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Kali's Creations

Kali's Creations

http://kaliscreations.blogspot.com

A journal of my completed works and my works in progress.

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For the Love of Stitching Sampler - Band 163

Pin Tangle | December 4th 2009 by Sharon

Band description: This is a traditional blackwork design Threads: This band is worked in a hand dyed superfine merino wool. Fabric: This section is worked on Aida Dyes: Procion cold water dyes are used to dye the threads  Size: The sample read more

Adding a Name to a Ready-Made Needlepoint Stocking

Nuts about Needlepoint | December 3rd 2009 by Janet Perry

The second part of the house will run tomorrow, my apologies. Last weekend a reader asked: “I have store-bought needlepoint Christmas stocking. I want to needlepoint (or use some other method) to put a child’s name on the stocking. Can read more

Sword Hilt Designs

BibliOdyssey | November 30th 2009

A set of plates by Antoine Jacquard representing designs in blackwork for sword handles, dagger hilts and pommels, decorated with abstracted foliage, grotesques, chimeric figures and drolleries. Produced between about 1610 and 1630. [so read more

Free Blackwork Chess Board Design

A Stitch in Thyme | November 26th 2009

I designed this to stitch for my DS's school teacher to give him at the end of the year. I'm going to backstitch "property of X Y" around the outside to make it personal and I have the perfect sized black frame to mount it in, and some chess pieces. read more

Wednesday

Life. Sanitized. | November 25th 2009 by Johnnie G.

Have been watching Bleak House - have one more episode to watch. Watched Fantastic Planet. I remember watching FP on USA Channel. I think was was like eleven or so. Working on another biscornu in blackwork with keys as a motif. Watching Welcome read more

Another Ornie done!

I'd rather be stitching | November 12th 2009 by Tommye Bunce

I've been working on the Angel ornaments that I showed you from Twisted Oaks Designs. They're fun and pretty easy. The blackwork does take some concentration because it's easy to get lost, but it's so gorgeous. I just realized that I did the green on read more

Para Navidad – Pour Noël – For Christmas

AlarTTex | November 5th 2009 by Alarttex

Este es mi nuevo freebie para hacer un pequeño regalo a nuestras amigas en estas Navidades o para adornar nuestra casa. Lo he diseñado en punto de cruz y Blackwork  ¡me encantan los pequeños motivos de blackwork! ¡Hasta pronto! Voci, c’es read more

Blackwork, Bargello and Needlepoint ebooks by Janet Perry

Nuts about Needlepoint | November 1st 2009 by Janet Perry

Three wonderful eProjects are available for you to purchase today here and from the ebook store on All about Needlepoint. Maple Leaf Rag, pictured above, is a complete introduction to Bargello in sampler format. Beginning with a simple zig-zag, you read more

Blackwork - Origens

Erratic Needle | November 1st 2009 by marjo

A história do blackwork remonta pelo menos aos séculos XIII-XV e as suas origens aparentam ser do Médio Oriente. O interesse por esta forma de bordado cresceu durante o período Tudor (1485-1603) em Espanha e Inglaterra. Inicialment read more

Craft Gossip

Erratic Needle | October 30th 2009 by marjo

Desta vez foram as pregadeiras Blackwork as escolhidas : )O Craft Gossip é um interessante site de notícias e informação sobre várias artes e ofícios, idealizado por Shellie Goyal e administrado por um generoso grupo de editores independen read more

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