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.
I love the trees in the crewel piece!
ReplyDeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great disguise!!! Now you have a new T-shirt!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove that crewel piece!!!! It is amazing~
The crewel piece is very bright:-) my sister would love it. She loves bright colors and especially orange.
ReplyDeleteAwesome fix for the t-shirt! It looks great. :)
ReplyDeletewow..the crewl piece looks fabulous. and and lovely cross sttich on the t shirt
ReplyDeleteOh 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! :)
ReplyDeleteA great save for the t-shirt and what a lovely find behind the bookcase!
ReplyDeleteMy 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.
ReplyDeleteA very interesting find behind the bookcase. What a lovely piece.
Great looking fix for the t-shirt. What a cool find!
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with the t-shirt! Very nice! What fun to find an old crewel piece too!
ReplyDeleteThat crewel piece is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteGreat 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..
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteBoy, 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'. :)
ReplyDeleteLove 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 ;-)
ReplyDeleteWell 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI love the tree on the crewel, it sure is a fun piece.
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ReplyDeleteI 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... :-)
ReplyDeleteThe 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.