Lace Lampshade

Last night I finished lace lampshade for my hall. Hurray!

At the basis vintage doily pattern "Hemlock Ring" (1942) from The Canadian Spool Cotton Company with my modifications, border of lampshade is my own pattern. The border of lampshade I altered several times. Me it was desirable to obtain flat edge without the festoons. I knit it in mercerize cotton 330m/50g on 2.5mm needles.

I purchased the body of lamp in our local store IKEA. It wonderfully approached the already half finished lampshade.

finished lampshade

Happy knitting!

Apple blossom finished

Yesterday I finished my Apple blossom. I is very contented by result, very tender and watercolor picture came out. I will shape embroidery into the frame already after holidays.

Happy stitch!

Permin Museum Vierlande Sampler 1826

I was fascinated old samplers. They have an extraordinary remarkable charm by their structure, density and colour spectrum.
This beautiful design is produced by Permin of Copenhagen.
Vierlande is the name of an area near Hamburg, since 1868 part of Hamburg - represent in the broad spectrum of the various samplers a peculiarity. Originally they were stitched almost exclusively with black silk on unbleached linen. Their heyday was between 1770 and 1870.

I choose for this sampler 36ct Edinburgh Antique White linen from Zweigart. Linen was colored by black tea for creation of vintage style. I changed colour from chart by 3371 and 902 DMC floss. This colour more approach to resulting tone of canvas.
I made small alterations in the chart and personified sampler by initialism abbreviations.

First motifs

Week progress

Three week progress

Current state

Happy stitching!

Apple blossom from Lanarte

I continue stitch wonderful design #34932 "Apple blossom" from artist Jan Kooistra from Lanarte.

I replace included in kit 30ct Ecru linen by 36ct Edinburgh Antique White linen from Zweigart

work in progress

Happy stitch!

Crocheted lace

Lace shelf edgings.
This is a crocheted shelf edgings, I did from Burda Magazine. I used white Russian cotton yarn "Snowflake" 230m/25g and 0.75mm hook. The total length of 0.6m. Finished lace was colored by black tea for creation of vintage style.

Crochet doily.
The idea from a Spanish crochet magazine "Muestras y Motivos". I used Bulgarian perle cotton yarn "Swing" 330m/50g and 1.0mm hook. The total length of 1.35m, width of 40cm. I made this doily for my commode in february but now I don't like it. Now I like knitting lace doily))

Good knitting!