I started my day with Susan Portra's class "The Vintage Bird Cage",
canvas by DJ Designs. Susan was her usual ebullient self, always good
for non-morning people like me.
After many days spent sorting,
donating and packing up over 25 years' worth of "stuff" (we sold our
house on Lake Michigan), I realized, yet again, that I have a thing for
both boxes and birds. I have quite a collection of both and this
canvas had to be mine. It is a Limoges-style hinged box with birds in a
vintage cage. It's going to be a beauty.
A few of my favorite things: learning to stitch a Pinched
Cross...seeing the wonderful effect of a woven plait stitch done in two
close shades of the same color...getting a PROS laying tool as part of
the kit.,.round Rhodes surrounded by beads to make medallions...and best
of all, Susan shared some of her students' amazing work.
Brava!
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