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| Fairy princess embroidered jumper |
I think it's becoming a bit of a thing! I now have a little stock of jumpers waiting to be upcycled & embroidered with some strange & wonderful(?) phrase.
The cycle begins like this, first scour the charity shops for suitable candidates (in jumper terms that is - I like to buy pure wool ones in nice colours - which generally, for me, means anything that isn't brown), then await inspiration in terms of a phrase (this can be immediate or very slow - write them down when you think of them - then you'll have some to choose from.) Next, plan out how the phrasing will look - capitals, joined up writing, one line, several lines, any additional details etc., draft it out exactly as you want it to appear on the jumper and get going!
I have just completed a lovely pink sparkly one with "fairy princess" on. .... And no, it wasn't for a littley, it's with a large pinch of irony for a teenager. Don't know what everyone else thinks but it's certainly keeping us entertained. Although the next one in the pipeline probably rates as an "in joke" so I'm not sure whether it'll ever see the light of day. Watch this space ...
Quick comment on this jumper - I won't be using the sparkly pink thread again - it made it very hard to thread the needle and from time to time the thread itself, which is like a continuous chain stitch, just all came undone and had to be finished off quickly to stop it affecting what I'd already done.
If you'd like to know how to do these jumpers in more detail leave a comment. They're a fun way to spend a few hours and you can wear them afterwards.
You might like to take a look at my other embroidered jumper blogs:
http://hippystitch.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/more-embroidered-jumpers.html
http://hippystitch.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/happy-new-year-with-embroidered-jumpers.html
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