Stitching with a Shimmy

Shimmying through life with needles and thread…

Archive for March, 2009

March 30th, 2009 by deRomilly

Short Hiatus…

I’m really really busy right now working on something special. So despite a backlog of posts I want to make, I probably won’t be making any for then next week or so (except for the way overdue indigo post, and the violet post. Those I promise to make time for, just to finish up the [...]

March 27th, 2009 by deRomilly

I am a Dancer…

With wardrobe malfunctions! Everyone goes through something similar at some time in their life,  I think.  As Mom would have said, “builds character!” Note: All pictures in this post are courtesy of Megan H. Freeman. In my case it was a misunderstanding of the logistics of my current weight loss — I’ve lost 2 inches [...]

March 25th, 2009 by deRomilly

German Medieval Whitework: Opus Teutonicum

I fell in love with Opus Teutonicum, or “German Work” back when I was active in the SCA. Generally worked in white on white linen, I love the way the various filling stitches show up against the lightweight ground. I don’t have permission or any personal photos – while I love the style it’s actually [...]

March 23rd, 2009 by deRomilly

Bedlahs & Reinforcement

I am still building the turquoise bedlah – really I am! But I got a reprieve as far as time goes because my troupe was asked to perform a specific routine at the show at the end of February. With everything that’s gone on in my life since Thanksgiving, I can’t say I’m sorry about [...]

March 20th, 2009 by deRomilly

How do you find time?

I mentioned in a previous post that I thought one of the reasons we don’t experiment more is the perception of not wanting to waste time — we’re looking for the quick and foolproof. We are all very busy these days – I know I’m busy-er than my mother was – I remember her taking [...]