coooo what a wonderful wedding day for William and Kate or Catherine as she will be know now as ...the dress was simply gorgeous and it was absolutely fantastic service and day all round :)
I was busy after watching the service dyeing .... I decided the other day after reading so many peeps going on about it that I would have a go .. so off I went to get some fabbie to have a go with ... and the results are quite astounding to say the least ..lol
I first made up a coffee brew , then a strong tea brew and finally a herbal brew which was a guess which tea bags I used ..lol I had opened up loads and popped them in a tin so it was pot luck what I got out heheh
while I was in a playing mood ..lol I got out the sewing machine and started to finish some of the finishes ..... I had quite a bit of fun going through my stash of sewing fabric trying to match up and see what worked best for each piece .... hopefully more will be done tomorrow but here is the two I did today .......
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| Holly's n berries |
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| home sweet home |
Lynn B's wonderful instructions :) and even glued the stitching into the top of the box after giving myself a stern talking to saying if I messed it up I can always restitch it ..lol haven't put the braid around just yet as still got to decide how to finish that bit up :)
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| large box lined in gold dupion silk |
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| middle box in bronze silk |
so here these are .. I did put a tiny creamy gold cord inside the bottom of the larger box and it doesn't look too bad .... unfortunately I got a bit of glue on the bronze fabric and tried to clean off and ended up with a water mark .... mmmm this will be rectified somehow ..lol ....
I have also made some cards and promised Parsley I would show them soo here they are too ..lol ... also talking of Parsley I think I have
and talking of tea if you have got this far wooo hooo .. I am going to put the kettle on ... what do you all want ????
Take care till next time and happy stitiching
love mouse xxxx
23 comments:
Holly & Berries turned out great!!! I love that type of finish. Nice colors on those fabrics you dyed too.
Wonderful finishing! Love the fabrics that you dyed.
It's hard for me to leave the pot alone while the fabric is 'stewing' but fun to see the results. Yours turned out great! Such variety. Pretty finishes, too.
Dyeing fabric is so much fun, I've done some with coffee and tea. What herbs did you use? I would love trying to get a green color on fabric. Looking forward to see what you choose to stitch.
All are beautiful, but I love the way your fabric turned out. Just lovely. :) Cathryn
What a busy day! Love the hand-dyed fabrics. I've tried tea-dying with herbal teas too.
Everything is beautiful as usual and you have some wonderful neutrals there to stitch on. They turned out great!!!!
blessings
Oh my, your pillows are so pretty! And the cards - wow - you are talented!
And you have more courage than I to dye your own fabrics. I couldn't do it - I could barely dye some trim. lol
WOW! You had a very productive crafting day! Much braver then I with the dyeing, I think about it often, but never put thought into deed. And I heartily second your comment on Catherine's dress - absolutely perfect and so elegent.
Beautiful pieces, again!
I'm a little bit worried about the exchange I made for you. My husband sent it over a week ago, but put it to economy class (he doesn't understand much about this things, I'm afraid -and didn't ask from me this time...) So I suppose it takes time to get you (and who knows how they treat it, when they transport it so long...) Hope the best...
Weddings were great, I watched them, too :)
Oh WOW your two pillows are gorgeous. Your fabric dyeing looks great too.
Lovely work Mouse ....x
Lovely finishes, an your fabric turned out great :-)
Your fabric looks wonderful, I've not tried it yet and you've inspiried me. Love the finishes you did, I had the same run through of finishing the other day and its so satisfying to see them all done. Well done on attempting the box and I'm sure it will turn out terrific, just like all you things.
I'm working on a biscornu with silks at the minute and they are such a lovely thread to work with. Can't wait to see your finished biscornu.
Everything looks great Mouse. You're soooooo creative, and I'm so not creative, lol. Keep up the good work!!
Your finishes are lovely and I love the colours of the fabrics you dyed. The darker orangey one looks lovely. I really need to have another go at dying and see if I can get a colour like that!
You've lined your box beautifully. Where did you get your box from?
The cards are beautiful.
I can't get up my nerve to dye fabrics, but after seeing how beautifully yours turned out, I may have a try at it...How long did you leave them in their coffer/tea baths? Your box is so pretty, too--don't you love Lynn's tutorials?
Yes, the wedding was a dream--loved every moment of it :)
The fabrics you dyed turned out great! The box is so pretty! Your finishes look lovely! Enjoy your tea!
I love tea-dying myself, and you did a wonderful job! The fabrics you used on your stitching pieces are perfect! Where on earth did you find the daisy fabric? It's beautiful! Nice work as always...
Way to go mouse! I'm literally drooling here :)
Yaay love the dyeing - can't wait to have a go myself! And as for the pillows well I am doing some ladylike drooling up here in the north! Hugs, Ally xxx
Your fabric is wonderful and your finishes are awesome!!
The fabrics turned out beautifully! I'm guessing I'll be seeing more of those? ^.^
Gorgeous pillow finishing too. Love the fabrics you picked to go with the piece. Thanx for the link to the tutorials.
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