Sunday, July 27, 2014

TRYING TO KEEP BUSY...



After the cutting out, there is the sewing all around - first a straight line, then small satin stitch, then another round of a little higher satin stitch, then the filling, then the closing...



My work table today...


The decorating is the fun part, many little trinkets were collected over the years. Stitching, some gluing, bead stringing, a lot of bead stringing, seed beads for the hands and feet, African powdered glass beads, brass beads, bone beads and shell discs, and other filler beads for the hanging strings.


Making some of these little "Africans" again.



I might as well add some weaving again to the hangings.

Trying to keep my spirit up...