My husband and I often enjoy watching a movie in the evenings: classics, comedies, romantic comedies, mysteries, sci-fi, a good blockbuster, or perhaps a foreign film. We are both movie buffs. But heaven forbid I watch without working with my hands: knitting, stitching, needle felting, beading, or sewing on buttons. I've even woven on my table loom, but honestly with the noise of the beater bar I risk being ejected from the room. Only foreign films and engrossing plots keep me from my hand work!
These pin/necklace pieces are my latest (movie) project.
The base of the pin is needle and wet felted - colored merino wool roving and yarn.
The centerpiece is one of my dichroic glass buttons. Using perle cotton thread, I accent the design with embroidery stitches and French knots.
I fill in the design with beads and a little more stitching.
As I work I think, "Yes, it needed that for the design or color balance." Then there come a point when I say, "No, too, much! Need to STOP!"
As I work I think, "Yes, it needed that for the design or color balance." Then there come a point when I say, "No, too, much! Need to STOP!"
I finish the backs with suede cloth and a pin finding that also has a loop to hang the piece as a necklace. It's nice to have the dual option.
Now, what to do for tonight's movie????
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