, but if you
stuck around long enough to know the person underneath, you couldn't have
met anyone nicer or more caring. :o)
Odd you know... while thinking of her just now, it reminded me that eight
months after she passed away (a few days before I was to have surgery for
cancer) I had a dream of her. It was an odd dream... everything was white
and glowing with sunshine, and a man I didn't know who was dressed totally
in white came and stood in front of me and smiled. Then he looked to the
side and Janet came toward me dressed totally in white. She smiled, opened
her arms and hugged me, then backed up and smiled and shook her head. Then
they both seemed to back away until they weren't there anymore. I woke up
wondering what that was all about, but at the same time feeling good.
*shrug* Who knows... maybe I was being told that it wasn't my time yet.
:o)
PhilipAllen
Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
"Gemini" <ruma...@xcelco.on.ca> wrote in message
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Gemini
Peace! Gemini in Ontario, Canada
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> That was the conclusion that I came to about your dream.
> Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
> "Gemini" <ruma...@xcelco.on.ca> wrote in message
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Susan Kollar
the only thing that came up was to listen to tapes, but that's not nearly as
satisfying!
Susan
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Susan Kollar
Wow! I am impressed - I played the clarinet for years and at one point
became bored and tryed my hand at the oboe. I put it down - I found it very
difficult (and I don't really have the self-discipline to practice as much
or as often as one should to learn). It is one of my favorite instruments
(to listen to). What type of beading to do you do?
Susan
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Lorri
wrote:
>Lorri <L.L...@attbi.com> wrote in article
><3c761a14...@netnews.attbi.com>...
>> No problem ....glad I at least made sense. :)
>> I am am very sorry about your friend.
>
>Thank you! I found some pictures the other day that I had put away in a
>box... brought back some very nice and fun memories. I was very lucky to
>have had her as a friend. She was one of those people with a heart of gold
>who would give you the shirt off her back.
Hmmm sounds a bit like you...at least as you appear to me via this
newsgroup.
>
>Odd you know... while thinking of her just now, it reminded me that eight
>months after she passed away (a few days before I was to have surgery for
>cancer) I had a dream of her. It was an odd dream... everything was white
>and glowing with sunshine, and a man I didn't know who was dressed totally
>in white came and stood in front of me and smiled. Then he looked to the
>side and Janet came toward me dressed totally in white. She smiled, opened
>her arms and hugged me, then backed up and smiled and shook her head. Then
>they both seemed to back away until they weren't there anymore. I woke up
>wondering what that was all about, but at the same time feeling good.
>*shrug* Who knows... maybe I was being told that it wasn't my time yet.
>:o)
It sures seems like it. Like she came to offer you help and moral
support.
Thanks for sharing that...its great when you can remember the great
things about an old friend...not the sadness you felt at their
passing.
Lorri
christine scantlebury
between us?
My list goes like this:
Knitting, from age 7 (about 45 years, how scary is that!!)
Crochet, from age 13, self taught to stop the chicken pox itching!
Cross stitch, for the last 12 years
Tunisian crochet, for about 10 years
Blackwork, since last summer, I love it
Friendship bracelet braiding, but only for friends and Church sales
Beaded crochet for small items of jewellery, hair slides etc
Tatting but only in one direction, haven't worked out reverse yet
Poster design and drawing
Any other odd crafts required by small children and Sunday School, such as
currently working out how to turn jam jars into Easter lanterns, the Vicar
suggested glass paint, which could have been expensive, messy and taken
longer than the 15 minutes allowed. It's amazing how effective PVA glue,
tissue paper and felt tip pen can be when combined with a jam jar and a
night light!!
Love
Christine in Kent, the Garden of England
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Gemini
> On Fri, 22 Feb 2002 14:23:33 -0000, "Gemini" <ruma...@xcelco.on.ca>
> wrote:
> >Thank you! I found some pictures the other day that I had put away in a
> >box... brought back some very nice and fun memories. I was very lucky
to
> >have had her as a friend. She was one of those people with a heart of
gold
> >who would give you the shirt off her back.
>
> Hmmm sounds a bit like you...at least as you appear to me via this
> newsgroup.
Aww, thank you, that is very sweet. :o)
> >Odd you know... while thinking of her just now, it reminded me that
eight
> >months after she passed away (a few days before I was to have surgery
for
> >cancer) I had a dream of her. It was an odd dream... everything was
white
> >and glowing with sunshine, and a man I didn't know who was dressed
totally
> >in white came and stood in front of me and smiled. Then he looked to
the
> >side and Janet came toward me dressed totally in white. She smiled,
opened
> >her arms and hugged me, then backed up and smiled and shook her head.
Then
> >they both seemed to back away until they weren't there anymore. I woke
up
> >wondering what that was all about, but at the same time feeling good.
> >*shrug* Who knows... maybe I was being told that it wasn't my time yet.
> >:o)
>
> It sures seems like it. Like she came to offer you help and moral
> support.
>
> Thanks for sharing that...its great when you can remember the great
> things about an old friend...not the sadness you felt at their
Since you mentioned that... I hadn't seen Janet in a few months before she
passed away, due to an extremely bad winter and problems with my car. But
she had never told me about her kidney problems, only that she had
diabetes, so I had no idea that she was that sick. I figured I'd see her
when the weather and my car permitted. However, I have never been one for
New Year's Eves... I either just watch the ball dropping and the fireworks
on TV or just go to be early and sleep right through it. That particular
New Year's Eve I was feeling very depressed and had no idea why, so I
tucked my son in bed and went to my own room and cried myself to sleep
feeling like it was the worst night in my life.
On Jan 2nd I was sitting on the floor in the livingroom with my son,
playing with some new toy he had gotten for Christmas and my mom read the
newspaper in the kitchen. She asked me how many sisters Janet had, which I
thought was odd being as we hadn't been talking about Janet. I told her
and said all their names. My mom said "Uhh, did you know that Janet was
sick?" "No, why? How do you know she's sick?" She said "She isn't sick
anymore, Ruth... Janet died on New Year's Eve!" I was shocked, saddened,
but at the same time I then understood why I had been so overwhelmingly
depressed on New Year's Eve that year. I think she came to say goodbye to
me and I wasn't ready to let go. Understanding that, helped me.
Ending on an up note... this past New Year's Eve was the first one for as
far back as I can remember that I felt good about. My son, my mom and I
all watched the ball drop and then my mom went to bed and my son and I
stayed up watching a couple of other things on TV. There was a good and
happy feeling about this one! :o)
Gemini
Peace! Gemini in Ontario, Canada.
PhilipAllen
colour.
Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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Peace! Gemini in Ontario, Canada
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condense - might well call them the readers digest of tapes - I actually had
someone reading to me for a while - but that person decided I was not paying
them "enough" attention - which seems to be a common complaint of other knitters
I know - their partners/fireinds/lovers/husbands/etc. etc etc are not pleased
with their habit. Even when they are the benificiary of the end product.
BillnBeth
My favorites include:
crocheting (grandma taught me to do the granny square and then I took an
adult-ed class 15 years ago which helped me to learn to read pattern
better)
reading (mysteries mostly: Patricia Cornwell, James Patterson)
painting ceramic houses (hubbies trains and my ceramic village under the
christmas tree), ornaments and wood pieces
shopping (discovered ebay last summer :))
piano (since I was 9 years old)
cooking
come computer programming (mainly in Word)
Have tried: quilting, applique, sewing, cross stitch, stencilling,
knitting, candle making (when I was a kid) needlepoint, embroidery,
crewel, temari
Someday I would like to try: tatting, macrame
Beth
Millie James
>
> My hobbies:
>
> crochet
> knitting
> cross stitch
> drawing (charcoal)
> bead crafts
> painting (plaster figurines and ornaments)
> reading
>
> EmLynn
> Ontario
>
EmLynn,
We are of a kindred hobby spirit -- made me [hmmm and giggle.] Only I'd
switch cross- stitch with reading from your list to mine !!!
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christine scantlebury
using one colour of thread to fill areas in various different filling
patterns, using mostly back stitch and Holbein stitch. It gives really
delicate results and works up quite quickly. Also looks a whole lot harder
than it is, which is always good. Mind you it helps if you can count the
same number twice (not always easy!!)
Love
Christine in Kent, the Garden of England
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Mary
used is called Holbein stitch because Holbein painted exquisite details of
it but it came into Europe through Spain, and came to Spain from Morocco.
There are marvelous examples of "blackwork" from the 1200's in Egypt. To my
eye traditional blackwork motifs always remind me of the decorations done on
older Moroccan buildings.
MaryR
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Peace! Gemini in Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Grace
>I played the clarinet for years and at one point
>became bored and tryed my hand at the oboe.
I absolutely loved it; i started when i was 15 and had an absolute ball. It
probably is hard to play after the clarinet as it has a double reed and so
requires different mouth position- it is prob easier to learn it with basoons,
cor anglais etc.
The only problem has been that i had a skiing accident some years later which
injured the thumb the oboe rests on and so it became fairly painful to play and
lack of practice means my lip muscles are not what they were ...but i still
love it too bits even tho' is played little.
>What type of beading to do you do?
I am not an expert but i have taken to beading designs to sew on to clothes now
that sequins and beads are back in vogue
I usually bead onto aida and sew (or velcro) it on then i can remove it for
washing. It is a very satisfying craft!
Regards
Sarah
Familie Nelles
related techniques, like spinning, dyeing, batketry, wire work etc... Some
stick and some don't. I do not like sewing and embroidery.
An other way to use my creativity is cooking. Here too, I like to experiment
and try new things. I love exotic kitchens, and recipes from all over the
world. Sometimes I give courses on this topic, or do the catering for a party,
where the theme is some far away country. This friday I have a Nepalese
evening.
Other than that, I love reading, languages and gardening (when it is not
raining the way is does now almost all the time).
Ria
PhilipAllen
Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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Sarah Grace
>Do you use a loom, or straight onto aida?
I have done it straight onto aida up to now (but my sister has lent me a
loom)...I found once i got into it it was really simple to freehand it.
Regards
Sarah
PhilipAllen
bead loom work, it gives my imagination something to do (although it's
limited at best).
Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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Sarah Grace
>I love
>bead loom work, it gives my imagination something to do (although it's
>limited at best).
LOL! somehow i don't picture with a limited imagination at all!
Regards
Sarah
PhilipAllen
seem to be able to create very well when using just my head! ;-))
Sarah. Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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Sarah Grace
>I'm fine at following a pattern, I love doing complex stuff, but I don't
>seem to be able to create very well when using just my head! ;-))
I am with you there...working without a pattern can be way too demanding and i
like to be a bit mindless sometimes (well often actually).lol
Regards
Sarah
Ranee Mueller
<kbur...@crrstv.net> wrote:
> Ranee, that pottery thing sounds lovely. My brother and his wife did it in
> Mexico a few years ago, and I LOVED their pieces. However, despite
> extravagant hints, they didn't give me one. Sigh!
> Katherine
It's a lot of fun! If you have a place like that in your town, you
should go do it. I'm not very artistic with paint, but even geometric
designs look wonderful.
Regards,
Ranee
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Ranee Mueller
wrote:
> An other way to use my creativity is cooking. Here too, I like to
> experiment and try new things. I love exotic kitchens, and recipes
> from all over the world. Sometimes I give courses on this topic, or
> do the catering for a party, where the theme is some far away
> country. This friday I have a Nepalese evening.
This is a major outlet for my creativity. I love to cook, and I'm
even working on a cookbook.
cher
weaving bit doesn't take too long at all...
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Ranee Mueller wrote:
A cookbook is something I am only dreaming about so far, but who knows,
one day....
Ria
marlene
pottery and paint it and they fire it for you...My daughter made a whole
set of dishes for herself and she used all kinds of animal prints ,lke
leopard, tiger etc....you can't buy what she made ,w ith all the serving
platters and unique pieces..
she gets sooooo many compliments when she sets her table. We were going
once a week, with friends, bringing food ad wine and having a great
time...My family and friends gave me a birthday party there 2 yrs ago .
They closed the place to customers had catered food brought in and
everyone had to make a mug for me with thier name on the bottom .so much
fun ..I have a shelf unit in my dining room with just those cups and
pictures of that night...It was a great idea .
Katherine
be able to travel outside of peak times, and then I'll look into
things like that.
Katherine
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