My Pulled Thread Study

 
 
This spring I decided to teach myself a new technique or at least one I only had a passing knowledge about, Pulled Thread. Armed with about a dozen books I started my quest. I read all the books and soon realized I was going to have to stitch some of the samples. What started out [...]

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Changing the header

Yesterday, I decided to change the header of my blog.
The train did have significance and sentiment but only to me and did not reflect this blog. My youngest son had set this blog up for me and this was his choice of a picture. His brother, my second son also works for the railroad that [...]

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Inchies turned ATC

  The first inchy is made for the Heart Association Red Dress Pin. A friend of mine gave this to me and I think it deserves to be dressed up for all of us. I probably will put a small cording around this before I wear it.
The second picture is my #8 inchy from Inch [...]

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Adaptation…

Sometimes when I am roaming around online I see a design that I like, I will bookmark it. Some of these designs are just inspiration for another idea that pops into my mind, very rarely are these designs a copy of the original design and sometimes they never go any further than… I like this. [...]

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Mother’s Day

            
Just a quick note to wish all the Mother’s out there a Happy Day. I stitched this little piece and will put it on a card to give to my three daughter-in-laws who are all very dear to me…afterall they married my sons. I will share it all with you also.
Happy Mother’s Day

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Another TIF for March & a quick gift

  Yesterday, I went to local ANG guild meeting and the program was Blackwork. I could have used the suppilied thread but since I knew I would probably complete this at the meeting and I happen to still have the colors from the March TIF still in my stitching box…Well…It was just a given…another TIF [...]

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