Eye lashes???

Cheryl Isaak wrote:

How would you put 3-D eyelashes on your cross stitch project - it's for
a sleeping caterpillar. Just has to make you think "eye lashes"...
Wishing I had some black "fuzzy stuff" or Whisper

Cheryl




Turkey work. Snip the loops and comb them out.


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Finished 3/18/12 -- Monogram by Rita Weiss

WIP: Stitchers Days of Christmas
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Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn),
MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek)
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market

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Tia Mary wrote:

Then again, how about using false eyelashes? You could trim
them to size and then anchor them with invisible thread or some black
floss. CiaoMeow ^;;^



I like that idea!


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Finished 3/18/12 -- Monogram by Rita Weiss

WIP: Stitchers Days of Christmas
http://www.crossstitchjoy.com/catalo...oducts_id=3865
Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn),
MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek)
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market

www.CFSfacts.org -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths
(also on Facebook)
Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf

On 4/19/12 12:57 PM, Ellice K. wrote:
On 4/19/12 7:19 AM, in article ,
"Margaret St. wrote:

On 2012-04-19, Cheryl wrote:
On 4/17/12 5:57 PM, Sharon wrote:
On Apr 16, 5:49 pm, Cheryl wrote:
How would you put 3-D eyelashes on your cross stitch project - it's for
a sleeping caterpillar. Just has to make you think "eye lashes"...
Wishing I had some black "fuzzy stuff" or Whisper

Cheryl

That sounds like a really cute project Cheryl - hope you'll share
pictures when it's finished.

Sharon (N.B.)


will do - forgot to ask Margaret if she had any black Whisper

I do not have an whisper at all.
-Margaret in MA

Black what you're looking for????

e

yep!

On 4/20/12 9:17 AM, in article , "Cheryl Isaak"
wrote:

On 4/19/12 12:57 PM, Ellice K. wrote:
On 4/19/12 7:19 AM, in article ,
"Margaret St. wrote:

On 2012-04-19, Cheryl wrote:
On 4/17/12 5:57 PM, Sharon wrote:
On Apr 16, 5:49 pm, Cheryl wrote:
How would you put 3-D eyelashes on your cross stitch project - it's for
a sleeping caterpillar. Just has to make you think "eye lashes"...
Wishing I had some black "fuzzy stuff" or Whisper

Cheryl

That sounds like a really cute project Cheryl - hope you'll share
pictures when it's finished.

Sharon (N.B.)


will do - forgot to ask Margaret if she had any black Whisper

I do not have an whisper at all.
-Margaret in MA

Black what you're looking for????

e

yep!

Your pile, next to Joan's & now Sue H's is growing. Who else would like
one??? Some black whisper will be thrown in the heap - with the rest -
priority mail. Monday. For sure.

DH went with us today - after meeting an ANG friend & I for lunch - at a
place that had been on Diners, Dives & Drive-ins (or whatever that show is)
called La Caraquena - it was fabulous - very clean, great food, not pricey
at all, the owner served us - he also cooks - it's tiney. And, best of all
- a couple of blocks from LNS. DH then served as personal shopper for my
pal, helping her to much S.E.X. - well supervised by shop owner & myself.
But, something was selected for Cheryl - as they spotted it. We then went
to yet another LNS - driving the fateful route - albeit successfully this
time - and DH flashed his emergency lights so my pal would appreciate the
locations - hilarious of course - and she bought yet more stuff. I think if
Sheena & Gill assure me they're still stitching, hmmm - some little trinket
may also be winging towards them as well. I, however - only indulged in
luscious silk buying.

E

On 4/20/12 7:29 PM, Ellice K. wrote:
On 4/20/12 9:17 AM, in article , "Cheryl Isaak"
wrote:

On 4/19/12 12:57 PM, Ellice K. wrote:
On 4/19/12 7:19 AM, in article ,
"Margaret St. wrote:

On 2012-04-19, Cheryl wrote:
On 4/17/12 5:57 PM, Sharon wrote:
On Apr 16, 5:49 pm, Cheryl wrote:
How would you put 3-D eyelashes on your cross stitch project - it's for
a sleeping caterpillar. Just has to make you think "eye lashes"...
Wishing I had some black "fuzzy stuff" or Whisper

Cheryl

That sounds like a really cute project Cheryl - hope you'll share
pictures when it's finished.

Sharon (N.B.)


will do - forgot to ask Margaret if she had any black Whisper

I do not have an whisper at all.
-Margaret in MA

Black what you're looking for????

e

yep!

Your pile, next to Joan's& now Sue H's is growing. Who else would like
one??? Some black whisper will be thrown in the heap - with the rest -
priority mail. Monday. For sure.

DH went with us today - after meeting an ANG friend& I for lunch - at a
place that had been on Diners, Dives& Drive-ins (or whatever that show is)
called La Caraquena - it was fabulous - very clean, great food, not pricey
at all, the owner served us - he also cooks - it's tiney. And, best of all
- a couple of blocks from LNS. DH then served as personal shopper for my
pal, helping her to much S.E.X. - well supervised by shop owner& myself.
But, something was selected for Cheryl - as they spotted it. We then went
to yet another LNS - driving the fateful route - albeit successfully this
time - and DH flashed his emergency lights so my pal would appreciate the
locations - hilarious of course - and she bought yet more stuff. I think if
Sheena& Gill assure me they're still stitching, hmmm - some little trinket
may also be winging towards them as well. I, however - only indulged in
luscious silk buying.

E




I'm in suspense....
C

On 4/20/12 9:07 PM, in article , "Cheryl Isaak"
wrote:
*snip*

locations - hilarious of course - and she bought yet more stuff. I think if
Sheena& Gill assure me they're still stitching, hmmm - some little trinket
may also be winging towards them as well. I, however - only indulged in
luscious silk buying.

E




I'm in suspense....
C
You'll like the trinket - it was still hiding in my stitchin' stuff today.
Now it's on your postal pile....DH & my pal Joyce did pick it out.


Ack - I'll post some picks on RCTNP tomorrow night when I get back from the
workshop. Right now I just got back, and am truly exhausted. I tried - to
stich. It is embarassing - I managed to lay a grid - finally - of the first
layer - of a 4 layer stitch of an upright trellis which I'm doing with 3
threads (not 4). Literally it took me 2 tries to realize that the pattern
diagram of over 14 was a sample, and she wanted me to do it over the entire
face of this flower, so the whole thing is compensated on all the edges -
one huge grid - keeping the pattern, just ignoring the count so to speak.
Meaning both teachers had to come by - part of the problem being I asked,
told Beth - teacher 1 that I would just lay the grid from the center &
compensate the edges - so she thought I understood - but I thought okay,
I'll do the first block of 14 by 14 & then establish a pattern & work
around. Whoops - so Suzanne looked & said ut -oh = conference - I just cut
out & wasted about 1/2 yard of silk, and then understood.

Took me a while to find a good start - the first layer is like laying a box
grid - all the vertical lines full height, then full width - spaced 4
threads between. So, imagine an open daylily face - that's essentially what
I'm stitching in a luscious deep kind of orangey-to rosey colos for that
layer. I think it's colled Holiday. So, all the N-S threads, then all the
E-W, and these pretty much are now all started & ended with buried little
pin-stitches (I hope) that will hide in either the leaves of adjacent
foliage or the grid filling. The grid is the most receding.

Next layer is a corner thing like scotch stitches sort of - over 2, over 3,
facing so that the center of each grid box will look like a diamond.
However, being a mush brain, it takes me a while to realize the diagram has
been compensated on the top row - duh. That layer is all done in 3 strands
of Fresh Raspberries in Belle Soie from Crescent... Yummmie. This will be
the most dominant I think, and has a good bit of variation down to some
paleness.

Then the center - which gives the dark but will recede behind the fuschia of
the raspberry Belle soie is either and upright cross or a regular X - they
alternate - done in 2 strands of Glorians Dark Cherry. It's not as
brilliant.

My tablemate cheered when I finally got the first layer of the grid in - it
looks pretty cool. The petals are all open - you're looking full face into
the flower, so the grid disappears & then reappears as I just went behind.
Which when I go to stith the surrounding areas - either the Parrot or leaves
or background (especially) will be a PITA as I'll have to slip that thread
in front of the darker flower - but it's okay. And when I finish, then I'll
just but the stamens/pistil stuff back on top with some surface thing - or
beads - yeah beads.

On 4/20/2012 7:29 PM, Ellice K. wrote:
On 4/20/12 9:17 AM, in article , "Cheryl Isaak"
wrote:

On 4/19/12 12:57 PM, Ellice K. wrote:
On 4/19/12 7:19 AM, in article ,
"Margaret St. wrote:

On 2012-04-19, Cheryl wrote:
On 4/17/12 5:57 PM, Sharon wrote:
On Apr 16, 5:49 pm, Cheryl wrote:
How would you put 3-D eyelashes on your cross stitch project - it's for
a sleeping caterpillar. Just has to make you think "eye lashes"...
Wishing I had some black "fuzzy stuff" or Whisper

Cheryl

That sounds like a really cute project Cheryl - hope you'll share
pictures when it's finished.

Sharon (N.B.)


will do - forgot to ask Margaret if she had any black Whisper

I do not have an whisper at all.
-Margaret in MA

Black what you're looking for????

e

yep!

Your pile, next to Joan's& now Sue H's is growing. Who else would like
one??? Some black whisper will be thrown in the heap - with the rest -
priority mail. Monday. For sure.

DH went with us today - after meeting an ANG friend& I for lunch - at a
place that had been on Diners, Dives& Drive-ins (or whatever that show is)
called La Caraquena - it was fabulous - very clean, great food, not pricey
at all, the owner served us - he also cooks - it's tiney. And, best of all
- a couple of blocks from LNS. DH then served as personal shopper for my
pal, helping her to much S.E.X. - well supervised by shop owner& myself.
But, something was selected for Cheryl - as they spotted it. We then went
to yet another LNS - driving the fateful route - albeit successfully this
time - and DH flashed his emergency lights so my pal would appreciate the
locations - hilarious of course - and she bought yet more stuff. I think if
Sheena& Gill assure me they're still stitching, hmmm - some little trinket
may also be winging towards them as well. I, however - only indulged in
luscious silk buying.

E


I am still stitching. Went into a major slump after stepson's suicide
last May. Felt totally BLAH. I have packed several projects to take with
me this summer (leaving on the 27th for several months)...and have a fun
item at the Framer for me to give to DD. Not a birthday thing...but I
cannot believe she will be 50 this week. heck, I don't feel any older
than that LOL.

Gill