christmas all year round
i recently got a bee in my bonnet that i was going to make embroidered christmas stockings for both sdf & myself this year. that plan has since changed after i saw the needlepoint stockings my teacher (victoria) made for her children. i fell in love with how substantial they were. i then knew it was meant to be when i found two canvases i loved during a sale.
i have made pretty good progress on the first stocking. i've been working like a mad woman on it. both stockings are by evelyn bernstein (circa 1997). they are not the traditional christmas stockings, but i loved the simple winter theme. of course the cute dogs & horses helped seal the deal.
victoria deserves all the credit for choosing the wonderful stitches. i'm in love with the sky & mountains - the big puffy tree was an experiment & now is gone. so although needlepoint isn't really my cup of tea i really enjoy the classes at the local needlepoint store. the instructor is fabulous & the women are great to be around. everyone is so positive & friendly.
of course a bag was needed (with pockets for fibers) to store the canvas. i used one of my favorite plaid fabrics, as well as vintage mother of pearl buttons tied off with velvet ribbon.
I am still going to make embroidered stockings but i doubt they'll be finished by next christmas. i'm definitely not going to sweat it.
sdf's stocking is going to be based on 'a christmas carol' with all the ghosts. i found this amazing copy of the book on ebay. the type is to die for.
my stocking will be based on the nutcracker using vsevolozhsky's illustrations for the first production of the ballet.
