I may be regressing. I know it's the 20-teens, but my heart is attracted to the 1970's all of a sudden. I want to be making granny squares, or at least, granny triangles like these:
made by Loretta
and I want to embellish my jean jacket like this:
from the Free People blog
And make little bags with embroideries and tassels on them. I mean, what a great little loom project would these be?
from Accessorize
or maybe I could just try my hand at needle work. While the rest of the knitting community is having a fling with the quilting bug, I feel unnaturally drawn to the crewel work of my youth.
currently available in atelierrococo's etsy shop
When I was in the fourth grade, my mom supplied me with all the thread and canvas I could use, and I would play sick so I could stay home from school and stitch all day. (plus ça change, eh?) I don't have any of the things I made then, probably because I never finished anything, but I remember loving the process, and the cozy feeling of the bed and my room all to myself while I worked.
Sound track for the gypsy crafting session? a little Kate Bush and Hunky Dory by David Bowie. ♪♫ Oh you pretty things . . . ♪♫
I love seeing all of these wonderful treasures from the past. But what struck me most was your comment about staying home from school to stitch all day. It made me think, "what a great question to help spur someone to figure out what they really love to do/their purpose". The question being, "If/when you played sick so you could stay home from school, what was your favorite activity?"
I'm going to go ask myself that right now and give it some meditation. (I loooooove the embroidered jean jacket. SIGH)
Posted by: Jeanne B. | May 15, 2011 at 03:46 PM
I love the crochet flags! PS. My daughter has been home sick (with Mono) and she's had a lot of knitting and sewing time (and really enjoyed it) :)
Posted by: Nancy Queen | May 15, 2011 at 06:38 PM
Oh funny - must be in the air ;). I'm usually knitting, but I seem to get the urge to do embroidery in the spring for some reason. This afternoon I had tea on the back porch while stitching away on some pillowcases & listening to Pandora playing my "Brown Eyed Girl" station (great light classic rock from 60's & 70's) -- had a great time & I'm full of new ideas for more embroidery & maybe even a quilt!
Posted by: Gigi | May 15, 2011 at 11:04 PM
I love all these things too!! and I would love to pick up crewel embroidery again...if I could ever put down my knitting!!
Posted by: Maggie | May 16, 2011 at 06:42 AM
I love these things! Brings me back to a time when I did a lot of embroidery and sewing. Fortunately, I have DD who loves this stuff!
Posted by: Geri | May 16, 2011 at 07:20 AM
Ooh, ooh, ooh -- now I want granny triangles, too! But they're crocheted. Hmmm....how to turn them into granny knitted triangles using all those ends of sock yarn.
Posted by: Mary K. in Rockport | May 16, 2011 at 03:46 PM
Kate Bush is always the right decision when creating! I wore my Mom's embroidered chambray button-up shirt from the 70s in high school. I loved it, little tiny mushrooms as I remember.
Posted by: jess | May 27, 2011 at 08:16 AM