Hi my Steemit #needleworkmonday friends!
I am so glad to be writing this little post, as I've finally finished my main rose for the dress I am making in Irish Crochet technique.
Ta-dah!
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As you may remember from my previous post about this rose it's a different kind of process - you have to attach the work to a cushion and crochet very close to the surface, looking at the 'bad' side of the flower, in order to achieve the required shape.
I had to leave my work for about 2 weeks as I was going on holiday (more about my trip later, it was in the beautiful Seville) and resumed my work at this stage...
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...a few tea breaks, two days and two nights later...
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... I finally finished the main body of the rose.
One challenging part was making those holes you can see on the outside petals:
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...somehow, no matter what I did, they just didn't come out the size I wanted them to be.
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Although when I turned the work around (as you remember from my previous post, this flower is crocheted looking at the work from the inside side), the overall picture looked fine. So I just left them as they were.
One more step was to crochet around each petal of the flower, so as the work would have a defined finish.
And after that I was supposed to sew on sparkly beads all over the rose.
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But having thought about it, I decided I'll just sew on a few beads in the centre of the flower at the moment, since any kind of sparkle on clothes can visually make you look larger.
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The author of this dress seems to have sparkly beads all over the dress, but I will wait until I finish the dress completely, and only then sew them on so as to have them in key locations, just enough to tease the eye...
For the moment I'm just so happy I'm one step closer to completing the whole dress... :D
Get a hobby, enjoy your life!
All photos and text is my original content.
Crochet is my favorite hobby since I can take it on my trips.
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By the way, I sell these funny crochet mugs on Etsy HERE, but if you want, you can pay for them with SBD. Contact me privately on steemit.chat, if you are interested.
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WOW ! It looks amazing @vliet So much patience : admiration and bowing ... 😊
Thanks @cryptocariad :D !
Yay! Congrats @vliet! So beautiful! So much work into it. I salute you!
Many thanks @marblely !
WOOOOW! Amazing work 😍 so beautiful
Thanks @punxi !
Looks beautiful! And so very intricate 🌹
Thank you @lizgore !
Woweee!!! Just Beautiful!! It looks so delicate...I know it took a lot of patience. Just looking at the little holes you had to crochet in...yep patience! You did wonderfully and I LOVE it! The color is gorgeous too!
I didn’t know that sparkles make you look bigger. I learn something new every week.
I love the mugs. I might have to get the one that says “Easily distracted by crochet patterns”! Lol This just happened to me yesterday. I went on Pinterest to look up a recipe for my husband and then got totally distracted and started looking at AND pinning crochet patterns!! 😂😂😂
Are you on Discord or Steem Chat?
Ahhahah! Crochet patterns on Pinterest are my most successful distraction tools as well! :DDDDD
Thanks for your comments @crocheille ! Yep, patience is the key to so many things in life, and this rose was one of them... :)
Yes, shiny materials and sparkles on clothes can make one look bigger, if used over generously, that's why I am going to leave them until the very end...
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Haaaa!! That’s a good way of putting it
Lol!! That’s so funny!
Sparkles or not that rose is Beautiful!
Congrats on the Curie vote!! Whooo Hooo!!! 😃🎉👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Okay thank you! I’ll be contacting you on there soon ;)
Thanks @crocheille !
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Hi vliet,
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Thanks so much for your upvote! You made my day :DDD !
Exceptional project!!! I still love the soft pink and your crochet is superb. Congratualtions for being choosen by @curie This is well deserved!
Thanks @neumannsalva !
I also find that soft pink is a really beautiful colour, plus it easily matches with other colours, especially various shades of green.
Never heard of Irish crochet before - it looks interesting and surely you made an impressive rose!
Hi @muscara , for me Irish Crochet is the most beautiful kind of crochet, you can find lots of amazing creations on Pinterest.
Oh my goodness - this is stunning, @vliet! The details in this rose are amazing. 💖
Thanks @mrscwin !
You made this beautifully well. Wow, just imagining the dedication and attention to details you must have invested into this piece to make it turn into this. Wow I love it so much! The colour and and the mugs too are nice, I'm partial to red mugs tho🙂
Thanks @wondermaey ! it certainly takes lots of patience, but now that I see the end in sight, I just keep pushing forward :D
wow !!!!!!! What an amazing rose !!!!!! You did a great job !!!!! Bravo!!!!!
Many thanks @tali72 !
It's a wonderful job, I see that you dedicated a lot of time so that it would be that perfect
Thanks @carolinacardoza !
Yes, it takes quite a bit of time, even when it seems you are almost there, it takes another few hours... :)
Wow! I'm impressed.
Thanks @fiberfrau !
Oh my god, I love this. It's so pretty. This must have been difficult to make working from the wrong side. I can't wait to see how it looks on the dress. Please keep us posted!
Thanks @choogirl ! Yes, it's a bit unusual and time-consuming to work from the wrong side, since you have to unpin the work every so often, turn it around to see how things actually look. Then pin it back on... but by the end of it, I sort of got used to the workflow and became more confident in my technique :)
It's lovely to see your progress and such a beautiful piece of work. Congratulations on your @curie vote!
Thanks @shanibeer ! Yes, @curie vote is a huge incentive to continue creating... :D
Perhaps spread the love by voting for some of the people contributing to #needleworkmonday?
I always do @shanibeer
I love your work. congratulations.
Many thanks, @carolinacardoza !
Amazing!!!!
Thanks @carovargasv !
Wow, so beautiful! Saw this shared in PYPT, I’m impressed. :)
Thanks @linnyplant !
What's a PYPT ?
It stands for Pimp Your Post Thursday. You need to be on their discord server. A lady by the name @artemisnorth shared your post I think. You can go to @shadowspub ‘s blog and look for detail too. It’s a great weekly event where people take a turn to briefly present their posts by voice. :)
Will have to check it out @linnyplant ! I find I run out of hours in the day by the time I've done my posting, reading other posts, commenting, replying...
HI @vliet, I just stopped back to let you know your post was one of my favourite reads and I included it in my Fiber Ramble. You can read what I wrote about your post here
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Thank you so much @fiberartists for selecting my post for your Fiber Ramble! So many talented creators!
This is amazing! I am so happy that you finished it, I was curious to see how it would turn out. It is bigger than I thought.
I really like the how you added the darker colours giving it depth.
That is a mug I think I would like to have for this winter :D
Thanks @foxyspirit ! A friend of mine told me to show the size in some way, so I thought holding it on my palms will give readers a good idea. I followed the colour combinations from the design intructions, and they seem to work really well :D
Haha! let me know about the mug when the winter comes :D !
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Many thanks!
That's a fab rose! when you look at the work in progress pictures, it's hard to see the beautiful rose that will be the end result. but well done!
Many thanks @anouk.nox !
Yes, the work in progress can be quite deceptive, you have to trust the process. :)
@ vliet , You are good creater , your flower is beautiful. I hope you give me reply .https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@vijaysingh/what-happened-after-3-and-5-july-in-india
Thank you @vijaysingh !