Elmow #2 is a tile design with a bit of a floral motif. Notice that there’s now a “View Cart” button so you can purchase multiple Elmows if you’ve missed last week’s! Chart size: 42 X 42 count – chart is a pdf file, and prints on one 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of paper, [...]
Stitching with a Shimmy
Shimmying through life with needles and thread…Archive for June, 2011
I say “almost first” because I remember three embroidery pieces prior to this, other than my two first forays into counted cross stitch… This IS my first big huge project that actually got finished (with the exception of my first fisherman knit sweater…). This project was finished in about 1988, and I’ve used it almost [...]
The very first Elmow of the summer reminds me of the bubbles I used to blow in the yard as a child! Stitched in a pastel overdyed floss, this effect could be enhanced. Elmow #1 – Bubbles! Chart size: 42 X 42 count – chart is a pdf file, and prints on one 8 1/2 [...]
And I love silliness. This has both. Short post today. That is all.
Ummm… Romilly? What’s an Elmow? Hopefully, El mows my lawn. It’s a bear. No, really, an Elmow is an “Electronic Little Mid-Week on Wednesday” pattern. (Don’t blame me – the EO started calling it that and it stuck! Elmows are easy to pronounce, easy to stitch and remind me of a cute little red muppet.) [...]