tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post2305429724428525555..comments2024-03-12T15:53:44.837-07:00Comments on The Sharp Needler: Cut it OutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-52413057169846909052020-03-18T06:03:27.529-07:002020-03-18T06:03:27.529-07:00Gorgeous! All three of them. I'd wonder if s...Gorgeous! All three of them. I'd wonder if something got spilled on the one, but then I'd think there'd be other colors changed, not to mention the fabric stained. And thanks for the cuticle scissors tip!JustGailhttp://justgail.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-52055199836691594912020-03-16T12:36:49.314-07:002020-03-16T12:36:49.314-07:00Beautiful pieceBeautiful pieceD1-D2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03520044024915591288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-20875644685416530802020-03-15T09:10:37.412-07:002020-03-15T09:10:37.412-07:00I don't think the antiques have faded. In fact...I don't think the antiques have faded. In fact, now that I think about it, I've never seen any fading in society silk works--not that that proves the point, of course. The threads were dyed in toxic ways that we no longer use and the silks are colourfast (thank goodness). They might be lightfast as well.<br /><br />Thank you for the compliment on the photography. Taking pictures of these threads is challenging! They are so beautiful in person and I hoped to capture some of their glow.mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781345992575263896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-34891015403891658422020-03-14T23:19:14.471-07:002020-03-14T23:19:14.471-07:00I also wondered if the antique one had faded over ...I also wondered if the antique one had faded over time . Your photography is excellent , really caught the light and shine on your lovely embroidery .Daisy Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105828820178399476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-56083617852165954932020-03-14T16:30:16.944-07:002020-03-14T16:30:16.944-07:00Thank you. Every time I think about finding the tw...Thank you. Every time I think about finding the two antique versions and I am newly amazed. It was pure luck. The first one was on ebay and was being used as a background item so, wasn't even for sale. I just happened to notice it and that it looked familiar. I asked the seller if she would be willing to sell it to me and she did! I sure hope I can replace its missing stitching at some point.mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781345992575263896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-27118195868707716512020-03-14T16:24:57.201-07:002020-03-14T16:24:57.201-07:00Thank you. It was a privilege to stitch this piece...Thank you. It was a privilege to stitch this piece.mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781345992575263896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-43383791086425033912020-03-14T16:24:17.486-07:002020-03-14T16:24:17.486-07:00Yes, at some point you just have to get on with it...Yes, at some point you just have to get on with it. Cutting out is one of those necessary evils. :-)mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781345992575263896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-3119824306548859822020-03-14T16:22:10.283-07:002020-03-14T16:22:10.283-07:00Thank you. The cuticle scissors are a great help a...Thank you. The cuticle scissors are a great help and they work even better on larger threads which create larger buttonhole loops. Cutting around these fine silk threads was a challenge. By the way, you cut from the back with the cuticle scissors, at least in cutwork (and stumpwork). On this piece it was difficult cutting from any angle because the stitching is so fine and the loops are so tiny. The magnifier was my friend!mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781345992575263896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-78386209403412424872020-03-14T16:18:52.434-07:002020-03-14T16:18:52.434-07:00What I found to be odd about the different sizes w...What I found to be odd about the different sizes was that they were so close in size. Usually, you see sizes in something like: 10", 12", 15", 18", and so on. There is a definite size difference in the old ads. The three doilies I have vary by about 1" and two of them are almost the same size. I think mine--I have another identical stamped linen just like the one I stitched--were possibly giveaways or prizes or something. They don't look like the ones that people actually bought. Mine have advertisements on the corners of the linen (outside of the design, of course!).<br /><br />As for the brown thread, I believe it's original. It doesn't look like it has changed colour. I have a couple of other Society Silk examples where the colours used are not consistent, but this one with the leaves and stems is the most obvious colour change that I've seen. If only we knew what happened! :-)<br /><br />I'm still amazed to have found the two antique versions. I never dreamed I would find one, much less two!mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781345992575263896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-10187867236655823612020-03-14T11:21:44.789-07:002020-03-14T11:21:44.789-07:00I collect publications from American thread compan...I collect publications from American thread companies in the period when Society Silk designs were embroidered. (Mostly 1898 - 1905). The thread companies sold pre-printed doilies in several different sizes with the same design. Some were meant to go under plates, others for serving pieces, center pieces and drinking glasses. How fortunate you were to find period doilies in the same pattern as you so beautifully stitched. I wonder if the antique thread colors changed and were originally green instead of brown?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-20124725379769613032020-03-14T06:40:46.765-07:002020-03-14T06:40:46.765-07:00Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing the advice ...Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing the advice of the cuticle scissors.Mary-on-Hudsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-17798827575377026922020-03-14T06:09:58.330-07:002020-03-14T06:09:58.330-07:00Lovely to see this beautiful project complete - an...Lovely to see this beautiful project complete - and the comparison with the antique versions is fascinating.Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275918109584764896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-54530734721353498032020-03-14T06:05:58.739-07:002020-03-14T06:05:58.739-07:00beautiful!beautiful!Syd Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4919615328587796122.post-65477684496601522052020-03-14T05:27:04.694-07:002020-03-14T05:27:04.694-07:00Beautiful! I have a piece of Hardanger that's ...Beautiful! I have a piece of Hardanger that's been sitting around with all the surface embroidery done for several years now. The next step is to start cutting and weaving, and I just... haven't done it. :P On the one hand, the cutwork is the fun part, but on the other hand it's the part where you can do real damage. One of these days I'll just make up my mind and do it. [wry smile] But definitely empathy for your dislike of cutting. :)<br /><br />AngieAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920578701763415331noreply@blogger.com