The "My Latest Project" thread

[Archerbird]

This thread is making me want to, you know, do stuff!

Yup yup yup. Some real neat stuff here. I want everything.

 

[BardSkye]

Just finished this one. Don't know why it won't resize down. The image on Photobucket is resized down to the smallest I could.

 

[BardSkye]

Just an update on the magpie scarf.

 

[Zoealea]

I'm so envious of everybody's projects! I'm working on something fairly simple right now. I tried knitting, but couldn't get into it- so right now I'm making a book with a bunch of miniature collages in it.

 

[BardSkye]

Will there be pictures in the future?

Good news for me: a local gift shop is going to give my scarves a chance at the Christmas crowd, so I guess I'd better get my needle working double time.

 

[BardSkye]

Got an email a couple of weeks ago from the Calgary Stampede inviting me to enter a minimum of 6 items in their 2012 Western Art Sale. It's still subject to judging as I'm competing for space with international artists, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

The only problem is the deadline. Instead of the end of April, the deadline for this one is January 5. (I guess they need more time as they have to make up sale catalogues.) There's no way I can do 6 quality needlework items in that time. Although I've done lots of things since the last Stampede, they haven't been western in nature, and that's one of the biggest criteria.

Instead, I've decided to do some painted shawls, again using native birds as subjects. And here's the first.

 

[Flicka]

I've started dabbling in all kinds of sewing, including making historical clothes. My latest project, that I just finished, is an 18th century pocket (which you tied around your waist under your skirt, and a slit in the side of the skirt allowed you to reach inside and get out stuff). I did some extremely iffy cross-stitching on it: http://www.deaddukes.blogspot.com/2011/12/sewing-update-pocket-finished.html

Next project is an 18th century shift (I've made a few before, but I'm taking a little greater care this time) and remaking some old clothes into something a little more chic. I'm on a 40s/50s roll at the moment so I have plenty to do (especially since I splurged on a bunch of vintage patterns the other day).

 

[BardSkye]

Aren't vintage patterns great? I recently splurged on a vintage hat pattern. Haven't done anything with it yet, but sooner or later...

 

[Flicka]

I bought several hat patterns. We can race each other on who gets one done first.

 

[BardSkye]

Won't even be thinking about it until mid-February or so. Will you be posting pictures?

 

[Flicka]

I fixed up a pair of old kitchen towels. Mended, resew and cross-stitched them.

 

[Flicka]

Won't even be thinking about it until mid-February or so. Will you be posting pictures?

If I do it. Will probably not get started before Feb either!

 

[Vespertilion]

Okay, not so sure this counts as a project, but I'm really proud of my chicken feet

 

[Stew21]

those are great!

 

[CACTUSWENDY]

So many neat things here.

Love the feet....lol

 

[Shadowflame]

Very cool

I'll take photos of the hats I made for the boys and the afghan I'm still working on for B's dad. Needs to be my next blog post so I'll just link to that.

Loving everyone's work.

 

[Shadowflame]

Okay so did a post on the hats I made for the boys this Christmas.

 

[CACTUSWENDY]

Those are cute. The second one is a lmao one.

He plans to grow into it....right?

 

[Shadowflame]

Those are cute. The second one is a lmao one.

He plans to grow into it....right?

I hope so. Still have no idea what happened. same yarn, same pattern, no stitches picked up... *sigh*

But was fun to make.

 

[Wicked]

Everyone has such beautiful work.

We joined my best friend and her family back home for a primitive Rendezvous over labor day weekend. I had a little less than a year to get the bare minimum supplies and make our costumes.

My daughter's ribbon dress was my first attempt. It's not period correct, but because it was a child's costume, they let it slide.

I realized it would be easier if I had a dress form. Since I couldn't afford to buy one, I made one with cling wrap, duct tape, and newspaper.

The dress form helped a lot when I had to make my dresses.

It gets cold up in the mountains, and a flimsy cotton ribbon dress wasn't going to cut it. My daughter's full outfit. (the dog chased her and yanked her leggings down a minute after I took the picture )

My crew.

 

[Wicked]

Learning how to use my sewing machine for the cloth costumes was fun, but the accessories made by hand are my favorite. I love digging through the scrap box at Tandy leather, and finding all sorts of interesting raw edges to add the extra primitive touch.

Belts, chokers, and a beaded necklace.

Belt pouch.

I pieced together a quiver, but it took longer to bead that little row of "lazy stitch" beads on the trim than it did to make the actual quiver.

Quiver finished, and ready for action.

 

[Shadowflame]

Very cool. Though not really sure why the first ribbon dress wouldn't have worked. I used to go to a lot of Pow-Wow's a few years ago. Some of those ribbon dresses are just beautiful.

You did some wonderful work.

 

[BardSkye]

Lovin' all the work. We're a talented bunch on here.

Just finishing up lining my western shawls - all seven of them. Had to take a brief aside to whip up a quartet of 1925 flapper dresses for next weekend's performance.

 

[Filigree]

Nice leatherwork! I went to Pow-Wows in the Four Corners as a kid, SCA gatherings and Lewis & Clark recreations as a young adult. The details make the outfit.

Here's my project of the last week: a right-angle-weave double collar linked by 2-hole dichroic glass spacers. I have to attend an opening at a Latino art gallery next weekend, and wanted something very colorful and vaguely Mayan to wear. I'm happy with the result, but it was a beast to finish.

Hint: Safety pins are a really great way to anchor spacer beads along both support chains,while laying out any kind of broadcollar!

 

[Shadowflame]

Very nice and does have a Mayan kind of flair. and I love dichorics, you have hundreds of possibilities with them.

I've got an itching to work with my beads, but have to finish an afghan first.