Monday, February 8, 2010

oops..forgot...

I forgot to mention I am currently researching intarsia embroidery as well as book chemises and covers. Intarsia is harder to find info on than i thought. So the quest for knowledge and understanding goes on!!!
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Birka



So for Birka, I made two new tunics for the boys. And a spur of the moment idea came to mind. I had this great black fabric that had gold icanthus leaves on it so i made a fake sleeve and added it to the boys tunics so it looked like two! Here are the images:


Kind of hard to see Kyle's but its exactly like Leo's only in blue linen. They loved these new tunics (greenland style) and Leo insisted on sleeping in his that night. :)
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