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Amid weaving in preparation for the Roycroft Winter Show, I did manage to get two new Victorian Christmas ornaments made. I’ve always liked the ornaments that I make in a combination of silver & gold, and apparently my customers do, too, since I’ve sold them. So I started by making a new double swag ornament using [...] WHAT?! Weaving with steel?! Yeah, I was trying to be smart – not too successfully, I fear. Steel is the main color in the warp of this rayon chenille handwoven shawl. I had an order for a custom shawl made predominantly from the Steel yarn, but I wound a few strands of Starlight in [...] I can weave some now, but not for hours at a time. When I need to stop and put that leg up, I go back to making my hand beaded Victorian Christmas ornaments. I just finished these two. I’m really happy with the ornament on the left, which is over-the-top ornate. I’m calling it Louis XIV [...] Yes, I’m recovering from surgery. Yes, I’ve been keeping that leg elevated. But I’m way too obsessive to simply sit and watch the crap on TV. Sure I’ve got books I could read, I even went to the library in advance and got a few more in case the unread ones by my [...] Congratulations to Joanne, who won the November contest. I plan to deliver her talisman at my show this weekend. Now to the December contest. This month’s contest will be shorter than usual so that you have a chance to receive your prize by Christmas. The prize? This little hand made Christmas ornament with its beaded [...] |
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