February ATC Session @Bishan Library

Valentine's Day follows CNY very closely, so here we're weaving paper hearts that can be used as a basket or pocket or a corner bookmark. They are not difficult to weave but not as simple as they look either.

 

I did quite a few ATCs for Valentine's...

and was quite lucky to be able to swap for Doris' cross-stitched horse shoe. Top 2 ATCs done by Doris Teo, bottom left by Selina Yeoh and the last ATC by Helen Wong. 

We will do teabag folding in our next ATC session on 10 Mar (Thu).  As for the ATC swap, we'll have an open theme but incorporating paper weaving into the ATC, be it as the background or as part of the design.

Raggedy Ann Done, Tatted Heart and Weaved Hearts

After a week of hand-stitching, Raggedy Ann is finally done (phew!) and Kristine is hugging her. For those who have done these fabric dolls, do you hand-stitch them or sew on the machine ?

I didn't get any tatting done this week, only blocked this heart coaster which I completed some time ago. This piece is one of the hardest to block without any template, and I just could not get a sharp tip and as nice a heart-shaped as the original pattern by Denise Giles in the book "Ultimate Book of Tatted Doilies". Anyway, this is what I managed:

Incidentally, Kristine keeps talking about weaving some hearts for her Shichida homework. Not sure if this is what she wants, but Joey is so excited to learn to weave these paper hearts. She is really fast to catch on and understand when it comes to doing handiworks, unlike doing her school work.