stitchtionary is always right.
stitchy fingers:
We had our first mad hatters stitch party last night. The perfect way to spend a rainy night - having a good old stitch up with Jo, Clair, Harriet and Antonio. Antonio took these photos of me knitting, which I *heart*:
sisterhood:
1960s women's liberation movement posters:
(these have inspired me to do some revolutionary stitchery...)
see more from Billie Rain's Facebook Album: Womens Lib Posters
dreams and fings:
crochet a heart and stitch it onto card:
write all your dreams on the back...
write all your dreams on the back...
put card somewhere special, maybe under a magic stone in the park. or you could put it in the post box just to see what happens. mine is going on my Butsudan (Buddhist altar). so watch this space....
all we need is:
I love the idea of people happening upon unexpected things that makes them pause and wonder. So today I decided it was very important indeed that I stitched some love on this leaf (it was a friendly tree and I don't think it minded). Maybe you will find it. Or even better, maybe you will find some love..
mad hatters stitch party:
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stitchtionary:
I got this old dictionary for the tidy sum of a quid! It smells very musty and has got great words in it like BLUNDERBUS.
So I decided to make it into my very own Stitchtionary, a kind of stitched emotional dictionary of sorts:
more stitchtionary to come...
more stitchtionary to come...
serendipity:
I have an unhinged fascination with postcards, especially old ones. They are like little packages of hidden time. I found these two both from early 1900’s, it's all very exciting...
I especially love the 'very bigoted protestants' comment. Being the sleuth that I am I looked on google maps and was able to find the address of the person who it was sent to: "click me"
I believe in serendipity and there was a reason I found this post card. I have a romantic idea that I will travel this route one day (maybe on the 27th of July). So I stitched this onto the post card, maybe I'll carry it with me like a talisman:
The first one is a picture of Pleaskin Head, Giants Causeway (Ireland) and the bottom one I’m not sure as no location on picture and it is addressed to someone in a Gibraltar Military Hospital. The language it is written in is foreign (can anyone read it?). I love these old picture postcards but actually find the backs the most interesting:
The Ireland card (top one) had this message:
From Round Tower Devenish July 27th 1910
Left Londonderery 10am by Northern Counties Railway for Portrush. Arrived 11.40 got immediately on electric tram and went along coast to Giants Causway. Chalk Cliffs over Lava Basalt. Saw the junction of strata very well very high. Passed Dunluce Castle. (pisins*) got boat (fishing) (g/-*) to row into Portouon Cave and Runkerry Cave formed by lava running together saw red iron colour formed by water. Junction overhead nest of the condor with two yong ones. Landed causeway examined pillars. Squareetep*. Disappointed then walked along by cliffs very fine saw natural bridge. Then tram back to Portrush. Tea on terrase and train to Belfast spoke to American Lady. Saw Round Tower.
Arrived Belfast about 10pm. Put up at Crown Hotel. Lady of gentleman in train very bigoted protestants.
Cont’d on City Hall Belfast.
(To) Mr Miller
3 Cardean Street
Dundee
Scotland
(*cant read these words!)
But I wonder who sent it? In a few weeks time this post card will be 101 years old! How come its lasted this long?
....and I still think the back is the most beautiful bit (I always seem to prefer the back of my stitching to the front, there is something I like about the randomness of it):
believe:
I found a load of crocheted place mat things today in my favourite junk shop which I often wander around in after work. I stitched on it this evening and it made me happee. It's now pinned to my noticed board to remind me:
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