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Thursday, 17 December 2009

vintage haberdashery wreath

i decided to make a haberdashery themed wreath

with some of my "stash"


i got the idea for it when i was playing with
these stitch counters



i used an embroidery hoop as the base


the red buttons are large '60's coat buttons with a brass loop shank which i fastened between
the two hoops



i then wrapped the tinsel around the hoop and
threaded the large bakelite needles through the tinsel

and skewered the ball of wool


i made two tape measure rosettes which i tied on

and then wired on two pairs of vintage scissors

i wired the stitch markers threaded
onto a plastic crochet hook

to the top of the wreath and added a yarn loop.

i'm really pleased with it :0)

16 comments:

  1. Yet again another amazing creation - do you sleep???
    It is truely fantastic, and I now want to go through your stash!!

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  2. How wonderful! And your button tree at the top of the page is beyond gorgeous!

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  3. love it ... the stitch markers are such a great idea! x

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  4. Wow, youv'e got my Knitting Nancy on your header, GENIUS!

    I adore your Hab wreath, lovely so glad I found you!

    Merry Christmas,

    Sarah x

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  5. I love how you have got the significant December dates (25th and 31st) in the centre of your tape measure rosettes! Was that deliberate or really good luck?

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  6. Found your blog via buttonfloozies~I've just gotta say (again), I love this wreath :)

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  7. that looks great...love it! xx

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  8. That is genius! Just gorgeous!

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  9. What a great idea for knitters. Thanks for sharing. I'll give a link at my blog because I want to show this to my blogger friends.xx

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  10. While we are in search of really new ideas, this sure is a 'never seen before' wreath!

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