tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420053805409977271.post8010858451115705824..comments2024-03-18T07:46:23.740-02:30Comments on Eglantine Stitchery: PC: Blackwork Floral Bookmark FinishAurelia Eglantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998483816892542367noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420053805409977271.post-45761665580003855792015-08-14T18:25:08.138-02:302015-08-14T18:25:08.138-02:30Thank you all so much for the very helpful comment...Thank you all so much for the very helpful comments! You've given me a lot of great ideas, and I'm looking forward to experimenting, and I'll let you know how it turns out!<br /><br /><b>@ Karen:</b> I'm right there with you, I can't stand to throw stitching away!! Even though this is a small piece, it did take a bit of time too. I use a lot of little notebooks to jot things down in, and many of them could use a bit of prettying up :) And the glue might keep everything together!<br /><br /><b>@ Rosey:</b> I love the idea of having the hearts sewn together :) I might be able to put the ring on a glass jar or something...maybe a jar for ORTs! Hah. Thank you very much for the suggestions, it's gotten me thinking :)<br /><br />Re: The Tassel - no, I didn't put anything on the ends, and I've been using it in my book this week and it hasn't frayed at all! It's amazing :) And the shine of the thread is so lovely, I'll definitely be trying more of these in the future!<br /><br /><b>@ Jo:</b> Thank you so much! Felt is definitely another option I didn't think of, and I think I have some pink that will match :)Aurelia Eglantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998483816892542367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420053805409977271.post-86741909057460540732015-08-13T13:10:21.672-02:302015-08-13T13:10:21.672-02:30The bookmark turned out lovely! Could you try sti...The bookmark turned out lovely! Could you try stitching the other one to a piece of felt?Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420053805409977271.post-59048628256835393122015-08-12T11:33:56.698-02:302015-08-12T11:33:56.698-02:30Erg, if that happened to me on one of my projects ...Erg, if that happened to me on one of my projects I'd probably not stitch for a very long time out of sheer disappointment. I'd eventually miss it and come back though lol. As for ideas on it, could you pick out the arched part of the pattern (by the hearts and replace it with more straight? Then you could have a few more little rows to maybe make a loop, like a napkin ring sort of thing with the bottoms of the hearts close together. It would be cutting it close though. If you then put a bit of fabric on the bottom, it could be a little basket for ORTs or pins or stitch markers. <i>throws ideas to the wind~</i><br /><br />Love the cheery tassel! Do you have to do anything to the ends of the PC to keep them from fuzzing out?rosey175https://www.blogger.com/profile/00418995945160843165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420053805409977271.post-19314946772134764642015-08-08T11:09:22.324-02:302015-08-08T11:09:22.324-02:30That tassel is so pretty! It really adds to the bo...That tassel is so pretty! It really adds to the bookmark which is very pretty in itself. <br /><br />I've had the same thing happen to me before when finishing something off. I can never bring myself to throwing it away though... even a small piece is a lot of work and it would seem like such a waste. I really like your mother's suggestion for the original bookmark. I know glue is supposed to be a big no no for anything stitchy, but another idea would be to glue it to a notebook or notebook cover as embellishment.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14360696870772219311noreply@blogger.com