I finished another pair of fingerless gloves with the Fetching pattern, but I forget to take a photo before I gifted them. They were done with Knit Picks Swish. I love that yarn. Just such a soft super-wash wool.
I had a surprise find a couple of days ago. I was moving a bookcase and discovered I had stored and old piece of crewel embroidery behind it. It wasn't in great shape at this point and I had completely forgotten about it. It dates back from the 70's when you could buy marvelous crewel embroidery kits everywhere. Take a look at all the different yarns and stitches. Doesn't this look like a fun project? I think it might be an old Bucilla kit or maybe some manufacturer that has long since bit the dust.
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I love the trees in the crewel piece!
I'm never clever enough to figure out a good way to cover up a spot on a shirt.
Great fix for the T-shirt!! And that crewel kit is amazing...that will look so cool stitched up.
What a great disguise!!! Now you have a new T-shirt!!!!!
Love that crewel piece!!!! It is amazing~
The crewel piece is very bright:-) my sister would love it. She loves bright colors and especially orange.
Awesome fix for the t-shirt! It looks great. :)
wow..the crewl piece looks fabulous. and and lovely cross sttich on the t shirt
Oh what a lovely find! Great way to rescue a t-shirt. Would a light interfacing/fabric stabiliser help with the stretchiness?
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Love the Ink Circles design. The colours you used are wonderful. And such a great idea!! Yes, I remember very well the crewel kits. I think I have a couple stashed in a bin. Your houses look great, the colours so bold. Glad you found it to show us! :)
A great save for the t-shirt and what a lovely find behind the bookcase!
My t-shirts usually go away, when the spot doesn't go away. Now this is a great idea. I'll have to keep this in mind.
A very interesting find behind the bookcase. What a lovely piece.
Great looking fix for the t-shirt. What a cool find!
I love what you did with the t-shirt! Very nice! What fun to find an old crewel piece too!
That crewel piece is so pretty!
Great idea with the waste canvas covering the stain. I am hopeless, half the stuff I eat ends up on my shirt. LOL
Who doesn't has that..
I have it a lot.. I'm a dirty eater.. lol... learned not to eat when I dress-up for a party in my party colthing...hihi
You found a good way for it!
It looks great.
Your 'old' piece is look great.. love all the different stitches in it =))
Such a good "fix" for the stained t-shirt, Annie!I'll have to remember that.
Boy, does that crewel piece bring back memories! That's how I started my stitching career, too--with those old Bucilla Kits. Not sure if I ever finished one, though... All of them seemed to have all the "in" colors of the 70s--harvest gold, avocado green, and flame orange. Just like the old crockpots (which I'm still using, by the way!!)... Do you plan to hang it up?
What a neat-o fix! I usually just designate those shirts as 'bedtime wear'. :)
Love the old piece! Our kitchen in the 70's used every one of those colors - at the same time. Haha! (Dark brown stained cabinets, orange/yellow floral wallpaper and avocado green appliances. YUM!)
This is crewel?! I'm clueless about this but it looks really cool! Good companion for your birthday village ;-)
Well done on the T-shirt. Nobody would believe that there's a stain!
What a clever way to cover up a stain, it looks great! I love the crewel picture, too, it looks like the stitches have lots of interesting texture.
I agree with Jane, I'm using iron on pelon (the lightest one) to stitch on thin fabrics and stretchy ones and it does the trick. Your T-shirt looks wonderful no matter what, I can't tell where the x's are uneven.
I love the tree on the crewel, it sure is a fun piece.
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I love your t-shirt - that's a great idea!
Your stitching is beautiful.
Great save on your T-shirt, I'm actually happy to hear I'm not the only one who spills my food... :-)
The crewel is awesome, I wonder what you're going to turn that masterpiece into.......?
Loove this ink circles on a t-shirt! So inventive and good to cover a stain!What a neat surprise to find an old Bucilla kit! It's really cute!
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What a great idea for the t-shirt. I like the design you chose too.
The crewel piece is lovely, so colourful.
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