08.27.07

In a Minute Ago has moved…

Posted in Uncategorized at 10:36 am by deRomilly

So if you are looking for Sharon B’s blog, you will want to change your bookmarks. I’ve changed the link in my blogroll, and you can find her HERE. She may be moving the stitch dictionary soon as well, so keep an eye on her site for updates.

Nephew started back to school today, right after coming home from his family reunion yesterday. Life’s been a bit stretched over the past three weeks, but I hope to get back to some semblance of a pattern of blogging soon.

08.07.07

More detail… bigger photo

Posted in Classes at 9:26 am by deRomilly

I’m so used to shrinking photos down for the web - and taking dance photos, that I forget that people might want more detail in my photos of my needlework. The colored pencil works fine in a smaller format… :) But needlework, not so much!   Try this one for a bit more detail (just note, it’s over a meg in size so will open slowly):

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And just because I mentioned them, I’ll try to post some of my colored pencil work tomorrow, since I don’t have digital copies at my day job.

08.06.07

I finally finished it!

Posted in General at 3:43 pm by deRomilly

I’m finally done!

OK, to give myself credit, I was mostly done by last week, but couldn’t bring myself to take a picture without the final pieces of glass in the stars…

I’ve never done anything with this many layers of  embroidery on it—embroidery over embroidery, even. I’m really pleased with how it actually does what it was supposed to do… progress from the rough at the bottom left to the smooth at the upper right. Click on the thumbnail for a larger version.

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Week four, which is now almost over, has been back to the design process. I’ve got several ideas that I’ve been playing with over the last few years, and I’ll now be able to work them (which makes this course worth every penny…). However, for this installment I want to continue working relatively small, and those designs… aren’t. I think I’ll be ready with a cartoon for the design by the next class installment despite the late finish on this one. Stay tuned…