tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post1165311716140097964..comments2024-03-28T11:58:20.555+09:00Comments on Queenie's Needlework: WIPW - Wool embroidery in SwedenQueeniepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-2184989501148028032013-07-27T06:47:32.477+09:002013-07-27T06:47:32.477+09:00Thank you, Susan.
The material is very traditional...Thank you, Susan.<br />The material is very traditional and part of a folk costume, but I have made the design myself.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-53361851199098529532013-07-26T18:57:17.976+09:002013-07-26T18:57:17.976+09:00You must be very pleased you have stitched a beaut...You must be very pleased you have stitched a beautiful design. I like your choice of material it goes so well with the wool. Have a nice time in Sweden!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-7352040947523852662013-07-26T04:00:26.397+09:002013-07-26T04:00:26.397+09:00Yes, I am rather pleased with the result, myself.
...Yes, I am rather pleased with the result, myself.<br />I have started on the lining and continue to injure my finger while making the fringe. Report on that next Wednesday.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-90821766141079434172013-07-26T03:58:43.121+09:002013-07-26T03:58:43.121+09:00Ha, ha! Yes, an embroidered plaster would be nice!...Ha, ha! Yes, an embroidered plaster would be nice!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-63862983241279256842013-07-25T23:14:59.643+09:002013-07-25T23:14:59.643+09:00O dear, I have a nice plaster for your fingers:
ht...O dear, I have a nice plaster for your fingers:<br />http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2009/07/contemporary-embroidery-1.htmlAnnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938803180320247229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-58939756712272048242013-07-25T14:58:06.617+09:002013-07-25T14:58:06.617+09:00this is turning out so very well, lovely stitchery...this is turning out so very well, lovely stitchery and now puzzling about the fringing with the lolly stick. Will be great when the cols weather comes.margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225676137708827434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-54008752999491817692013-07-25T14:37:06.380+09:002013-07-25T14:37:06.380+09:00Stitching the flowers was relaxing and fun; now ma...Stitching the flowers was relaxing and fun; now making the fringe is another matter entirely! Bleeding fingers and stiff muscles are neither relaxing nor fun.<br />You are right, I will show off the completed items to all my Swedish friends and they (wrist warmers) will soak up all that attention and give off a warm glow when I am back in my chilly, draughty Japanese home in winter.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-36025210569163494832013-07-25T14:32:15.721+09:002013-07-25T14:32:15.721+09:00Thank you.
Black is such a difficult colour to cap...Thank you.<br />Black is such a difficult colour to capture on 'film' and the colours are actually even more vibrant in reality.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-12261848057402069112013-07-25T12:23:14.003+09:002013-07-25T12:23:14.003+09:00What a wonderful way to relax and have fun. Those ...What a wonderful way to relax and have fun. Those wool strips must be feeling very special about now with so much attention.Julie Fukudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704374750710761269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-49535153073515989352013-07-25T08:56:04.457+09:002013-07-25T08:56:04.457+09:00Lovely colour combinationsLovely colour combinationsAussie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520718297781896214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-89705936042194455652013-07-25T07:44:56.269+09:002013-07-25T07:44:56.269+09:00I have used 'whatever' I got my hands on, ...I have used 'whatever' I got my hands on, but I had to split a lot of the wool to get even thickness. Hopefully this will give these wrist warmers an authentic look. They used to be part of the male folk costume in some parts of Sweden.<br />My fingers are bleeding from the fringe making! More on that next Wednesday.Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-34839872687075309282013-07-25T06:20:58.640+09:002013-07-25T06:20:58.640+09:00Send some of that heat here, please. I hate getti...Send some of that heat here, please. I hate getting out of bed in the morning but the days are nice. <br />I see that you have used canvas work (tapestry) wools for your stitching. I have Appletons crewel embroidery wool for mine. I have drawn up six designs and now have bite that bullet as well. You are right, getting the design onto the black wool isn't that easy. Looking forward to seeing the fringe.carorosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976291590807462068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-24979929104122237242013-07-25T05:07:46.548+09:002013-07-25T05:07:46.548+09:00I know! I have got reports about your heat wave. H...I know! I have got reports about your heat wave. Hopefully it cools down before I arrive. <br />The wrist warmers will be needed later in the year back in Japan, as it can be freezing - indoors!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-72699272925585587912013-07-25T05:05:56.229+09:002013-07-25T05:05:56.229+09:00Traditionally there are only four stitches for thi...Traditionally there are only four stitches for this kind of folk costume embroidery; Stem, Straight, Chain Stitch and French Knots, so I had to mix them to my own liking. The Chain edge is quite impressive, don't you think?<br />Next week you will see how the stick transformed the yarn into a fluffy fringe, and made my fingers bleed!!!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-68232474061084990802013-07-25T05:02:37.669+09:002013-07-25T05:02:37.669+09:00It has been such fun doing this, time just flew!It has been such fun doing this, time just flew!Queeniepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281330411053716603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-46054257761080108262013-07-25T04:43:30.891+09:002013-07-25T04:43:30.891+09:00They are looking very pretty. {you wouldn't ne...They are looking very pretty. {you wouldn't need wrist warmers here(UK)at the moment, its unusually hot for a change}Lins Artyblobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622271221153290281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-35219810382210587212013-07-24T22:47:06.616+09:002013-07-24T22:47:06.616+09:00Well, I think we are in the same time-zone now. I ...Well, I think we are in the same time-zone now. I like the chain stitches at the edges of the flowers , never seen this before. I'm very curious how you're going to make fringe with the help of that wooden stick!Annethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938803180320247229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631637390313519247.post-75681412867062522872013-07-24T21:04:14.609+09:002013-07-24T21:04:14.609+09:00Wow! They're beautiful. What progress you...Wow! They're beautiful. What progress you've made in a week!Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com