We have had a lovely afternoon painting eggs…I will wait till tomorrow, when I will have daylight, to take photos of the eggs.
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It has become tradition for the Canberra branch of the family to paint eggs at easter..The following links explain how the the tradition got started, the eggs we have painted in past years and other eggy stories.
Scrambled Eggs for Breaksfast, Lunch or Tea
Painting Eggs – Its become a Family Tradition
A Rare Sight
Our 2007 Painted Eggs
Humpty Dumpty is sitting on the wall
I am not quite as organized this year as I was last year and still have to blow and undercoat more eggs but everything else is ready to go.
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When you make a long seal down stitch on the Detached Chain it opens up other possibilities for making patterns with them…the thread I used on this seam is Ribbon Floss
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Another thing that you can do with Detached Chain Stitch is to make the seal down stitch long which gives a whole different look to the stitch.
I photographed this seam before adding the beads to show how the detail of adding the beads adds a lot to the overall look of the seam…The thread is Silk Buttonhole Twist.
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Detached Chain stitch using a Varigated Rayon Thread with Colonial knot flowers done with a varigated size 5 cotton pearl thread.
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This is the 12 inches of my sampler that I have stitched using the March Take it Further colours.
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A Shamrock for Saint Patricks Day and St Patricks Day is the time to plant Sweet Peas Down Under.
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Detached Chain sealed with a Colonial Knot and trimmed with beads
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Detached Chain Stitch with 3 strands Cotton Floss.
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The Lazy Daisies and the green vine are 2 strands silk floss.
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