Thursday, January 12, 2017

Work in Progress

I'm working on another Hardanger bookmark. This will be the last one, worked keeping in mind all the lessons that I've learnt so far. So that, hopefully, it will be good enough to enter the beginner section of a competition. Mistakes still happen. I started with a 'frame' of kloster blocks and when I came back to the beginning found I was one fabric thread out. Grrr. Nothing for it but to cut the stitches off and 'go around again'.

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  1. It sounds like Hardanger requires a lot of patience! I love watching your progress!

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  2. It's all about the end result, right? It looks great from here!

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  3. You are amazing :-) I truly hope you win !

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  4. I love to see this, had a friend that did this years ago and reminds me of watching her :)

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  5. I can't wait to see your finished bookmark!! I like the last one!!! :)

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  6. It's looking good so far, I look forward to seeing your progress as you make the bookmark

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  7. Oh My Goodness...you are dedicated. XO

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  8. Another tip as you work around your piece, at several points needle trace from your completed side to where you are currently working to verify that your kloister blocks are lining up. It is frustrating when you have to undo a lot of work.

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    1. I made the mistake very early on so my blocks did line up, but wrongly! I knew something was wrong but I just couldn't see where. The blocks weren't lining up correctly on the grid. I should've looked harder for the mistake!

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    2. It occurs to me, much too late, that I should have just redone the section before the mistake.

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