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Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

Aunty Akoya — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:24:00 GMT

omg i love the way you do this embroiderys, as i got lack of vocabulary (i am german) i would just say they make me feel playful and cozy and they scream to get all together to a funny colorful collier, like sewing them together on the edges?

when i see yours it allready tickles in my fingers to get to my table. Just wonderful this pretty little thingys.

As i am mad for rainbows at the moment, how about that theme.

Greetings from my german outpost

Aunty Akoya

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

tcwhit — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:01:18 GMT

How about picture frames?

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

Kokopelli — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:17:58 GMT

Zodiac signs would be too many, as there are twelve. How about animals or sea creatures? Or other animals in the same species like birds or something?

Those incheis remind me of a class I once taught. It was about a bead embroidered pendant the size of an inchie.

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

Valbeads — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:57:57 GMT

The one on the left looks like a par-tay! Whee! The one on the right looks like a gadget straight out of the TARDIS! Doctor, take me away!(lol) And the one on the bottom looks like it could be the top of his sonic screwdriver. In case you hadn't already figured it out, I seem to have the Doctor on the brain as of late.(g)

Val

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

brightcircle — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:01:38 GMT

There's a book, 'Shiva's Fire' which calls this image of the dancing god the 'Shiva Nataraja', the dancing Shiva.

And, here are a few more. I have all of these posted in a line via velcro above my desk.

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

Valbeads — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:49:55 GMT

Oh, okay-- sort of like an Indian Michael Flatley!(lol) That's pretty cool! I like to do a little bellydancing, myself. It's fun, and actually is a good workout; kinda like yoga.

Val

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

Gopika Chaddha — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:54:05 GMT

They all are beautiful and cool!! Val the dancing guy is Lord Natraj, the God of Dance.. People who practice classical dance has his statues to inspire them.. ^_^

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

Valbeads — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:39:26 GMT

You could frame all of these into a lovely mosaic, couldn't you? Quick question-- what is that dancing doodad on the one in the lower right hand corner?(it's aqua and gold)

Val

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

brightcircle — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:40:06 GMT

Second batch of inchies. The fifth one incorporates a Swarovski snowflake, though it's hard to tell from the picture. The last one is inspired by the pattern of a friend's sweater.

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

KipperCat — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:35:51 GMT

These are beautiful! How about 6 of a specific theme - like a season or color. Your blues are all different enough to be interesting together. I'm working on my first bead embroidery piece and I can see how addictive they are.

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

Gopika Chaddha — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:04:47 GMT

What about "countryside" or "midnight sun".. Midnight sun from a novel.. lol.. Ur work is beautiful :)

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

Valbeads — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:14:43 GMT

Wow! I like #3,6 &7 the best, but that's 'cos my favourite colours are red and purple. I was thinking for your theme "Inchworm", but that's a bit silly, huh?

Val

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

kathi@46 — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:01:05 GMT

A quilt....well I wasn't going to say anything but ...............lol

Kathi

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

brightcircle — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:46:14 GMT

Kathi, thanks! I'm not sure what I'll do with them just yet. Maybe a quilt?

Re: Bead embroidery inchie challenge

Calico3 — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:17:08 GMT

Beautiful!