Here's a photo of the original piece, the ugly mustard felt we'll be making pretty, and the fibers I picked. I had stitched the original puzzle piece project and the later heart project from materials I had on hand, mostly unlabeled. The wonderful staff at Designer's Desk helped me find equivalents so I can begin working on models for the class I have planned for next year. It was just wonderful! Plus, since it was a class and I was buying all the threads there, they gave me a 10% discount. How cool is that?
I found these threads in the bargain basement. (Think they'll work for a Japanese thimble??)I went to three grocery-type stores for some specialty items and Target for cleaning supplies and stuff like toothpaste, in addition to Designer's Desk, plus I got poked for a couple of hours for allergy testing. (dust, dust mites, all sorts of molds and pollens--not much has changed.) I came home and collapsed while dh washed both cars. (It was not warm enough for that, in my opinion, but they were white with road salt.)
The allergy testing sounds like no fun, but the shopping sounds like a good time!
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss those threads when I was there in January? But I did buy the two books about temaris in the sale room.
ReplyDeleteOh, how lucky are you for having such a great local place to get your supplies! I'm green with envy!=)
ReplyDeleteLove the jigsaw puzzle piece idea, I must incorporate that into something one day too. Thanks for the inspiration!
I like the puzzle piece.
ReplyDeleteYou always seem to find wonderful bargains. I'd love to make those japanese thimbles as well. Is there a class?
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