#52 tags - Week 9 - Bits, pieces and a gift

The theory with this weeks tag was that you should use something that was given to you and some bits and pieces.  What?!?!?!  Haha.

OK, so seeing I've been scrounging denim (or denim looking pieces) from my sisters.  My wee niece contributed a skirt and a pair of stripey shorts, neither actually denim but definitely denim looking.  So I used a stripe of each of those.  Plus some even-weave that her mum gave me (I think) so long ago.  That covered the gift bit.  Anne used a safety pin on her tag this week and I bought some wee black ones a few weeks back but haven't yet had a chance to use them - so perfect time to use those to cover the bits and pieces!!

Feels summery this one.

In other news I finished the piece for my little sister.  I think it looks better than my first slow stitch piece.  Maybe I learnt something the first time around? haha.  

The colours aren't right in this photo, the photo is a bit washed out.  The piece is about 4 inches wide and to be honest I didn't measure how long it is.  Anyway she assures me she loves it.  So phew!

There are some closer up shots down below if you're interested and the colours in those shots are truer to real life.

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 #52 tags - Week 8 - French knots, bullion knots and pistil stitch

Ahhh bullion knots... I think I dislike those more than I dislike buttonhole.  I really should practice them more.  

The photo looks a bit washed out but the main fabric is actually a grungy green.  The brown and grey fabrics are ones I painted myself the other week.   And I just adore them!

Meanwhile I'm also working on my sisters piece.  Which at this point I like more than I liked the one I made myself.  She doesn't want to see it before its done.  But I am so pleased with how this beading looks I'm posting a close up of just that area.  

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 Oops I forgot...

To post my tag for last week (and this weeks one has just been announced).  The prompt this week was to make hexagons from circles by folding them.  A bit fiddly when you're talking about making them for a small piece like these tags.  This piece feels/looks a bit empty I wish I'd done a bit more now.  But at the time with the heavily patterned background I thought it might be a bit much.  Oh well, live and learn.

Last weeks TAST stitches were Herringbone and Raised Close Herringbone so heres my effort for those.

And this weeks TAST stitches were Detached Chain and Alternating Barred Chain.  The barred chain really did my head in.  As soon as I stop and think about which way to make the bar I get confused and muck it up.  But got there in the end :-)

Other than that I'm working on my sisters piece.  I think its gonna turn out better than mine.  So if she doesn't totally love it then I might have to keep it for myself.  😁

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