I’ve typically been a bit of a “stealth Laurel,” but after seeing some of the Laurel wreaths worn by my…
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An April Revel
Yesterday, Cwen and I went to April Revel, a little event in Stonemarche, hosted in Jaffrey NH. The site was…
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I just recently finished another metalwork embroidery piece, a rendition of my wife’s heraldry. Here is Cwen’s registered device: I…
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The location of this information has moved, and I’m still in the process of updating all my links. Please see…
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For today’s post, I’d like to present a decorative embroidered griffin, worked in a laid and couched stitch commonly referred…
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I spent the last several days writing up A&S documentation for two items I plan to exhibit at an Athena’s…
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I’m starting a new piece, this time a rendition of my wife’s heraldry. Here is Cwen’s registered device: Per fess…
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For a recent project, I decorated my new pouch with several tassels. I had not made tassels in quite some…
Continue ReadingOr Nue Heraldic Bee, part V
In my previous post, I completed the gold and pearl work for my embroidered heraldry, and appliqued it to the fabric…
Continue ReadingOr Nue Heraldic Bee, part IV
(See my previous posts on this project here, here, and here.) In my last post, I appliqued the goldwork to my pouch material.…
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