I have a number of doilies - inherited from my grandma and found on my thrifting travels - and I was delighted with how this gentle, fragile little one worked out when I framed it in an embroidery hoop.
The book cover image is from the Tower Books website and the one below it is from Lark.I was very happy to find Jane Brocket's The Gentle Art of Knitting in the library this morning. I have followed Jane's blog Yarnstorm (http://yarnstorm.blogs.com/) for some years and I was quick to acquire The Gentle Art of Domesticity when it came out. And look! A number of very nice projects seem to be using garter stitch...hooray!
Image from http://makingooduse.typepad.co.ukAnd with Paul McCartney in the news this week - I have never been a great fan of the Beatles but I do love this song, "Across the Universe" - so gentle, so whimsical.
6 comments:
My mum knitted me a cushion EXACTLY like that round one.
@ librarygirl -
Lucky you - I love them!
I love 'Across the universe' too, and all the delicate things you do. Craftwork using needles fascinate me, I can't do much besides cross-stitching but it satisfies me always. Tendonitis is a scary aliment when it threatens to make tasks difficult and even terminates one's hobby. I really hope that I'll get healed soon.
How's your back though? Must have been hard on you to endure all that painful crap. :/
@ Stardust -
Thank you :) Tendonitis is really hard - I got it when I was working in a call centre about 15 years ago and it still flares up now and then with all the computer-based work I do. Have you tried wrapping your wrist up with a bandage? I know it sounds simple but that's what the doctor did for me first of all - just to give the wrist some support. My back is still not great - some days are better than others - but I try to keep as active and mobile as I can and make the best of things!
What a nice treasures do you have!! I hope I had more stuff like yours from my grandma.
And thanks a lot for your lovely comment!! Have a nice weekend!
@ Neus -
I am lucky because my grandma was *very* into craft!
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