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Friday, 18 August 2023

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.


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7 comments:

  1. butterfly20 August 2023 at 08:35

    Your little books are so sweet, And stitching is amazing Jo.
    Enjoy your Sunday.

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  2. jocondine22 August 2023 at 05:46

    Well done on your IHSW, nice to meet Sindy and see how happy she feels with her new album. I'm a great fan of tiny DIY, so perfect post for me, great to see a lot of papercrafting on your blog! xxx

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  3. Denise :)22 August 2023 at 17:54

    You have some lovely projects in the works. I adore the little books! Edith has a 'tiny mouse' collection, and I think she might need one or two of these for them!! :)

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  4. Katie23 August 2023 at 01:20

    Beautiful work. Just love those little books.

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  5. Astrids dragon23 August 2023 at 02:48

    Great progress on everything, especially TTT!
    Your little pink Barbie book looks great and the blue one is tiny! I "wonder" what you'll be filling it with?

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  6. Leonore Winterer28 August 2023 at 14:37

    Great stitching progress but gosh, these tiny books are sooo cute!

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  7. Toki26 September 2023 at 15:00

    The little book is too cute.
    I also like dolls.😆

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