Africa is Helinä’s theme for the book page swap at Fibre
Fever. This crazy ornament was the inspiration for my book
page. I partly used the same fabrics, but different
threads and stitches: triple chain in perle 5,
spiked knotted cable
chain in Caron Watercolours,
diamond stitch in perle 5,
thorn stitch in Caron Wildflowers,
French knots in 2 threads of stranded floss
and arrowhead stitch
inside the Chevron stitch. The threads are perle 5 and cotton a broder.
The big bead came from
Africa, I bought it at the Afrika museum last year.
Take a closer look at my book
page here.
Je hebt de Afrikaanse sfeer goed weten te vangen in je book page.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenGroetjes,
Paula
You have a great collection of stitches on this block. I especially like the combination of Chevron and Arrowhead. The beads add lots of authenticity and memories. I just love when I look at old cq blocks and remember exactly where the various ornaments came from; lace from grandmother's collection, a charm from that street market, a thriftshop in a foreign city, a button from childhood, a shell from the beach...
BeantwoordenVerwijderenyou could not get more African if you tried, wonderful fabrics and lots of interesting stitches too
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI think this looks wonderful. and the variety of seam treatments is great.
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