for a very special friend's birthday

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I'm having such fun

I'm having such fun doing research for my next little project. have a look-see. my 'ril en brul' pinterest board and my 'reboot' board.

ek is groen van jaloesie

i wished i thought of this before this amazing artist/illustrator/embroider. for more beautiful pieces to feel jealous about 

look at her instagram account.

vir ilana

a jan pierewiet illustration with purple-blue thread for my best friend. 

ek kan uiteindelik smok ook

i always wanted to learn how to smock. this weekend was the weekend. i sat down and tried over and over again. this is the result of my fourth try. it's not perfect yet, but i'm getting there.

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ek wou nog altyd geleer het om te smok. dis vir my so 'n mooi tegniek. die naweek het ek tyd gemaak, gesit en dit oor en oor probeer. die fotos hierbo is die vierde probeerslag. dis nog nie perfek nie, but i'm getting there.

koekeloer gou

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a little sneak peek of my latest project.

vir heloise

my friend heloise from my imperfect garden, saw my previous little thread~and~type creation and requested one for herself.

my taal op sy lekkerste

my oversees friends, this line is afrikaans and difficult to translate. i played with type and tread and love the result and look.

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hier is weer ietsie eg suid-afrikaans, 'n sê-ding wat al weer amper onmoontlik is om te vertaal vir oorseese mense. ek het 'n bietjie met letters en gare gespeel en is mal oor die resultaat.

ek lief jan pierewiet

illustrating with thread. look at the previous illustration here.

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ek speel nog met naald en gare. die vorige post.

if i go pink, i go neon pink

i'm playing with thread and mixed media. some limited edition jan pierewiet letterpress prints with thread doodles on them will be in my shops soon...

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kyk ek is glad nie lief vir pienk nie, maar neon pienk tickle my. ek is besig om op 'n paar van my jan pierewiet letterpres prints met naald en gare te doodle. hulle sal een van die dae in my 'winkels' beskikbaar wees.

a mini scarf

the past few days i made this little scarf to practice some stitches. i'm enjoying crochet work more and more. it feels like i'm doing sculptures in 'wool'.

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ek het die afgelope paar dae 'n serpie gemaak sodat ek my hekelsteke kan oefen. ek geniet dit al meer en meer om te hekel. dit voel asof ek beeldhouwerk doen met gare.

hanke se bersie {hanke's blanky}

the latest memory for my memory wall ~ i've stitched my youngest daughter's profile on a piece of her favourite 'blanky'. the loose bits of thread is my way of mimicking her hair in the morning before i have to chase her around in the house with a brush...

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my volgende herhinnering vir my 'stukkiesonthoumuur' is my jongste dogterjie se profiel 
op haar 'bersie'. die los gare stel haar deurmekaar haartjies voor net nadat sy wakker geword het.

illustrating with needle and thread

my new memory for my 'memory wall' is taking me out of my comfort zone and into a new skill that i would like to explore this year ~ embroidery.
     this memory is to remind of my busy daughter, jana. i call her my 'warrelwindkind' {whirlwind kid}. all her trousers are always scuffed or full of holes on the knees. the background is a piece of corduroy trousers {with the scuffed knees} that i kept for this project. the crocheted disks are patches that my sister and me made for more scuffed trousers. the button was on one of her tops, i think for one day.

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hierdie jaar wil ek so 'n bietjie meer speel met borduurwerk. dit is 'n nuwe tegniek vir my. ek ken so 'n paar steke wat ek op laerskool geleer het. 
    hierdie 'stukkie onthou', vir my muur, is sodat ek my 'warrelwindkind' altyd sal onthou. haar langbroeke se kneë is altyd stukkend en dan moet ma 'n plan maak. die gehekelde sirkels is 'patches' wat ek en my suster nog vinnig gemaak het vir al die stukkende kneë. die agtergrond is 'n stukkie corduroy wat ek spesiaal gehou het vir hierdie projek ~ natuurlik dié deel waar die kneë amper deur is. die knopie was 'n versiering op een van haar toppies. dit het losgekom na een dag se dra.