at the fair

period embroidered velvet curtain used as a table cover at a street fair stall. the stall traded in antique books, so it was not totally irreverent.

the stitching was a very tight chainstitch worked in a chenille yarn and as you can see in some points it looks like cut  velvet.

the velvet was green and in some parts had faded to a grayish olive  green.
the photos are not my best because they were taken with my cell phone.

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gifto ne!

 don't tell me she ain't as wonderful as ya'll? go sistahs!
have a great weekend!

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the spiteful stitcher

funny how stupid, inconsiderate and ill informed remarks can be so upsetting. after a series of such remarks coming from total fools who have no idea what textiles are and what it takes to make them i came home, pounded some flowers on linen, sat down and stitched. i could have walked into a burger joint and gunned the patrons, that's why it's done. anger.but i chose to deal with it and send a message with my craft.

 i thought i was past that kind of prevalent stupidity, but this situation proved me wrong.

here you have it . in  many little stitches and vicious pink. now, you try and stitch those many stitches  conveying an idea   and we can start talking.

ETO:
 this oportune link via cally booker's timely post.
the zeitgeist again!
a priceless presentation here


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