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Swedish Huck Weaving/Monk's Cloth
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These are some bookmarks I created with Swedish Huck Weaving (a.k.a. Monk's Cloth). They were all stitched on 14 count Aida cloth.
I absolutely adore Huck Weaving. It goes very quickly. A bookmark is a project that can be completed in a relatively short amount of time, as compared to something cross stitched. (I don't have a photo of the backs of the bookmarks, but people always marvel at them, because you can't see anything! Literally, the back of a huck-woven piece has no threads showing whatsoever and looks like an unused piece of fabric.)
Melanie (known to the cat as "Rowr" or "Rowr Rowr") =^.^=
4 files, last one added on Feb 15, 2010
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Small cross stitch pieces - "cover kits" from British cross stitch magazines
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These are some small cross stitch pieces I made from British magazines. Though I've bought many American cross stitch magazines, I especially liked the British magazines for both their detailed projects and the free cover kits. :) I never met a free cover kit I didn't adore! ;D
13 files, last one added on Feb 16, 2010
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Small cross stitch pieces from various places (mostly kits)
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In order to feed my cross stitch addiction, I often purchased small, inexpensive kits that I could carry around with me. They fit in my handbag and were good for times I got stuck waiting somewhere, when a larger project would have been too cumbersome.
8 files, last one added on Feb 16, 2010
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Cross stitched bookmarks
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These are all cross stitched bookmarks that I made. Some are from kits included in British cross stitch magazines (which are also in the album of British cross stitch magazine cover kits), some are from inexpensive kits I purchased to carry around with me for times I'd be stuck waiting somewhere. At least one of these is my own design.
6 files, last one added on Feb 16, 2010
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Cross stitched "tags"
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Many years ago, I found a few "tag" kits to cross stitch on sale. These were small kits that didn't take a long time to make. They're a little too big to classify as bookmarks (and they're not really bookmarks, as they're made to be hung on a wall!), too small to be classified as medium sized pieces. Thus, I say they deserve their own album!
Note: I had forgotten I had a name tag in here. This was not from a kit. It came from a British cross stitch magazine, Mary Hickmott's New Stitches. I'm including it in this album because it's a tag!
4 files, last one added on Feb 16, 2010
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Medium size cross stitched pieces
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These are pieces that required a pretty decent amount of work, but don't qualify as large pieces. Many of these were kits.
6 files, last one added on Feb 16, 2010
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My own designs
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I have a few designs I created...some are licensed characters (like Tweety), which I can't sell. A few of these are in this album.
3 files, last one added on Feb 16, 2010
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Large cross stitched pieces
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These are the biggies, the ones that took months and months to stitch. I normally didn't keep track, but I do remember one of the pieces took about 6 months altogether to finish.
10 files, last one added on Feb 16, 2010
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 Random photos - beadmaster's Gallery |
Rupert's sweater4935 viewsThis is a sweater I knit for Rupert, my teddy bear. It was from a free Sugar'n'Cream pattern.
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Celtic Bookmark8574 viewsThis was stitched on either 18 or 14 count Aida. The blue "frame" was included; it's just a piece of paper.
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Clipper Ship4378 viewsThis was another kit.
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Mint Green Socks - back5948 viewsEven on the back, the detail is incredible!
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Hair ornament4966 viewsA simple stringing design and beaded bobby pin. I made this in a moving car. The charm is a comedy/tragedy mask design. It's held on with a lobster claw, so it can be switched out as needed.
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Butterfly Wreath5690 viewsI believe this was a project I made at a stitching retreat long ago. I seem to recall it was a Just Nan design. It's stitched on evenweave, over two. Just a guess about the fabric count...I'm guessing it was 28 count. There are some beaded embellishments in this piece
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Miniature Sock - facing left5775 viewsHere's another view of the miniature sock.
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Eagle & Sunset9052 viewsThis was from a Dimensions pattern - that's right, a pattern, not a kit. I purchased a special color of fabric that was recommended for it. I love this pattern. I did have trouble with this fabric, though. I prefer not to use a hoop or frame (and Q-snaps weren't available at the time), and I had to use a frame to stitch this. I fought with it a lot, though I'm happy with the end result. You can't see, but there are tiny, tiny beads stitched on the fabric to represent stars (in addition to the stars stitched with blending filament).
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 Last additions - beadmaster's Gallery |
Top pic 45334 viewsAug 15, 2014
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Top pic 36849 viewsAug 15, 2014
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Top pic 29906 viewsAug 15, 2014
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Top pic 15389 viewsAug 15, 2014
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Bottle8673 viewsJan 31, 2014
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Mask6997 viewsJan 31, 2014
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Box, pyramid & necklace7566 viewsJan 31, 2014
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Pendant8959 viewsJan 31, 2014
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