Completed: Daren’s Cintura con Fiorellini
At last, I present the finished Cintura con Fiorellini:
Yes, I went with the pearl beads. No, I didn’t sew additional flowers on the belt ties; they weren’t needed. Daren was very happy with the results.
Now the Little One is clamoring for one of her own. It will have to be thinner, probably 2 scallops wide instead of the original 3. I’ve actually made a black one of this width for myself (without flowers as yet).
I took the girls to Maning’s in Farmers Plaza so Diana could choose her shade of violet. The salesgirls were all agog over Daren’s belt. I don’t blame them one bit. They suggested that I enter it in a competition sponsored by Cannon threads. Unfortunately, (1) this isn’t my original design, and (2) I used Monaco thread. LOL.
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Hi Tin! You can still enter the competition even if its not your original design. But there are additional points for originality. And of course, you should be using Cannon threads
I was one of the judges last year, but I didn’t see much crochet fashion and accessories, since they only accepted the tablecloths and curtains, and returned the others. But I did see some amazing work. I hope they invite me again next year to be a judge.
Comment by mimi — Thursday, September 25, 2008 @ 9:00 pm
Thanks for the tip Mimi! I tried Cannon thread for one of my ongoing, currently-secret projects
Happy to report that I find it easier on the hands than Monaco thread. Will have a WIP photo up on Ravelry in a bit.
As for tablecloths and curtains … yikes that’s a lot of thread! A crochet tablecloth would be really hard to wash IMO
Comment by Tin — Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 11:58 am