Saturday, June 18, 2011

June's tiny biscornu complete!

First off, I want to thank everyone for the kind wishes in regards to my knee problem. I got a cortisone shot and it feels much better! Unfortunately it's just my arthritis acting up and not much else can be done. The price of getting older, alas!

The month of June brings a new tiny biscornu for my necklace collection!  This is from a freebie by Janie Hubble called High Tea and Petit Fours. She finished it as a teacup pincushion, but  I stitched it on a scrap of 28ct Silkweaver Solo lugana over 1 and it ended up being just about an inch across!  I did not add a bead dimple because it was really too tiny and I had nothing that would work without hiding most of the stitching. Here it is before assembly.....
And here is the final product...
Still thinking about what pattern to use next month.....something red, white and blue no doubt! Before stitching this little cutie up, I was working on Chatelaine's Holland Landscapes. I finished the last window scene of the lighthouse, but still need to add the tulip garden over it and I'm stalling because I have already stitched the tulips three times! The drawback of a mandala....;-) I will probably pull out another small to take with me to my Dad's tomorrow...we are visiting for Father's Day...and I need something to do in the car for an hour each way.  More pictures coming soon and hopefully back to the Chinese Garden before the end of the month!

8 comments:

  1. This is so cute! I have yet to try a biscornu.

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  2. what a great idea for biscornus! It's so pretty and will look great with a summer dress!

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  3. That's gorgeous. Congrats with this cute finish

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  4. Cute biscournu. And good luck with Holland. It's on my wishlist. I'm planning to get one next month, but I have four picked out so I don't know which one I'll get.

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  5. This is really cute :) I love how the cross-stitches make it look like a little minature tapestry, in contrast to the blackwork of your other tiny biscornus (biscorni?!). Although all of them are gorgeous, it's really wonderful to see the different effects you're getting by using diverse pattern types. :)

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  6. Very sweet. I discovered Janie Hubble only this month, there are some lovely charts on her site and in the newsletter.

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  7. That's another very cute pendant, Kathy - well done!

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