09.28.11
Posted in ELMOWS at 9:03 am by deRomilly
You can tell I’m VERY inventive when it comes to naming these–NOT! Oh well. Enjoy!
I’d love to see what you make with it!
Stitch count – 42 X 42
Size when stitched on 14 count fabric – 3 x 3 inches.
Note: Elmows are distributed as a pdf file. If you don’t have it on your computer, you can get the free Adobe PDF Reader here. This creates a nice clean chart or pattern that you can print on your printer (and size up or down using a copy machine, or even work from the monitor, if you want.
What ARE these things? What can I do with them and is it safe to buy them from you?
If something goes wonky, PLEASE email or call me
(919-265-7059, 9-5 ET). I want you to be happy!
Reminder – please read–
Because of the size of my downloadable shopping cart (relatively small), after Elmow #12 I will have to begin rotating Elmows. This means that as I add a new one, the oldest remaining one will no longer be available. When Elmow #13 goes up, Elmow #1 comes down. #14 loses #2 and so forth. If you want older Elmows, now is the time to get them. 
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09.26.11
Posted in Monday Treasures at 10:35 am by deRomilly
If you haven’t seen the Embroiderer’s Guild of America’s website, you’re missing out. If you’re a new stitcher, or a stitcher looking for new challenges, the EGA is a wonderful place to learn new techniques.
Their site design has improved over the years, and now they have quite a bit (not nearly all) of their embroidery collection online for viewing. I’m especially taken at the moment with the pointe de gaze handkerchief!
Go look. Join if you want (they have options for independent members, members in a local chapter, and a cyber-chapter, all of which offer classes, a lovely needlework magazine, and the opportunity to talk to other people who share our obsession!) But DEFINITELY go look at their collection of embroidery!
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09.21.11
Posted in ELMOWS, Free Patterns at 7:00 am by deRomilly
Here’s a whimsical Elmow with my compliments. Thank you for your support as I share my artwork and designs with you! My husband calls it Parrot-Cthulu. I’m not exactly sure what it is, except it came out of my sketchbook! Use it for your technique of choice – crewel, long and short stitch, goldwork – your call. I’d love to see what you make from it! Scroll down to see the original colored version from my sketchbook.
The actual line pattern is about 5.25 inches wide by 4.75 inches tall. Feel free to use a photocopier to enlarge or shrink it to a preferred size!
- Parrot-Cthulu-Squid?
Note: Elmows are distributed as a pdf file. If you don’t have it on your computer, you can get the free Adobe PDF Reader here. This creates a nice clean chart or pattern that you can print on your printer (and size up or down using a copy machine, or even work from the monitor, if you want.
What ARE these things? What can I do with them and is it safe to buy them from you?
If something goes wonky, PLEASE email or call me
(919-265-7059, 9-5 ET). I want you to be happy!
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09.19.11
Posted in Monday Treasures at 11:03 am by deRomilly
Susan Elliot over at Plays with Needles does some of the most inventive and lovely embroidery I’ve seen.
Recently she posted what she calls a “Tiffany Bouquet” because it’s what a bouquet would look like if it were in the window at Tiffany’s! So very very pretty. It’s going on a crazy quilt block, but I love it as is, and wouldn’t it be lovely up the side of a beledi dress? 
(OK, so I’m biased…)
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09.14.11
Posted in ELMOWS at 11:51 am by deRomilly
… or pinkeep, or scissor-keep, or box top, or let your creativity guide you!
Not all Elmows are counted work – but this one is!
I’d love to see what you make with it!
Stitch count – 42 X 42
Size when stitched on 14 count fabric – 3 x 3 inches.
Note: Elmows are distributed as a pdf file. If you don’t have it on your computer, you can get the free Adobe PDF Reader here. This creates a nice clean chart or pattern that you can print on your printer (and size up or down using a copy machine, or even work from the monitor, if you want.
What ARE these things? What can I do with them and is it safe to buy them from you?
If something goes wonky, PLEASE email or call me
(919-265-7059, 9-5 ET). I want you to be happy!
Reminder – please read–
Because of the size of my downloadable shopping cart (relatively small), after Elmow #12 I will have to begin rotating Elmows. This means that as I add a new one, the oldest remaining one will no longer be available. When Elmow #13 goes up, Elmow #1 comes down. #14 loses #2 and so forth. If you want older Elmows, now is the time to get them.
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