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5
Aug
2010
5th & 6th item for my artfire shop – needlelace necklace and ring :)
I just added my needlelace necklace and needlelace ring to my ArtFire shop:
btw. if someone of you is interested into the necklace or the ring but can’t afford the prize – I am also always open for trading if you can offer me something interesting 
5
Aug
2010
5
Aug
2010
More lavender bottles… :)
I was able to get more lavender and to make another 4 lavender bottles – because I got a nice response on them, I decided to make some progress photos in the case anyone of you also wants to try it…
Btw. in the text of this posting you can find a link to a video turtorial about how to make them
First I cleaned the lavender stipe of the leaves and put them together to a small bundle. I use a normal ribbon which I normally use to decorate my presents for birthday or christmas – nothing special…
I take the ribbon and put it around the stipes and make a firm knot…
…and then I start “weaving” – just up and down and up and down – you can use every single stipe or two or three…
…and here photos of how I finish my lavender bottles:
…this here is my “final” knot to secure the ribbon
I make this knot on both sides and in the end I make a final one on top of this “final knots” to hide them
…it’s funny to use different colors
…btw. two of this lavender bottles are now hanging on the left and right side of my wallhanging to defend it from moths
3
Aug
2010
Lavender bottles :)
Some time ago two interesting postings about “lavender bottles” from the blog Needleprint showed up in my google reader:
…and today I got some lavender and thought that I could try to make some lavender bottles myself…
…oh my dear, it took me hours and hours and endless hours to make them but I didn’t give up and here are my very first lavender bottles…
…and maybe also the very last… we will see…
28
Jul
2010
Needle Lace / Nadelspitze – working at a necklace :)
Maybe some of you remember my postings “Needle Lace / Nadelspitze – “Dritter Spitzenstich”” & “Needle Lace / Nadelspitze – “Stäbchen” & “Einfaches Gedrehtes Stäbchen”” and the small needle lace project which I started to practise my needle lace…
…first I wasn’t sure what to do with this small needle lace project and than I decided to turn it into a fancy needle lace necklace – especially because I am rather pleased with my new Blackberry cover - I think the progress looks nice and it’s quite interesting to see it ‘grow’ with every single stitch…
28
Jul
2010
Needle Lace / Nadelspitze – a Ring :)
While I was playing around with needle lace I thought that it should be possible to make a cute needle lace ring and here is the result of my try
…I think the result is very cute – what do you think?
24
Jul
2010
Nailbinding – another try :)
I had some wool left after my “Winter Pumpkin” hood project and therefore I thought it would be nice to practise my nailbinding a little bit
…I just wanted to make one mitten and embroider it and now, because I like it very much, I think about buying more wool and make another one… (and of course, to embroider both )…
…this mitten is rather close – maybe I give this one to a good friend of mine who has smaller hands and make a pair for myself in a different color
13
Jun
2010
…my new blackberry cover – fly, fly, butterfly ;)
I was very pleased with the result of my first needle lace try for one side of my blackberry cover and I really love my “swallow”. For more information see: …my new blackberry cover and again some needle lace / Nadelspitze .
Therefore I thought I could give it another try and started working at a “butterfly” for the other side – here photos of the progress for you
First I started with the “body” of the butterfly – I used the “Neunzehnter Spitzenstich” for this part. I already posted about this ‘Spitzenstich’ here: Needle Lace / Nadelspitze – “Neunzehnter Spitzenstich”.
I thought, if I take photos of the several steps of this stitch, it could be helpful and maybe easier to rework:
For the wing section at the bottom I used “Doppelter Tüllstich / Zweiter Spitzenstich”:
For the wing section at the top I used the “Siebenter Spitzenstich” – if you like I will post about this Spitzenstich soon
…and then I decided to embroider the bottom wing section with some easy Stem Stitch (Daisy Stitch for the Flower in the middle) – btw. this are just two easy “Stäbchen” for the legs:
I worked up all of the ‘cream’ colored thread therefore I had to take another color for the background – I think this dark grey color fits best to the white, cream and red color and I filled the background with many “Stäbchen” and I also started to play around with an very basic interpretation of the “Vierunddreissigster Spitzenstich” …ok, here the end result:
10
Jun
2010
Needle Lace / Nadelspitze – “Zweiundzwanzigster Spitzenstich”
Last but not least – the last “Spitzenstich” I used for my swallow – “Zweiundzwanzigster Spitzenstich”.
This stitch is not worked with the rather easy Buttonhole Stitch – I am not sure how to describe the stitch but I think the picture shows it very clearly – I have to admit that I had my book open at the side of this picture while I was working at both wing sections, even for me the stitch is a little bit irritating but I think the result is quite nice
…btw. in the book the stitches are worked from top to bottom – I normally work my needle lace from bottom to top…
10
Jun
2010
Needle Lace / Nadelspitze – “Neunzehnter Spitzenstich”
For the part in the middle I used the “Neunzehnter Spitzenstich” – you get a very smooth and strong texture with this stitch.
In the end this stitch is also ‘just’ a row of easy Buttonhole Stitches – you only have to take care that if you reach the end of your section, you don’t immediately start working the next row – please take a look at the picture and you’ll see a single thread – therefore if you reach the end of your row take one more stitch into the border of your section to secure your line of needle lace and just lay a thread over the whole length above your last row of Buttonhole Stitches than secure this thread with another stitch into the border of your section and start your next row – always taking care that you include this thread in your Buttonhole Stitches! – treat it like a part of your Buttonhole Stitch row…
Really very nice texture and a rather easy stitch !
10
Jun
2010
Needle Lace / Nadelspitze – “Doppelter Tüllstich / Zweiter Spitzenstich”
…and now let’s continue with the other needle lace filling stitches I used for my swallow
The “Doppelter Tüllstich / Zweiter Spitzenstich” is very similar to the “Dritter Spitzenstich”.
The only difference is that you only have to make two “Buttonhole Stitches” instead of three (“Dritter Spitzenstich”) – then leave a slightly longer thread (you have to lower the tension!) to get a free ‘space’ before you start working at the next three “Buttonhole Stitches” of the row.
The slightly longer thread and the lowered tension for the space is just a matter of practise – if you have a problem with this, I think it would be also ok if you ‘cheat’ by using a small wooden stick…
…if 
my description of the “Doppelter Tüllstich / Zweiter Spitzenstich” confused you, I hope the photo taken from book will help you to understand it at least a little bit better
Last but not least – here also a detail photo of my try – I used the stitch for the body of my swallow and I am sure with more practise the free spaces will become more regular
1
Jun
2010
…my new blackberry cover and again some needle lace / Nadelspitze :)
Recently my favourite cover for my blackberry died because of everyday use – rest in peace! 
I’ll miss you…
I don’t like the blackberry covers they provide with the blackberry because I also use my blackberry instead of a “mp3 player” – I love to listen to music – and the basic cover isn’t made for it…
…therefore my brain started working until the final idea stroke me like a thunderstrike – to take the basic cover and just to alter and pimp it until it suits my needs.
Ok, here my blackberry and the mentioned basic blackberry cover which I got when I bought my blackberry – it looks quite new because I didn’t use it very often.
Working from the stash – I always wanted to make something out of this red fabric and this was a great opportunity. I just cut off the upper edges of my blackberry cover and also some fabric.
First I sewed the edge of the fabric to the edge of the cover and with a second line of stitches I built up a new edge with the fabric – with the second line of stitches this “new” border can take on more tension than without…
btw. this fabric frays like hell – I still try to get rid of the leftovers of this project all over my couch *lol*
I just used a ‘normal’ Satin Stitch to join the front and back edges at the sides, some chain stitch to cover the change between the fabric and the satin stitch.
Nevertheless the “naked” cover didn’t appeal to me and I decided to try some needle lace and to use up the rest of this cream colored thread – more about the needle will follow in separate postings.
Normally – referring to the descriptions for needle lace in my old books – the basic thread for the needle lace is sewn on along the edges to a basic material and than the needle lace is worked – yeah, I have to admit I am a rather lazy girl and wanted to finish this project asap, to be able to use the new cover, and thought some needles could work as well… Working on the needle lace with all the needles wasn’t easy because the needles tend to catch the working thread, but I am rather pleased with the fast and nice progress – I think the filling (3 different techniques) doesn’t look bad for the very first try
…btw. here a close up:
…and a photo of the final result:
…and here my new blackberry cover – I love it!
While working on my cover I discovered that I just cut enough fabric that the upper part would make a perfect closure – the chain stitch on the closure next to the edge makes the edge stiff enough that it can easily be pulled over the right upper corner of the blackberry. I struggled a little bit with the other corner until I got the idea to make a small link (with a pearl) to help me to pull the left edge of the closure over the left upper corner of the blackberry – I very fast got used to this ‘system’ and now this is my favourite blackberry cover
21
Mai
2010
Nailbinding – 2nd try – my “Winter Pumpkin” ;)
I have to admit – I did it again *lol* – another nailbinding try
I had some of this lovely wool – Lana Grossa “Baby Alpaca” – 70% Virgin Wool Merino extrafine & 30% Baby Alpaca – left from my very first nailbinding project “Embroidered Nailbinding Hood” and I thought I should try to memorize the technique by working at another nailbinding project…
It looks like a pumpkin and I thought it would be funny to add two small leaves in the middle – now I have my very own cute and cosy “Winter Pumpkin”
Caution: Nailbinding is quite addictive!
14
Mai
2010
3rd item for my artfire shop… embroidered nailbinding hood
I think Elisande is right, I should try to sell my first nailbinding project at my artfire shop, especially because I have to renew my SCA-membership for another 3 years – the prize of this hood covers another 3 years of SCA membership – therefore my third item on sale at artfire.com – “Racaire’s embroidery & needlework“ 
10
Mai
2010
Nailbinding / Nadelbinden – my very first try II
…and here the progress of my very first nailbinding try
…and yes, it’s embroidered *lol*…
…maybe I will also embroider the bottom…
I think I am prepared for next Winter time…
