Back to the Belly

It's still going pretty easy, and I've added more to the bell of the third jellyfish.  I have a lot more to cover with this stitch, though.

Parade Videos

Some of our video from the parade is processed, so now you can hear the parade on top of see it.  These are all from last Saturday night.



This second video is some famous TV? star in Uruguay dancing with someone from the crowd.  This guy in the black shirt repeatedly came out and danced with people.  The TV star was the only person who got her own float.

Green Temari

This temari ended up with a little extra in one of the shots.  Missy the cat so wanted to pounce on it....

This is the first of three normal temari shots.  It was a pretty easy pattern to do; I think the variegated threads are so fun to work with.

Two Biscornu

Well, I ended up deciding to make two biscornu, since the top and bottom were mismatched sizewise.  So, the second bottom is started next to the top.

More Parade Pictures

Since I had people asking for them, here's a post of more pictures from Saturday night.  Some of the costumes were a bit ... fanciful.  I think he's supposed to me a Mardi Gras Zulu warrior.  

These dancers were with the all-woman candombe group.  It might be why their constumes are less skimpy than the others.

And here are the women again, La Melaza.  They stopped and played right in front of us.  Of course, they had to wait for the fireworks to stop.  Did you know you can set off pretty much any firework in the middle of town without consequences here?   Okay, legal consequences.  If you don't do it right, you might injure yourself.

I'm not sure if these guys were meant to be drum majors or baton twirlers, but nearly every group had at least two.

More skimpy outfits.  These ones had really flouncy skirts that the women used in their dances.

And the last picture of this set - some of the stars and moons.  These were in front of each group too, but each decorated differently.  Not sure why.

Finished Ornamentally

As you know if you read my One World One Heart post, this ornament is going to go somewhere after I draw the name on the fifteenth.  Trying to be prepared, I finished the ornament this past week.  The canvas and directions had come with a "Flying Needles Finishing Form" from Dallas, Texas.  I had never used one before, and it was not what I was expecting.  The package said it was easier to use than doing it yourself.  I found it harder, actually, following their instructions.  The only step it saved was cutting out the round forms from mat board.  The rest was the same, and a bit harder because of the hollow of the forms.  On top of that, they were not exactly the same size, so they were harder to stitch together. 

This wasn't a product I'd buy on my own.  I'd never heard of it before using it this time.  I wonder if anyone's had any better experience with it.

Still on the Second Row

I've still got some work to do on the second row, but I should be able to finish it up next week, I hope.  Then it'll be all rectangles!