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Indentured Servants
As we have moved into the gold work phase of this project we must sometimes evaluate our methods of getting work done. We had been working with an apprentice system which has served us well. But now...
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All that Glitters
really IS gold, in this case. The gold thread for the coiling vines is real gold, and, like the gilt sylke twist, was purpose-made for this project by Bill Barnes of Golden Threads in the UK. It is a...
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Thank You Judy!
We have to thank Judy Laning for her week of Indentured Servitude to the Jacket (or Waistcoat). We have given her a ‘certificate’ as the human who has worked the most plaited braid to my knowledge....
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Kris Comes to Stitch
This post was written on Wednesday. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am with the boost in the arm that Judy, our weekend group, and now Kris Andrews is giving to this project. We have made tremendous...
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Left Upper Sleeve
Here are the long promised photos of the left upper sleeve. Lyn from Canada was working on this last time; Wendy has it this time. Debbie’s been in touch with Lyn. Apparently there are 5″ of new snow...
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Backs!
Wendy sent this post and the photos: Over the weekend there was much discussion about the recent request to see the “Backs”. We were a group of mixed reactions because there are many stitchers...
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Notes from the Front
Over the past few weeks several new blogs have linked to us – welcome! And thanks for helping to spread the word about this project. Over this weekend I got the chance to work on the gold embroidery –...
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Trying it Myself
It is my goal on this project to try as many of the techniques as possible so I can describe it on the blog, in lectures or in an eventual book. So I gathered up my hutzpah to ask Justin and Kate if I...
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Day Three Progress
Judy has been a busy beaver working on the under left sleeve which only had one partial coil done before she worked on it. We have been following a particular pattern to try to smooth over differences...
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Day 4 – Progress
Judy and I were working away on day 4 of her trip to the east coast to work on the jacket. Judy has become amazingly proficient with the plaited braid and has figured out many ways to make it look...
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