First off, Kim posted a question about the table-top sewing frames that could be seen in a couple of the photos from the retreat post. Miss J sent me a the answer: "My sister and I have a ELAN from Artisan design, inc. .... we really like ours." You can go and check out the selection at the Artican web-site here.
So, I pretty much know now that I am a stitcher for life! I love it! Stitching has been my companion for a couple of decades, life has changed around me and inside myself, places and people have come, gone, changed - but the linen, the needle and the floss have always been there. So I am dedicated, right? Well, there are people out there that take their dedication to their stitching and their craft to a whole other level. Since I am totally dedicated to photos and would marry Google's Image Search Engine if I only could, here are some browsie-finds to share with you; needle craft tattoos!
Cross-Stitch:
Running Stitch:
Traditional Embroidery:
Pins & Hearts:
Knitting:
Pin-Cushions:
Scissors:
Sewing Critters:
General Sewing & Sewing Tools:
Buttons:
Sewing Machines:
Speaking of tattoos, if I had an extra $250 laying around waiting to get spent, I would invest in one of these tattooed super-cuties! They are sewn by Mimi Kirchner and you can see more of her fresh stuff on Etsy! (I am also very much in love with her wool baby-dolls!)
Have a great night and hope you get time to stitch some!
Oh my goodness, I don't think I would be brave enough to get a tattoo but if I did....it would be the simple one with the needle and little swirl of thread.
ReplyDeletemy DD says that's taking things a wee bit tooo far !!! I am dedicated but not to that extent !!! love mouse xxxx
ReplyDeleteUm, sorry. I don't like tattoos. lol! Especially since DD has decided she needs one. Luckily, she only wants a teeny tiny triforce tattoo on her hand. :D
ReplyDeleteohhhh my goodness.. really it is all bit too far..
ReplyDeleteoh dear..really..
Å, en korsstygnstatuering, det hade varit något det :)
ReplyDeleteDet var ju rätt varierat hur fina de var...
Du skulle ha en sån med en fågel också. Hade passat bra ju :)
Älskar dockorna, superfina!
Pusspuss, längtar
I LOVE them, some are just so beautiful. I like the Knit Fast, Die Warm sentiment too!
ReplyDeleteI keep thinking of getting mine charted so I could stitch them although my shoulder piece would be more suited to free-style embroidery than cross stitch.
I'd also like to get some sampler motifs tattooed, they would look really good.
And for the record - it hurts alot less than body-piercing and heals quicker!
I have a tatoo roses and a butterfly on my ankle. This I got with my second husband as I had always wanted a tatoo, but my first husband said that 'only that kind of woman got a tatoo'. That's a terrible statement to make. I love the artistry in some of these tatoos. Having a tatoo is a totally personal thing, not for everyone, but no-one should ever judge. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh my, now that *is* dedication for sure. Unfortunately it involves needles and blood both of which I don't do well. Yep, I'm in the wimp came too!
ReplyDeleteAlthough, I've always teased my mom about getting a zipper pull tatooed at the bottom of my surgery scar. She didn't see the humor in it. Imagine that?! LOL!
I always wanted a little spider in the midst of my spider veins as a joke. But as I always told my kids, it might be cool now but at 70 it isn't going to be so cool all saggy like and your grandkids will want a good explanation.
ReplyDeleteSome of these tats are AMAZING! (Others.........maybe not so much. At least not for me!) If I were going to go that route though it would only be AFTER I indulged in a wee Harry Potter themed tatto first. Heheh.
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