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August 14th, 2007

memory boxes and embroidered butterflies

Here’s how I’m using my embroidered panel of silk:

I pressed the raw edges to the wrong side, to make a strip 3.5 inches wide. I glued it onto a large cardboard hatbox I painted (and will stamp, using the same butterfly stamps) I wanted to secure the lid in place, so I […]

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August 6th, 2007

butterfly embroidery patterns

I’ve been mooching around the web to find butterflies to embroider on something…
What am I embroidering it on?
You’ll have to stay posted for that :-)
I found some lovely designs out there, both for hand & machine embroidery:

Sarah Bradberry designed this one.
“Embroidery Designs” has a beautiful multi-colored butterfly for embroidery machines.
4-Hobby offers a simple, graphic butterfly […]

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April 20th, 2007

using fabric to make origami

I’ve been doing origami for years now and of course - being a fiber person, I need to see if I can use fabric to make it! My mother, Noreen has been using fabric in origami for a long time. I believe there’s also a book coming out about using origami to make […]

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April 11th, 2007

finished embroidered origami butterflies

Here are the two pieces of paper I embroidered yesterday:

I’ve folded them using Noreen’s pattern & I’m quite please with the results!
If you want to make your own origami butterflies, Noreen has posted a series of instructions over at Hankering For Yarn:
http://www.hankeringforyarn.com/butterflies-butterflies-how-to-fold-origami-butterflies-1/
http://www.hankeringforyarn.com/butterflies-butterflies-how-to-fold-origami-butterflies-2/
http://www.hankeringforyarn.com/butterflies-butterflies-how-to-fold-origami-butterflies-3/
http://www.hankeringforyarn.com/butterflies-butterflies-how-to-fold-origami-butterflies-4/
http://www.hankeringforyarn.com/butterflies-butterflies-how-to-fold-origami-butterflies-5/
Happy folding!
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