Shimelle - September 5th

September 5th, originally uploaded by juliestenning.

Sunday was play day at Mavis'. I stitched the rest of Shortie and stuffed it. I also attempted to stitch the head on but due to one of the lessons learned, had to do it for the fourth and final time on Monday.

Lessons Learned:
When you need unbreakable thread, test it before using it.

How to make a wobbly head.

When stuffing fingers, wind stuffing around the stuffing fork in a corkscrew fashion. This makes it a nice shape for fingers.

How to do a surgeons knot and square knot.

A bank sinker is a fishing weight, shaped a bit like a foot and can be used to weight dolls down.

How to create a gusset so the creature has a large bottom.

Shimelle - September 4th

September 4th, originally uploaded by juliestenning.

I spent some time on Saturday September 4th experimenting with the embroidery sewing machine. It is much newer than any other sewing machine I have used and I have to get used to making sure that a cap is put the end of the spool and that it is better not to chop off the loose bit of thread when winding the bobbin.

Shimelle - September 3rd

September 3rd, originally uploaded by juliestenning.

I needed a pair of shoes to wear with a dress. I have plenty of sandals and ankle boots but no dress shoes. I was successful and managed to buy a pair of shoes. The prompt for the day was about feet and the manager of the shoe shop kindly allowed me to take photos. I love the look of high heels but find them impossible to wear. I suppose I already knew that "Desiring high heels doesn't make them fit any better" but I still desired them.

Shimelle - September 2nd

September 2nd, originally uploaded by juliestenning.

We visited the Courtyard in Hereford on Thursday September 2nd, to see Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick. I spotted these chairs in the restaurant and learned that "Chair arms do not have to be fixed to the back".

Shimelle - September 1st

September 1st, originally uploaded by juliestenning.

I'm doing a month long workshop with Shimelle at www.shimelle.com. Each day we are journalling what we learned that day.Shimelle gives prompts each day which you can use if you wish. I have decided that I won't have time to use scrap booking and collage techniques. I am going to create a book and have it printed by blurb.com. The book is 7 inches square.

We visited Brighton Pavilion on September 1st and learned that "King George VI was the last Emperor of India, the Last King of Ireland and the first Head of the Commonwealth".