It took nearly a month, but this temari finally made it from Moldova to Cyprus. It was delayed in the holiday mail, evidently. This was made for the New Year GITS on TalkTemari, and Linda (the recipient) says she likes it, which is the important thing. It's an S-12 with two interlocking three point renzoku designs.
I went shopping the week between Christmas and New Year's and came home with this stuff! Some of it will get into the Crazy January Challenge.
This is my next to last rose block to work on. It's Ruby's, and you can see there's not much space left. I knew I had to leave some for Rita to do, so I worked mainly on seams and small stuff. I did one BIG lace seam and a few more small things. I hope Rita thinks she has enough space!
I think these pictures will give you an idea of the "rustic plush" I talked about in my last post about this restaurant. The bread cloth is obviously hand stitched and starched so stiff it barely bends to cover the bread. It's also beautiful. Taxidermy is a big part of the decor, as are tanned skins on the benches to keep your butt warm in sheepskin. Beautiful murals and even some authentic hand-stitched costumes decorate the walls. A very plush, rustic place.
This is the peacock piece from Art Goblen that I showed you before. I changed out the fabric, since I wanted more background color and hate Aida, and started stitching on the first. Doesn't look like much yet, but it will be coming into my rotation as soon as I finish something else.
I've got some stems reaching toward the bottom of the piece. It covers nine full squares and spills over a bit. The third level is breached!
I am not at all sure of the name of this place, but it's remarkable and weird. The food's good, and the service is excellent. It seems to be a place the local elite bring their families, and is decked out in plush rustic (told you it was weird). There are three stories, all restaurant. Andreas had rabbit, I had veal, and our friend had stroganoff. We all had some other dishes, too. Food was excellent. There will be a second post with more pictures of this place, including some local embroidery and art.
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