#embroidered books

[theembroiderycart]

Happiness is finding a treasure filled with books!📚😁✨

[thebeautifulbook]

Embroidered book covers

[daylesspax]

Some holoform Optimus with a blankie and a bonus mini OP!

He’s very cold and will accept cuddles, free hugs, and cocoa (figuratively, of course…)

[justthreadyall]

baby bill⁉️🔥⚠️

backed it with double sided tape as per usual. i messed up a bit and didn’t realize that my stitches weren’t differential enough to distinct his hands and bricks, so i literally just took a pencil and shaded the lines a bit LMAO. no one’s perfect ig lol

i plan on putting up a few pieces for sale on etsy soon, so i would back all of those with felt as well for a cleaner finish. keep an eye out for that :]

[escapismsworld]

An Elegant Woman in a Red Dress Sitting at a Coffee Table in the Garden Embroidering

1890

Peder Mørk Mønsted (Danish, 1859–1941)

[theskeletonsinourclosets]

is it too much to ask for two characters to not be into each other 100 pages into a book. what happened to slow burns and emotional connections, i’m sick of instant physical attraction and lust

[empirearchives]

Embroidered book binding from 1804, Napoleonic era. Les Étrennes à la rose ou Le Rosier d'amour. Paris, Janet.

(Drouot)

[impulsivesuperrobin]

me, gnawing at the bars of my cage: richie tozier is smart!!! he gets good grades!!! he understands bill better than anyone!!! he thinks bev is so tough!!! his impressions are fucking awful when he’s a kid!!! he hates his glasses but thinks it’s cool that buddy holly wears them!!!! his parents don’t always understand him but they love him so much!!! he’s scared of clowns and werewolves and being forgotten!!! he dances with bev in a school talent show!!! and their friendship gives a time traveler hope for derry!!!

[theembroiderycart]

“There is no better thing than reading and stitching books!”📚🪡✨

[thebeautifulbook]

Embroidered book cover for Christopherson’s HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA owned by Queen Elizabeth,

[asexualbookbird]

Whoo boy. Lots of things going on here, many of them Not Good, so I threw myself into video games and reading. Played a whole bunch of Project Sekai, so much Project Sekai I have to now force myself to take a break from Project Sekai because my hands hurt so much. I was absolutely SPOILED by my friends on my birthday. I look at my little Miku figure everyday and it brings me SO much joy!! Got an embroidery machine and I already have a couple jobs lined up so hopefully I can make a little bit of Fun Money. At the very least I'm hoping to make enough to upgrade the program so I can make my own freehand designs! I read SIX (6) books this month and I annotated in the margins for the first time! It was fun, but I think it was only fun because I was leaving notes for a friend. I don't think it's something I would enjoy on my own so I won't be making a habit of it. Still! Fun and new and exciting!

Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Okay Initially I rated this four stars, but sitting on it for a month I ADORED this. It left so many good feelings. Fun and silly and gross, I want more like this.

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - A reread! Still love it! I'd forgotten so much it was nice to revisit and about halfway through I remembered the ending which was fun. Opted for the audio this time which was absolutely delightfully done.

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch ⭐⭐⭐ - Not my favorite, but still fun. I find it a Choice that the use of outdated slurs was a hint at a plot point. Peter made a promise to a child, so there's no way that will come back to bite him!

The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai ⭐⭐- I listened to the audiobook and I think that didn't help my enjoyment of this. I switched to a hard copy in the last 20% and found my opinions of the two main characters switching. I didn't like Nehal's narrator, so I didn't like Nehal. But reading it myself she was more tolerable. Aside from Giorgina having an abortion, this could have easily been a young adult novel, and even then it wouldn't necessarily have been out of place. The writing didn't feel like an adult novel, which I hate saying but I know of no other way to voice my feelings on this.

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- PERFECT. WONDERFUL. LOVED EVERY BIT! I know I just complained about a book reading like YA, but listen. Elatsoe was SO good. The love Elatsoe has for her family and her family for her is so refreshing. She's ace. Her loved ones love her. She loves them. And she's ace. It's not about Being Ace, but still! There she is! The audio was so easy and pleasant to listen to. I want my own copy because I KNOW I want to read this again. Absolutely delightful.

Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch ⭐⭐⭐- didn't enjoy it as much as the first, but enjoyed it more than the second. Typing the title out made a lightbulb go off and I Got It. The buried alive chapter had me squirming. Abigail returned. There are an awful lot of guns in this series for being set in London and here they still had to poke fun at the American being trigger happy (she was). I'm a little burnt out on this series for now, but I'll return to it in the future.

June is bringing a birthday tea party for my mom, finishing a knit hat for my mom, making a homebound sketchbook for my friend, and whatever books I feel in the mood for. I'd say throw suggestions at me, but the instant someone says YOU MUST READ THIS my brain goes hm. No uwu. I think I want to make Monthly Reading Goals photos again, that was fun! Only book set in stone this month is The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi which I've already started and am enjoying a lot so far. Good omens and good vibes for June, I am speaking that into existence.

[fashionbooksmilano]

Embroidered Textiles

Sheila Paine

Thames & Hudson, London 2010, 240 pages, 24x28cm, First paperback edition, ISBN978-0-500-28858-0

euro 40,00

email if you want to buy booksinprogressmilano@yahoo.it

Traditional patterns from five continents with a worldwide guide to identification

The art of embroidery has been practised for thousands of years. In the West, traditions have been at the mercy of trade and fashion, but in much of the rest of the world, embroidery continues to be rooted in ancient beliefs and superstitions. This beautifully illustrated book examines in detail the fascinating symbolism of the motifs and patterns that give life to these spectacular textiles, from Ghanaian patchwork banners to Egyptian headshawls. Complete with a glossary, dictionary of stitches, further reading and information on where to access public collections as well as how to collect textiles of one's own, this is an unrivalled guide for anyone interested in textiles, costume or craft.

28/01/24

[nostalgia-tblr]

fancy thinking jewels and gowns don't work as symbols of authority. imagine not making the link between wealth and power. couldn't be me. couldn't be any number of monarchs displaying their authority on their bodies. look at this absurdly expensive frock my wife is wearing. it's worth as much as your house. kneel, peasant, and kiss the hem of her luxurious garment. you're lucky, the next sumptuary laws will ban you from being in the same room as crimson silk.

[franciswhetsel]

Other than watching fiber community drama videos on youtube, the reason I got into doing fiber crafts is because I saw a Tumblr post (that I cannot for the life of me find) that talked about how, if you feel like your life is flying by, you should try doing hard or new things to slow down and it flipped a switch in my brain. It has definitely helped me slow my life down. I've been trying a new hobby or craft about once a month and even if it doesn't go anywhere it's been incredibly gratifying to go through the process of learning something new. I might try and learn a new language next

[wilhelmina-murray-harker]

something that like fundamentally changed me in about fifth grade or so was the naming system lois lowry used in "gathering blue" where a syllable gets added to your name the older you get

the main character is named kira, but when there's flashbacks and people address younger her, her name is kir. the oldest character we meet is named annabella, and kira talks about how impressive it is to have a four syllable name. pretty much all of the adults have three syllable names

i think about it a lot. i have so many questions about the practicality of it. i think it's so cool

[bugcowboyart]

Daggerheart is fun so far! My wizard is a bug that likes to embroider :)