クロスステッチ ~ かご Cross Stitch ~ Baskets

友達ビーリさんの作品
数年前一緒に作りましょうと言いました
しかし私はなんとかやり気ないです

My friend, Bee Lee's cross stitch.
Few years ago, we planned to start this together.
Somehow I have no mood to do so she started and completed a beautiful piece of embroidery.

Glass container covers

私の手芸先生、真紀さんの可愛い刺繍。

My needlework teacher, Maki san decorated her rose and lavender glass bins　with beautiful embroidery.

新年おめでとうございます。 Happy New Year ２０１２

新年明けましておめでとうございます。
今年もよろしくお願い申し上げます。

As we reach the end of 2011, may we all start the new year 2012
with new hopes and aspirations, with God's showering His blessings and guidance to us all throughout the year.
Wishing you a Happy and fruitful New Year.

Christmas Wreath クリスマスリース

数年前に池田桂子さんは私に教えてくれたのクリスマスリース
アデレードの長女の家の玄関で毎年飾られた。

Cindy Yuen San Lum

Christmas wreath handmade by my mommy.. sits on my front door every year for at least a month... Thanks mommy

A Christmas wreath I made years back with Keiko Ikeda san.
So long that I have forgotten about it.
Not until Cindy posted this in her Facebook that reminds me....

美しいコレクション Beautiful collections

Ukiyoe calendars from Nagoya and Himeji, Japan

Lovely flower cards from Sapporo, Japan

Xmas Cards from Japan, Australia and Thailand

Quilting - Sewing Machine print

ただいまキルト作成中・・

白井さんのキルトレッスンにいってきました～

右手の人差し指はまだ痛いけれども

がんばります

完成まで～お楽しみに・・

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A beautiful print for quilting bought at California Craft many years ago.

I have wanted to quilt it long ago but needlework is hard for me as my

fingers get numb after holding a needle for too long.

Lately, after joining Shirai san's needlework group, needlework

becomes an interesting craft again.

Hope to finish this piece soon.

かぎ針あみ はじめての人にもよくわかる基礎の本Basic Crochet Book

日本語版　1,365円

中国語版　RM　３５．７５

編み物は小学生の頃やってますが、

とっても懐かしい感じがします。

今年はぜひ挑戦してみたいと思っています。

ずーっと苦手意識を持っていて

かぎ針編みの基礎を学ぶことができるのために、

この本を買いました　～　中国語版の

かぎ針編みの８０種のテクニックを、大きな図解でわかりやすく紹介。

糸とかぎ針の種類や、基本の編み方、編み目記号と編み方、松編み、

引き上げ編み目、リング編み、とじ・はぎ、拾い目のしかたなどを解説。

I learned crochet when I was in primary school.

At that time, crochet is only on table mat, shawl and cardigan.

Becos of that, I lost interest in crochet and left my needles and threads in the box.

Recently I picked up this craft again when I saw beautiful patterns in Japanese crochet books.

Japanese books do not have long essay form of instructions

but instead, all stitches are written in diagrams

I bought this book in Chinese version to learn the basic stitches and the signs.

It's easier to understand in Chinese than in Japanese

Moreover, the Chinese book is cheaper than the original Japanese book.