Stitching with a Shimmy

Shimmying through life with needles and thread…

Archive for August, 2007

August 27th, 2007 by deRomilly

In a Minute Ago has moved…

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 [...]

August 7th, 2007 by deRomilly

More detail… bigger photo

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 [...]

August 6th, 2007 by deRomilly

I finally finished it!

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 [...]