She hand-stitched this - isn't it gorgeous? I love the smooshiness of the rose petals, and that's a stem stitch for the stem - gorgeous.
She also made me something for Christmas! I think I'll call it a scarf-lace (scarf and necklace, get it?).
She told me she cut a rectangle, stitched it together, then cut it into these strips and pulled them to make them curl. I'll let her explain it better in the comments. It's fashionable, and WARM!
Plus, she told me my dress looks different in person than it does on here (better, not worse), so I'll search for some better lighting next time I take a pic.
Hooray for sewing buddies! Have you hugged your sewing buddy today? (Virtual hugs to Becky and Katrina too!)
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Fantastic scarf! I love both of them == the AC and the handmade one for you!
You know, when my scarflace is lying on the counter, it looks a little bit like an exotic bikini...I might have to experiment with different ways to wear it - rrrrow!
Love the scarves!! Robbie is so talented!
My DD is foolish for scarves. I'll have to try the pulled strip version for sure. The Alabama Chanin version is really pretty too, but I'm not sure I would finish it before the spring thaw.
The Chanin scarf was lots of fun, not difficult to sew, but a good bit of work to get to the sewing point.
The "scarflace" (I always read that scarface) is a rectangle approximately 27 x 8 inches. About 3inches from each end sew across the width of the fabric to stabilize it. I cut the fabric between the stabilizing stitches in 1/2 inch strips, then sewed the ends of the rectangle together. I thought it was easier to mark and cut the rectangle while flat. After sewing into a circle I pretty vigorously stretched the strings until they curled. Lynn's scarf is a thin embossed velour knit. You want something that will curl to the wrong side (or the side you don't want to show) and won't ravel. FUN!!!
And thank you all for your kudos!
Robbie
Robbie, I forgot to ask you where you got the material for your scarf - it didn't look like old T-shirts.
Becky - if you make one we need a picture of it!
Very nice scarf. Peggy Sager had these on her last webcast and explains how to make them. Great idea!
appox 14:45 mins in
http://www.silhouettepatterns.com/html/media/livestreamchannel/rehttp://annsfashionstudio.blogspot.ca/play_11_25_2013.htm
this one might work better :)
http://www.silhouettepatterns.com/html/media/livestreamchannel/replay_11_25_2013.htm
Ooh - thanks, Ann! Great gift ideas....
The fabric for the rose shawl is old t-shirts from the salvation army. I dyed the brown ones and put the orange one into the brown dye for the last few minutes to tone it down. The green I left as is. The stem stitch is 4 strands DMC.
Robbie
Cool! Dean just pointed out that I left purple paint splatters on the driveway and side of the house when I washed my equipment...it was dark and I didn't know it was splattering so much. Hope your dyeing cleanup was more successful.
Vic never knew ;)
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