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29 Jun 2011

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Working with one, two and three strands of embroidery floss.
These were the notebooks my dad used at university (in 1968).

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Bordando con una, dos y tres hebras de hilo de bordar.
Estos eran los cuadernos que usaba mi padre en la universidad (en 1968).

18 comments:

  1. Me encanta!! tienes un gusto exquisito!

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  2. Absolutely lovely! Your embroidery and the pattern of the vintage zines...

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  3. Gracias lanusa // Thank you Nauli!

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  4. Adoro cómo nos presentas las cosas... Tiene todo tanta coherencia y sin embargo tanta naturalidad...

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  5. all is "threaded" isn't it?
    thank you Karen ;)

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  6. Montse – Me encanta que digas eso! Gracias!

    Alessandra – A bit lost in translation but yes, everything is stitched and not loose. The petals are hooked in the Xs legs.

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  7. How lovely are these? I need more time for crafty projects... aaah!

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  8. I am totally speechless! They are so beautiful Karen! I love your dad's old books too. Lovely post :) Kx

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  9. i love these. very beautiful karen!

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  10. beautiful, all of it x

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  11. Oh I love these old notebooks.

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  12. how delicate these look - love the colour combinations too!

    and how wonderful that you should still have the notebooks your father used at university. they are so nice.

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  13. I'm impressed, it is all so beautiful. Very special to have your father's notebooks.

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  14. qué preciosas muestras de bordado!!

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  15. so so beautiful...the notebooks, too!

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  16. so. friggin . awesome!!!
    love your work! so glad i discovered it:)

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  17. i love these photos!

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