The Start of IHSW for August

 

HSW or International Hermit and Stitch Weekend always starts on the third Friday of the month.  It's a chance to lock yourself away and focus on your stitching for the weekend.  You can take part on your blog or via the Facebook page - IHSW on Facebook.

Strangely enough, I'm not working on a Friday again, so was able to make a start today!

I filled in all the grey/purple in the dress on Nora Corbett's Taurus and made a start on the frame around her.

stitched on 32 count Murano in Taurus from Sparklies

Now that Little Snapdragon is finished, I am going to work on Turn, Turn, Turn from Noteworthy Needle in the evenings.  The edge of that pink is the centre line of the chart:

stitched on 32 count Sea Spray linen from Wichelt

That just leaves one more project to fit in - the Zodiac signs from Circle Cross:

stitched on 28 count sky blue evenweave from Silkweavers

Finally, I did some more papercrafting.  Having completed a small 4 x 4 inch album I decided to go down a scale and make a 1/6 scale album for a doll.  Based on the popular Barbie doll but modelled here by my vintage Sindy:

1 3/4 inch tall

2 inch wide

3/4 inch spine

There are four pocket pages with flaps, pockets and inserts

Decorated with stickers and photos

And then I went down a scale again to 1/12

7/8 inch tall

1 inch wide

9/16 inch spine (15mm)

Four pocket pages with flaps, inserts and a pocket on the inside back cover 

Here's the two of them together

The blue one is going to be part of an Alice in Wonderland book I'm planning.