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remember too that using ribbons will make you feel powerful and colorful a good thing to be posted by barbara elmore at 8 31 pm 0 comments sunday january 19 2014 see what s new wow can t believe i have been absent from my blog for so long no excuses except life and all that plus a bag of chips i heard a comedian say that on the radio the other day and it made me laugh out loud alone in my car i am home from attending another great show the tnna 2014 winter market this year in beautiful san diego sundance designs represents and distributes my work and i am priviledged to be working with these great friends we have a really fun time always now that i am home i am getting ready to ship loads of my new stitchy and glitzy ribbons let me tell you about them i discovered this ribbon last fall which is really a lingerie elastic i was enchanted by the gorgeous range of colors the satin finish on one type and absolutely bowled over by the glitter finish on the other type after having such a wild and fun time with sundance sparkles the metallic nylon tubular material that is so versatile as a canvas embellishment i just had to experiment with these ribbons to see if they would also work on canvas well sure enough yes they do and yes they are equally fun and versatile and create an impact when used on canvas they are stitchy and stretchy which is actually a benefit when you use them i love them and now i m marketing them to the needlepoint world here is a little tutorial on using the ribbons on canvas there are just a couple things you need to have and to implement when using this material 1 have a size 16 tapestry needle 2 have a bottle of fray check 3 have a nicely pointed wooden laying tool 4 have sharp scissors to cut the ribbon first decide if you are going to use the ribbon as a surface embellishment or if you will be stitching through the canvas with it let s talk about surface embellishment this is where you apply whatever you are creating with the ribbon on top of the canvas and attach it by tacking or couching so far i have used matching floss just 1 ply here are examples the yellow rose has been created by rolling the ends a little bit attaching that to the center of the painted flower and then following the seam line down the center of the stitchy ribbon satin finish 5 8th inch wide attach to the canvas by taking a few running stitches this causes the ribbon to gather up and fold up simultaneously creating ruffled petals when you make it as full as you want tuck the end of the ribbon under and secure it to the canvas with a few stitches the leaves on the other hand are made by taking one long stitch coming up from an enlarged hole on the back and exiting into another enlarged canvas hole on the front next it has been overstitched with floss but more about that in a minute here i have cut the glitzy ribbon intense glitter which does not flake off 3 8th inch wide to make a heart that i have appliqued to the canvas surface one can easily cut both types of ribbon and this is where your sharp scissors are necessary along with fray check i always fray check all cut edges when it dries it is invisible and no worries about shredding now about stitching with both kinds of ribbon insert just the tip of the ribbon into the eye of a 16 tapestry needle if you have more than that in the needle the bulk of the ribbon is too difficult to pass through the canvas hole enlarged or not make sure to enlarge the canvas hole bigger than you normally would do a few tries and you will soon discover what works for you you want the needle ribbon to easily pass through the hole with no struggle if that doesn t happen either you have too much material in your needle or your hole is not big enough trust me on this you can make leaves beautifully with the satin finish stitchy ribbon with one stitch perhaps a little gather in the center for texture the yellow petals were folded into a triangle after bringing the ribbon up from an enlarged hole after the point was created the ribbon was then plunged to the back in a different enlarged hole near the first one the points were then tacked in place on the canvas this rose was made with numerous overlapping stitches after coming up in an enlarged hole and plunging to the back in an enlarged hole i also folded the ribbon in half once it was on the surface there are many enlarged holes used to make this rose but do you see any no the width of the ribbon takes up all the space of the hole if you do see a gap it is easy enough to take the tip of your needle and gently push the canvas threads closer together another tip about the stitchy ribbon with sharp scissors cut down that center seam seal the cut edges with fray check and now you have two ribbons that are a narrower width more bang for your buck last here is a little bird whose front wing is made of glitzy ribbon when you come up from an enlarged canvas hole you do not need to knot the ribbon the width of both types of ribbon plus the elasticity will prevent it from pulling through that is unless you give it a good tug i have never had to create a knot for either type of ribbon which makes my life easier plus it can lay flat on the back of your canvas btw i will be teaching this bird canvas which is a sundance canvas designed by tu oti at chandail in houston texas in may 17th or 18th 2014 not sure which day will be this class but i m also teaching a sparkles workshop on the other day so perhaps this is a great opportunity to come learn about all these marvelous new materials and techniques i hope i will see you there in the mean time if your lns has not ordered the ribbon ask for it your creativity needs it i m certain you will come up with your own methods for using both beautiful ribbons posted by barbara elmore at 1 54 pm 0 comments wednesday october 2 2013 a pumpkkin for all reasons i ve been waiting for the opportunity to post photos of this fabulous stitched pumpkin that a customer of sandy bailey fancy stitches in cleburne tx created the reason this is so special is because this customer and sadly i do not know her name decided to depart from my original design the colors and the stitch guide and make it her own can i tell you how wonderful that is i am thrilled when someone does that it means that they are not afraid to create what their heart and mind tell them to do in this case she took my black and white sculptural pumpkin painted over the canvas pieces with orange paint herself and then stitched it so beautifully that all who have seen it have swooned now let me say that i pretty much love my pumpkin too it was a collaboration between nandra hotchkiss and myself we each stitched 3 of the panels coming up with the threads and stitches here is what our sculptural pumpkin looks like finished our pumpkin basically all black and white with a little subtle color here and there is definitely a halloween pumpkin the fabric lining the panels is where the color resides all bright oranges reds and fushias the black crows have found a home there making their nest inside of it along with some autumn leaves now here is the result of what fancy stitches stitcher did with the canvases when she received them the finishing was a collaboration between myself and my sister dorothy we each worked on parts of it the fabrics chosen to compliment the exquisite orange stitches are very beautiful and not at all representational of a particular holiday nonetheless this pumpkin is for halloween thanksgiving and it can also be cinderella s coach i m sure too with a little imagination maybe the easter bunny could reside inside come spring if not peter peter pumpkin eater will most certainly claim it for his wife and she will love it i wish the photos were better but i hope they have inspired you to take a road you have not considered before you may be surprised with the discoveries and it may turn out to be better than your original plans posted by barbara elmore at 11 30 pm 2 comments tuesday september 10 2013 well h e l l o k i t t y i remember the day walking though the mall with my little girls passing this store that made us stop dead in our tracks the open door sucked us right in everything was sweet was pink was white and black was adorable it was candy before the term eye candy was ever spoken we were captivated there were pencils erasers bracelets rings picture frames notebooks boxes head bands perfume little shirts skirts barrettes purses plastic toys socks crayons stickers coloring books story books stuffed animals tiny little trinkets slippers naming just a few of the items in that store inventory it was a heaven housing just about anything a little girl could fancy who fancied kittys and my girls did oh my goodness we needed lots of money i m not sure how we made it out of the store that day but we along with the rest of the female population in the us in 1976 were never the same fast forward to 2013 hello kitty full name kitty white キティ ホワイト kiti howaito is the japanese rendition of the japanese bobtail cat she wears a red bow or it might be pink or black or red or purple sometimes it is a little flower she frequently holds a heart or sometimes even has devil horns she earns more then 5 billion a year hello i wish i could render hello kitty in needlepoint but i m afraid i do not have the cash to obtain a license to do so i m just chicken feed she is the kitty god owned by a bazillionaire empire but i know what is possible several months ago i decided to create hello kitty fobs for addicted stitchers yes that is possible and yes it s true needlepointers are addicts and some if not a hugh majority of them are also crazy cat ladies the combo is as fun and happy group of women as i ve ever seen you know who you are there may be some hello kitty man fans out there but i have yet to meet one in fact i ve tried to introduce my husband to her but he simply cannot get it he cannot make the connection heck he can t even see her but never mind him i m thrilled to know that some of you have already acquired my hello kitty creations i do not need a license to create fobs to sell in my product line of barbara elmore designs i purchase beautiful and adorable hello kitty pieces encrusted with rhinestones this makes her all the more adorable we can pretend that they are diamonds then i add strings of unique and beautiful beads topped with a lobster claw to clamp onto one s precious stitching scissors each one is individually made by me and is one of a kind call them bling jewelry for one s tools or simply id for one s scissors i love creating them and i hope you will love them too before i end my story of hello kitty let me introduce you to two of my real life hello kitty girls here is my youngest daughter all grown up still loving kitties as much as ever here is one of my little granddaughters she is precious and as you can see she is the real hello kitty do you doubt it i love my girls so much i love needlepoint so much i love creating hello kitty fobs so much you can have your lns local needlepoint store order the fobs from sundance designs shop owners can see them in january at tnna and place orders then but you don t have to wait til then to get your very own hello and goodbye for now posted by barbara elmore at 11 54 pm 3 comments sunday august 18 2013 it couldn t have been more perfect last friday s mail brought me a gift from kreinik i m always thrilled to receive anything from the thread companies and i always use them in my work sometimes it will be a while before i have the right project that a thread would be a good match for but i am always grateful to have a supply to choose from i do live an hour away from the one remaining needlepoint store in tucson sigh friday s arrival brought me 4 colors of kreinik s new wired facets a bead like metallic thread that can look like jewels or beads i received black silver gold and pearl factes resembles a bullion frieze or jaceron real metal thread the beauty of the added wire is that it can be shaped and couched to the surface of your canvas it can also be plunged into a canvas hole receiving it when i did was perfect timing i was finishing up coyote in the afternoon a piece i m scheduled to teach at ega s national seminar oct 18 24 2014 dreams and legends to be held in phoenix az coyote is a fine art piece painted by prescott az artist carolyn schmitz she gave me permission to render her fabulous painting in a needleworked mixed media combining various materials and techniques oh how i loved working on this piece being a southern az girl my whole life i ve seen everything she depicted all the animals there are two in the piece the coyote being one of them can you find the other and all the various plant life as a child i played with mesquite beans and i ve eaten them too then and more recently they are quite nutritious and sweet tasting coyote wears them as decoration but i suspect she might nibble on the one next to her mouth i loved re creating the creosote seeds she wears around her neck as a child i played with those too found their fuzziness compelling like tiny teddy bears and i will never tire of the smell of wet creosote after a summer rain it takes me right back to the big bush in my childhood yard where we played in the dirt under it s shade and harvested the fuzzy seeds and tiny yellow flowers for our doll houses but back to the facets the last thing i had to do before taking my piece into town tomorrow to be framed was to create the checkered skipper butterfly pendant that adorns the creosote seed necklace the wings are stitched individually on fabric using a stump work technique thank you jane nicolas for enriching my life with your work and attached to the canvas they are embellished with sundance size 14 seed and hex beads the body is created with the black facets thread which could not have been more perfect to use so perfect timing perfect thread perfect application be on the look out for this great new product in your lns you don t have to wait til 2014 to use it ya know posted by barbara elmore at 11 53 am 3 comments tuesday july 30 2013 snowball and midnight hi again i don t know what happened one day i needed to write a new blog post and i just could not do it nothing came to mind that i felt i could write about i thought something will inspire me and then i ll write nothing did for 4 months rather embarrassing for someone committed to writing a blog and maintaining at least some degree of interest for my readers readers if you are still there i do apologize in my own defense i have been overwhelmed with the amount of canvas orders i ve had to paint plus writing stitch guides teaching classes doing some finishing for shops and dealing with family and life on top of that but an interesting thing happened today to break my cycle of overwhelmedness a long time friend that i became re united with on facebook sent me a photograph so herein begins my blog post once upon a time many many years ago ci...