{"id":2043,"date":"2010-10-19T09:05:27","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T08:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2011-02-21T15:49:58","modified_gmt":"2011-02-21T15:49:58","slug":"an-old-bookmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/19\/an-old-bookmark\/","title":{"rendered":"An Old Bookmark"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Bookmark<\/a>

Bookmark from The Needlewoman<\/p><\/div>\n

This design came from one of those Needlewoman Magazines<\/a>. It was inside the back page with the competition results, as a sort of bonus.<\/p>\n

The most difficult thing about it was finding the fabric – navy grosgrain ribbon, four inches wide. I recall that I bought the last length in the shop, which was enough for two bookmarks, but as it was cream, I dyed it with Permanent Blue Quink.<\/p>\n

I stitched the first one as a teenager and gave it to one of my cousins, and the second has remained in the back of one of my stitch dictionaries ever since. Now, however, I’ve decided to fish it out and use it for more Long and Short Stitch<\/a> practise. The design is drawn on with quilter’s pencil, so the first thing was to backstitch around the whole thing so I didn’t need to worry about rubbing the design off.<\/p>\n

I’m using silk threads, and as you can see from the text, some of them will be variegated. As it is such a closely-woven fabric, it’s rather a trial to stitch on, but I think the flame shows it will be worth the effort!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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