The sheep is block 4 of 8. I hope you are enjoying this series as much as I am! 😀
My but the club members were proud of their wall hangings. They had put on the ark, the bunnies, dogs, trees. Now they were ready for the lamb. Before they started cutting it the members told of other uses they had found for the patterns. “I am making a set of small ten Inch pillows. I chose black sateen and on each one I am working the animal. I am using yard and the crewel stitch to fill in the animal. Another member said she was appliqueing them on her new kitchen pot holders. “I suppose some day I’ll smell burned rabbit or lamb and wonder where the smell ls coming from, but they do make Jolly holders.”
One woman said she had made a small oilcloth pillow putting on it the ark. I thought it would be fine to have on the porch next summer. We can use It on rainy days.”
After they had laughed with her over this idea they settled down to work. The pattern was pasted on light-weight cardboard and dried under pressure. Then two lambs were cut. One was yellow and the other was brown. The dark one was laid in place as shown in the small insert panel. It was stitched close to the edge with fine machine stitching. Being felt there were no edges to be turned down.
The lighter lamb was then put in place after he had been manipulated so that the head of bottom one was almost entirely visible. The top one was pulled down far enough so J that both lambs’ tails and back out-lines were plainly visible. The eye was worked in with heavy embroidery silk. If you are working these patterns on sateen using yarn for figures use the crewel -or all over long and short stitch to completely fill outlines. Make bottom one of darker yarn.
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I am a modern person living in the future, who also yearns for the aesthetics of the past. Whether it is clothing, furniture, home, transportation or advice.
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