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Author: krakenretro

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blogembroidery

Convalescing with Betty Boop

I injured my knee just walking up a hill so I’m convalescing. I have nothing to do but work on digitizing. These are what I’m working on. I usually test stitch as I go along, but changing thread colors means I have to stand. So, I’ve got a back-log of projects to test. But here’s […]

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embroidery

Gary Grimshaw’s Zebra Man (1966)

The 1960s changed the cultural and political course of society. Lots of experimentation, challege of authority and norms. The art, the music, the fashion! (We won’t talk about the drugs.) Gary Grimshaw made amazing poster art for music groups and venues. Read more about him on his legacy page. This image is one of my […]

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embroidery

Corgre das Ogre

This embroidery is for my daughter and her squad. Alyssa “ogre-fized” Cora in SnapChat. If you can’t figure out the gender of “Corge,” s/he identifies as an ogre. Alyssa asked me to make embroidery from the file. To date, this was the most difficult digitizing project I’d ever done.

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bra repair by shortening stretched-out band with a zigzag stitch
blogupcycling & mending

bra’s 2nd alteration

When my daughter comes home from uni, she always has a pile of clothes needing alterations. This is the second alteration/repair for my daughter’s favorite bra. The first was 2 years ago. I shortened the band in the back. Folded the extra fabric and did a simple zigzag. This time, The band was thread-bare. I […]

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