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Aren't these beautiful. I can't decide which is my favourite.
Maybe when I'm retired and my children have moved out of home I'll have time for this sort of needlework. But by then my eyesight and steady hand will have fled.
These are from two little Japanese craft books I picked up in Tokyo last year. ISBN details and photos of each individual design are on flickr here.
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SO cute, and your new gadget from yesterday has me intrigued. Have you gone gluten free too?
Posted by: Courtney | May 18, 2008 at 09:41 AM
I LOVE the bicycle and the sneaker. Embroidery always defeats me but I do love admiring other people's work.
Posted by: Amelia | May 18, 2008 at 05:35 PM
I think I like the beetle! And I'm a bit concerned that the fish is about to jump off the fabric, or is it just me?
Posted by: Jenny | May 18, 2008 at 06:49 PM
Wow...are those all by hand?
I like the snails...
and the scissors...and the bike...and the...
Posted by: laura | May 18, 2008 at 10:16 PM
How wonderful! I am just crazy about Japanese craft books! I also picked up a Japanese embroidery book while I was at home in the US. I keep looking through it as it is just so beautiful! Thank you for sharing the lovely embroidery as a source of inspiration!
-Emily
Posted by: Ravenhill | May 20, 2008 at 07:14 AM
Kristine, I am simply in love with these little embroidery designs!!!! The detail is amazingly charming!...Enjoy your weekend!...heidi :)
Posted by: heididevlin | May 25, 2008 at 03:13 PM