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DianaMT
Farmgirl in Training
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Diana
Billings
Montana
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Nigella
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nigella
Chimacum
WA
USA
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 Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 10:21:04 AM
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WOW! Diana what beautiful work! I've always wanted to try Swedish Weave! How very inspiring you are ;)
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If the ways is long
Let your heart be strong
Keep right on 'round the bend
Though you're tired and weary
Still journey on to your happy abode
Where all that you love
And are dreaming of
Will be there at the end of the road.
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 10:27:27 AM
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beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Farmgirl #170
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
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Molly
Arizona
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 3:48:26 PM
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wow..so that is what that is called. I bought a vintage throw very similar to this one shown from the goodwill a while back for only $3.99..it had a heavy feel to the cloth, and soft like cotton.Nice to know what it is called now. And fringed on edges just like yours. the design is done in browns and oranges but of a large celtic knot design .
Any idea how much something like that would be worth now?
It is all totally hand stitched..like yours here.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
visit me at:
http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/
and at www.stliving.net
you can also check out my etsy shops at:http://GardenGooseGifts.etsy.com |
Edited by - Tina Michelle on Sep 05 2008 3:50:11 PM |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 5:02:04 PM
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| that is gorgeous!! thanks for sharing. peace connie in alaska |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
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DianaMT
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Diana
Billings
Montana
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 9:36:17 PM
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Thank you Ladies. It's nice to have your work appreciated :-) It was made for a friend of mine, and I think she is happy with it.
Tina - I don't know how much blankets like this go for. I do know that in the world of handmade fiber goodies, people want to pay you less than .50 cents a day for wages! We are all use to cheap prices!
I would love to see a picture of the blanket you have.
Diana MT
feeling encouraged now to make another :-)
Is your tea pot ready for winter:
http://montanamadetradingpost.com/patterns.html |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Sep 05 2008 : 9:41:47 PM
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yes, true..well.. no doubt it is well worth more than the $3.99 price I paid for it..if not to anyone but myself. :0)smiles.
I'll have to get a photo of it soon.
Anyhow..yours is lovely, and I know your friend will be more than thrilled to have it in her home.
good luck to you and keep on stitching!
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
visit me at:
http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/
and at www.stliving.net
you can also check out my etsy shops at:http://GardenGooseGifts.etsy.com |
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debinmtns
True Blue Farmgirl
925 Posts
Debi
Hope
Idaho
USA
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DianaMT
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Diana
Billings
Montana
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2008 : 09:59:38 AM
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Tina - I wasn't directing that comment on the price you paid. I just get kinda mad at no one in general, just mad that so many women I know undercut themselves when selling homemade items. You should be able to sell that for alot, but people don't seem to understand the work someone puts into something like that. I guess they are just use to machine made things. Anyway, it is one of my major "buttons" and I will stop grousing now! ;-)
Deb, I believe it was 3 yards. I will be more than happy to enable, err, help you :-)
Diana MT
Is your tea pot ready for winter:
http://montanamadetradingpost.com/patterns.html |
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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beverly
Marlborough
USA
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Posted - Sep 08 2008 : 3:14:41 PM
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Diana,
Ilearned Swedish Embroidery in 8th grade from my home ec teacher...Mrs. Fett.....loved making the little towels through the years.
Yours though is exceptional.....my towels were made on huck toweling. Thanks so much for sharing.
Beverly Gill What is Monks cloth, please  |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
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DianaMT
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Diana
Billings
Montana
USA
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2008 : 10:19:07 PM
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oh hey gal..I didn't read it that way..LOL I knew what you meant and where you were coming from.
I knew very well when I bought it that no one had even bothered to take into consideration all the time and effort put forth into hand embroidering that thing! I was amazed to find it where I did...and for as cheaply priced as I did.
I knew it was more than a steal of a deal when I came across it..and am glad that I gave it a new home and a place where it would be appreciated.
so hey..no worries here..I didn't read anything into your comment..knew where you were coming from and totally agree.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
visit me at:
http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/
and at www.stliving.net
you can also check out my etsy shops at:http://GardenGooseGifts.etsy.com |
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DianaMT
Farmgirl in Training
46 Posts
Diana
Billings
Montana
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2008 : 09:01:22 AM
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Oh thank goodness! It seemed the more I typed and posted, the worse it sounded! Like you, I go rescue handmade items from thrift stores. I know mine will end up there - darn kids LOL
Diana MT
Is your tea pot ready for winter:
http://montanamadetradingpost.com/patterns.html |
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
1547 Posts
Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2008 : 09:13:25 AM
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It's absolutely beautiful.
Farmgirl #208
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Lavendar fields dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
1032 Posts
little monkeys mommy
washington
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2008 : 7:53:58 PM
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i love it and i am just gonna have to try and make one real soon but first i gotta finish some projects for the kids and christmas. i will be looking up your instructions real shortly thanks for the pic
lavendar girl
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 10:01:21 AM
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That is really really beautiful, and so is the photograph. IS there a lot of pulled worked in it along with embroidery?
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 3:00:05 PM
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| Oh Diana, that throw is just beautiful! I'd never heard of Swedish weaving before coming to Mary Jane's. It is truly lovely and I know it must have taken you many hours to make. How very talented you are! |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 6:20:13 PM
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Diana that throw is gorgeous. How lucky your friend is to receive such a beautifully made gift. I wish my eyesight was better, I'd love to learn how to do this!
Dawn in IL |
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