tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post4622969890234343381..comments2023-12-31T19:15:37.649-05:00Comments on Photography by KML: Old Fashion EmbroideryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-33240538032312375462009-02-04T19:00:00.000-05:002009-02-04T19:00:00.000-05:00Hi Bobbie - funny about the french knots - it took...Hi Bobbie - funny about the french knots - it took years before I could form them nicely.kmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782946391673845914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-56856610180960184222009-02-04T13:39:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:39:00.000-05:00I learned embroidery the same way you did, and I a...I learned embroidery the same way you did, and I also had trouble with French knots. My Gramma would tsk, tsk at the lumpy ones I produced. She was a perfectionist, but in the best sense of the word.BNShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709074385552082635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-38161802675681509292009-02-02T20:37:00.000-05:002009-02-02T20:37:00.000-05:00HI Wanda - thank goodness for our dear grandmother...HI Wanda - thank goodness for our dear grandmothers. I am hoping that someday when my children have children, I can pass this along to one of them.kmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782946391673845914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-40542302337976383402009-02-02T20:35:00.000-05:002009-02-02T20:35:00.000-05:00HI Michele - I enjoy cross stitching too - in fact...HI Michele - I enjoy cross stitching too - in fact I think I have done more of that then the embroidery. All of it is quite relaxing!kmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782946391673845914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-90040623170405596262009-02-02T20:34:00.000-05:002009-02-02T20:34:00.000-05:00Hi Rosemary - I agree the winter has been long - b...Hi Rosemary - I agree the winter has been long - but I have noticed the days are starting to get long. That is a good thing!kmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782946391673845914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-27999578378008849052009-02-02T20:32:00.000-05:002009-02-02T20:32:00.000-05:00Thanks, Aiyana - I loved those scissors the minute...Thanks, Aiyana - I loved those scissors the minute I saw them - and my Gram knew I would take care of them for years.kmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782946391673845914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-48303711031824455152009-02-01T17:00:00.000-05:002009-02-01T17:00:00.000-05:00I was taught embroidery by my Grandmother when I w...I was taught embroidery by my Grandmother when I was a small child too. I always loved the summers where I could spend a week or two with her. She would teach me something new. She also taught me how to make the old time pot holders using a loom frame. I made and sold many a pot holder while I was growing up.<BR/>I still do all kinds of embroidery and needlework.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01466650346733288503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-64542089058080135762009-02-01T08:35:00.000-05:002009-02-01T08:35:00.000-05:00I have always wanted to do embroidery and it was s...I have always wanted to do embroidery and it was something I wished someone had taught me but alas, never was done. I did do cross-stitching but that was easy to do but always admired the talents of those embroidering!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324458825591614167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-40799045806011984292009-02-01T08:20:00.000-05:002009-02-01T08:20:00.000-05:00Needle work was taught to me by my Grandmother, a ...Needle work was taught to me by my Grandmother, a joy I so enjoy.It does seem like it is becoming a lost art.<BR/>I so enjoyed the pictures of the daisies, the roses and even the bird prints in the snow, helps brighten these long grey winter days.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126209675266816687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-77783304057533450872009-02-01T03:01:00.000-05:002009-02-01T03:01:00.000-05:00Embroidery is the one and only needle art skill th...Embroidery is the one and only needle art skill that I was any good at as a kid. I think I've only done it once in the last 45 years though. Love your fancy sewing scissors!Aiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-32833100965278525752009-01-31T11:59:00.000-05:002009-01-31T11:59:00.000-05:00Hi Bob - I also have some large projects that have...Hi Bob - I also have some large projects that have taken years. It's a skill that seems to be dying - my daughter wasn't the least bit interested in learning it.kmlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782946391673845914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644411200688753286.post-11014265778419023122009-01-31T11:28:00.000-05:002009-01-31T11:28:00.000-05:00Very cool you like embroidery, my wife has done so...Very cool you like embroidery, my wife has done some very beautiful work with it, some that has taken years.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.com