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17-JAN-2008

Challenge: The Eyes Have It

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I have no willpower. Bottom line.

Little known fact for those who are not avid cross stitchers. There are certain designers who really enjoy using blended threads to create their designs. This means, they take two different thread colors and put them together in one needle. It gives the design a rather tapestry look. Teresa Wentzler is infamous for this. She is also well known for her "confetti stitches" as described in this Thursday Challenge picture A technique that some people use is working through the pattern with multiple threaded needles, "parking" the needles from stitch to stitch in an effort to try and keep up with the confetti. I tend to be a one needle at a time girl, but I have been known on some of the more intricate borders to use three. More than three though, and I am completely lost.

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Guest 22-Jan-2008 02:25
beautiful photo! really well done and captured!
Malcolm Smith19-Jan-2008 16:22
Great shot.
Barry S Moore19-Jan-2008 13:05
Great entry and close up.
Phillip Normanton18-Jan-2008 21:56
Nicely threaded:) Impossible to resist, isn't it :)
Patricia Lay-Dorsey18-Jan-2008 18:10
But I can't even thread ONE needle!!!
Dan Chusid18-Jan-2008 17:08
My tailor left town recently.
There's a job opening if you're interested.
B18-Jan-2008 14:43
Perfectly you my dear. This is very pretty with the implied movement.
Guest 18-Jan-2008 14:06
Lovely- great use of the threads, too- nice composition.
Victoria18-Jan-2008 09:21
Beautiful mcaro
Ann...18-Jan-2008 09:05
You have such talents, may you continue to pick up the challenge!
Sheila18-Jan-2008 07:25
Your challenge entries are always top notch, why fight it :-)
Alexa Bloesch18-Jan-2008 07:21
Beautiful!
Máire Uí Mhaicín18-Jan-2008 06:13
Lovely image and an interesting snippet of information to go with it.
Winter2718-Jan-2008 05:44
I knew you were going to go this direction! Excellent!
Nancy Lobaugh18-Jan-2008 04:26
nicely done!
Linda Willets18-Jan-2008 03:48
Fits the challenge to a t.
J. Scott Coile18-Jan-2008 03:24
I have not looked around good yet but this is the first eye of the needle I've seen. Nice take.
Laura Sebastianelli18-Jan-2008 03:13
The threads are almost like flags!
royalld18-Jan-2008 03:02
Why try to resist something that you are so good at?
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