As you all probably know there are lots of swaps in the crafty community. One of the swaps I'm participating in at the moment is the
Hoop up! Stitch and Send swap over at
Flickr. Do take a look at the photos posted there. How about
this odd but awesome one for a
Tim Burton themed swap? The actual embroidery bit has only just started but I'm sure there will be many more inspirational pieces shown in the pool soon. I'm stitching one now for the initiator of this whole swap, John Q. Adams, which some of you may know from his blog
Quiltdad.
Anyway, while I was looking up the word 'swap' on the
Wikipedia to find out the true meaning of the word, I came across this great 'Labor for Labor' sample note. Three hours of carpenter work
or (what I guess is) a quarter of a pound of corn. I have no idea how this would have worked in the 'real world'. Maybe something like (in a proud voice)"Here's a chair I made for you" (desperate answer)"But I need three twelve pounds of corn to make bread!". I'm glad the terms of my Embroidery Swap are a bit more straightforward than that!
Hi there, I've nominated you for the Happy 101 blog award as reading your blog makes me smile. Please stop by my blog if you'd like to pick it up :)
ReplyDeleteOh I wish a could join. But I don't draw so making a pattern would be awful!!
ReplyDelete@ Lexi: Thanks for the award! I just stopped by your blog to comment :)
ReplyDelete@Miss Paula: you don't have to draw patterns for this swap, it's optional. I actually think that most of my embroideries (6 in total) will be from existing patterns (and not my own either!) :)