October 2021 Show 'n Share

Joy created this tote bag....it includes several techniques. 

Here is a close-up.

This is an effective method for framing smocking. 

Picture smocking with a cute yoyo in the middle, and a bullion butterfly....

...and a tiny embroidered lady bug accent. Such a nice job!

Marsha has been knitting again...aren't these the cutest pumpkins!

Here is a close-up of pumpkin one...

...and pumpkin two...

...and pumpkin three. 

She also made another pair of socks.

Here is the toe detail...

...and the heel detail...

...and the cuff detail. Excellently made!

Convention Re-cap

Pearl shared her finished Lavender sachet. 

Here is the lovely embroidery detail. 

Here is the faggoting detail. Very nicely done!

She also shared her Leather Manipulation coin purse. 

Her luck landed her a raffle basket that included some handmade Cutwork pillow cases. 

Here is a close-up of the cutwork.

Here is the overall design. 

Bonnie shared about the hummingbird needle threaders that Vaune had at her booth. 

Marsha shared some the couture techniques from the pre-day class with Susan Khalje, which included applying lace to dupioni. 

This shows the back, and the large stitches that are used. 

Here you can see a close-up. 

Here is an example of piecing lace together. 

This is another example. 

Another technique is connecting two pieces of fabric with faggoting.

Here is a close-up of Marsha's work. 

She also learned how to execute a handpicked zipper in two different application styles. 

Here is an example of a center application. 

This is an example of an offset application. 

She learned about finishing details, including covered hooks....

...and thread eyes....

...and covered snaps. 

KEEP CREATING!!!