What's On Your Workdesk This Wednesday? Great news - I've finished the first two needle books! This marks the completion of the first four tiny carpets. On Monday the recipient of one of the needle books came for lunch and I was able to give it to her. She was absolutely delighted with…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Continuing to work on my Tiny Carpets project for making needle books. I have made very good progress on Tiny Carpet #4 this week, and began by mapping out the central motifs. This process involves quite a lot of counting, and stranding the thread across some bare…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? As usual, my desk has been the recliner and the kitchen this week! I am continuing to make good progress on the Tiny Carpets project and have finished the red stitching for the border of Carpet #4. There's a lot of red on this one. At this…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? I'm happy to say I've completed tiny carpet #3. A close-up, showing the variegated background. I'm really glad I did this. If I hadn't seen a TV programme with an oriental rug on it which had this, I would have gone ahead and just done the plain…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? I've been making good progress on tiny carpet #3. The border is now complete. I was about to embark on filling in the background with the dark blue thread, when I happened to be watching something on TV that featured oriental carpets. I noticed that the plain…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Continuing with my tiny carpets. I haven't managed to do much, but I've completed the pale blue and made a start on the cream, and I filled in the lower lozenge with red. I also discovered yet another mistake!! Fortunately they really don't show in the finished…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Tiny Carpets I am continuing work on the tiny carpets for the needle books I am making. I think I've completed the pale blue on the third one, and have discovered a few mistakes in my design - I've managed to fudge around them OK in most…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Same story again this week, I'm afraid - still no activity on the actual desk, but I am continuing work on... Tiny Carpets Progress is definitely being made on the front cover of the second needle book. Here is where I started it, working on the outer…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? As usual, no activity on the actual desk, but I have managed to tidy up a small amount of the chaos in my studio. I have been continuing to work on my needle book project from the comfort of the recliner. Tiny Carpets The cross-stitch for the…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? I am continuing to work on the tiny carpets. The second tiny carpet, for the back of the first needle book, is now completed. Here are the two, side by side. All that remains now is to outline them and fill the gap between them (the spine…
