tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49196153285877961222026-03-06T00:21:22.460-08:00The Sharp Needler<i>The needlework adventures of a left-handed, off-the-grid embroiderer.</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-7488814465565282222021-06-30T23:30:00.015-07:002021-11-24T08:29:42.861-08:00Keeping a Kitten in Stitches<p>
Animals seem to be a popular embroidery subject. They are everywhere online.
I know that the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) teaches 'pet portraits' to
their certificate and diploma (C&D) students, but it's not been available
as a day class until recently. I had the good fortune to participate in the first offering
of this online version of the class to non-C&D students.
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These are some of the bits and pieces that I had acquired by the end of the class: <br>
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More than ten years ago, I stitched the first challenging piece of thread
painting in my embroidery life. It was a Trish Burr design called
<i>Iris Spartan</i>.
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Sometimes you just have to wonder what people are thinking. I bought a vintage
stamped table runner a while ago. It has an Easter theme and I've always
wanted to make an embroidered Easter runner or small tablecloth.
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However, when it arrived and I got a good look at the design I was rather
dismayed by the appearance of the rabbits. This is one of the
pseudo-rabbit-things:
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Did the person who drew this ever see a rabbit in person? I don't know what
this is, but it's definitely not a cute Easter bunny! It appears to have
'feathers' and cloven feet and it's seriously underfed. I think of it as a
'were-rabbit', poor thing. (There's a second rabbit design on the runner that
is just as weird.) It required some remodelling.<br>
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