tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post6695096810408534673..comments2024-03-29T16:34:01.380+10:00Comments on down to earth: Beautiful curtainsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48836931917649758072007-10-27T08:22:00.000+10:002007-10-27T08:22:00.000+10:00I think your curtains will turn out beautifully! T...I think your curtains will turn out beautifully! They are so pretty and I love the fact that you can sit back and enjoy the fact that you made them with your own hands!Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613263166159376916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-22292843016910616202007-10-24T05:04:00.000+10:002007-10-24T05:04:00.000+10:00The curtain you're stitching looks beautiful! I v...The curtain you're stitching looks beautiful! I vote for stitching over shopping any day.<BR/>Take care,<BR/><BR/>Debhomespun livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520148530306239072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91110875223438339322007-10-24T04:16:00.000+10:002007-10-24T04:16:00.000+10:00Beautiful work-stitching always helps me stay calm...Beautiful work-stitching always helps me stay calm and focused even when the world around me is anything but calm!! Thank you for the pattern for the stitchery and the great ideas you have given all of us. It is always fun to read your posts and learn from them. SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77638096226227979242007-10-24T02:38:00.000+10:002007-10-24T02:38:00.000+10:00Rhonda, what a sweet post! I just visited Jenny's ...Rhonda, what a sweet post! I just visited Jenny's blog and both you ladies really inspire me today. I love slow handiwork as well. I love to sit knitting, yarn sliding through my fingers, just like my mother and grandmother and great-grandmother... it just feels so good and relaxing. If the world, indeed, must divide into shoppers and stitchers, there's no doubt about which camp I'd join ;)Mrs. Anna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377583333000789903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-34896999492780460582007-10-23T22:29:00.000+10:002007-10-23T22:29:00.000+10:00I think the world is separating into "shoppers" an...I think the world is separating into "shoppers" and "doers" and neither group seems to understand the other. I find the shoppers' energy to be a little too frantic, which is why they'd never have the patience to be "doers." You can <I>buy</I> chopped onions; why chop your own? You can <I>buy</I> socks; why knit your own? You can <I>buy</I> embroidered curtains...They don't "get" the positive benefits of the connection between the act of creation and the result. Keeps you grounded and real.Sisiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12187439975974001825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-83017095022754889562007-10-23T22:25:00.000+10:002007-10-23T22:25:00.000+10:00I keep seeing references to a Tasha Tudor shawl. ...I keep seeing references to a Tasha Tudor shawl. Would someone please post a link. I'm looking for a new winter project and it sounds lovely.<BR/><BR/>I love the curtains too. Homemade socks are my thing. I could knit socks for everyone I know and have a lovely time doing it. I know they'll be warm, comfortable, and well used. <BR/><BR/>KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-25095123149340740692007-10-23T16:38:00.000+10:002007-10-23T16:38:00.000+10:00Thank you ladies. I love your comments, they alwa...Thank you ladies. I love your comments, they always make me re-read my posts to incorporate what you all say. <BR/><BR/>Heather, you should always use good quality thread like DMC or Anchor. They won't bleed. I am using DMC 495 for my curtains.<BR/><BR/>Marg, I see my two days at the Nieghbourhood Centre as my time out in the big world. I'm definately out of my confort zone there, but it is so rewarding and stimulating.<BR/><BR/>Lightening, I'm the last person qualified to preach or judge. I'm just an ordinary woman hoping to help others with my daily sharings. And like you, I love how we can do that on the internet and find others with similar values to share with.<BR/><BR/>Thank you all for sharing your poetic thoughts.<BR/><BR/>I've been at work all day and I'm just about ready to fall in a heap. So I'll see you all tomorrow, my friends.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52672156116437849902007-10-23T12:24:00.000+10:002007-10-23T12:24:00.000+10:00Oh, Rhonda! Well said! Recently I was purchasing...Oh, Rhonda! Well said! Recently I was purchasing several yards of plain cotton muslin that I will embroider for beautiful dish towels to use in my kitchen. The woman at the fabric store cutting my fabric couldn't imagine that I would want to stitch the patterns by hand to use for "gasp" dish towels! Why not get an embroidery machine, she asked. I cannot imagine giving up the loveliness that is hand stitching....the peacefulness of it, the relaxation of it, watching my designs emerge stitch by stitch. And I do truly love taking the time to make beautiful, functional things for my home. Thanks for te post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1837283022835602952007-10-23T12:20:00.000+10:002007-10-23T12:20:00.000+10:00Dear Rhonda;As we sit still; and we pull the needl...Dear Rhonda;<BR/><BR/>As we sit still; and we pull the needle thru, the stitch is made and we go on to the next one; we allow our minds to wander; we breathe deeply, we become involved in the weight of the thread, the noise of the needle been pulled through... Yes, the stitchers will have memories and most of all patience. Your curtains are lovely!<BR/><BR/>Blessings dear Rhonda!<BR/><BR/>MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78001216692959479082007-10-23T11:10:00.000+10:002007-10-23T11:10:00.000+10:00I know what you mean, Rhonda. I can err towards b...I know what you mean, Rhonda. I can err towards being reclusive if I am not careful...I'm just happiest at home.<BR/>Lovely curtains!<BR/>blessings,Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943301163903634325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21914093438767136002007-10-23T10:54:00.000+10:002007-10-23T10:54:00.000+10:00Oh Rhonda - you'll have be taking up stitching at ...Oh Rhonda - you'll have be taking up stitching at this rate. :-) First knitting.... LOL. I think that's one of the things I do love about knitting. It's slow and rhythmical and somehow I feel "connected" in a way that much of life doesn't offer. It's about so much more than money and convenience and efficiency.... we've lost something really valuable in allowing machines to take over haven't we.<BR/><BR/>Polly - I am a slowly reforming "shopping for recreation - aholic". :-) I think people just don't know any better. Things from the outside can appear so much different to how they really are. I NEVER thought I'd take up knitting and ENJOY it!!! I thought it looked like a horrible, boring, tedious task and why would anyone be bothered? It's not until you try it that you "get" it. I think it's a bit the same with all things "simple living". How they appear to someone who's never been there are so different to how they are once you try them.<BR/><BR/>I love the way the internet has enabled those like you Rhonda to share with others what you are doing. Not in a preaching, judgemental way but simply in a "sharing" manner. It's such a wonderful gift to those of us who are younger (or not) and don't KNOW any different (or at least we didn't). :-)lighteninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13469704721683347931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24924887599784529012007-10-23T09:53:00.000+10:002007-10-23T09:53:00.000+10:00Lovely post, and lovely curtains Rhonda. Home is g...Lovely post, and lovely curtains Rhonda. Home is great, but I still think we all need to force ourselves out of our comfort zones some of the time to engage with the new and unfamiliar, and challenge ourselves. This builds the skills that make us resilient and resourceful and tolerant. It can be uncomfortable and a bit scary sometimes, but you come back from these encounters with a broader perspective and a better appreciation of what you have that is good, as you have observed. There are many lovely and wonderful and stimulating and inspiring things and people out there, as well as the nastier sides of life. Go to the opera next time, instead of the appliance shop - people are very civilised and socialised there, and don't push and shove, as they share something beautiful, and the sharing makes it more wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68485089878449046012007-10-23T08:58:00.000+10:002007-10-23T08:58:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda-your hand-stitched curtains are looking ...Hi Rhonda-your hand-stitched curtains are looking so pretty. Now that it is fall in the U.S.A. I find myself embroidering pillow cases and knitting away making another tahua tudor shawl. Jewels introduced me to the tahua tudor site and I really feel that I really love it when I've made a shawl or sweater by hand for someone. Not just store bought. It is simple living and I really enjoy it. Blessings Rose-come visit me at my new blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-47864321878735091032007-10-23T07:57:00.000+10:002007-10-23T07:57:00.000+10:00The curtains are lovely. You have done a great job...The curtains are lovely. You have done a great job.It's wonderful isn't it to be able to embellish something so practical and make it even more beautiful.<BR/>You have to feel sorry for people who find the shopping centres more comfortable than their own homes, and the company of strangers preferable to their own company and their families.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659929017085133209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-26087107834550540862007-10-23T07:47:00.000+10:002007-10-23T07:47:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda, I love the curtains! I feel the connect...Hi Rhonda, I love the curtains! I feel the connection with all my grandmother's through the ages when I hang out the wash. I always close my eyes for a few seconds and think of them caring for their families with love and clean clothes! I am stitching many gifts for Christmas and it is so relaxing. Thanks for sharing such beautiful thoughts, DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-39740399810455375422007-10-23T07:44:00.000+10:002007-10-23T07:44:00.000+10:00yes, and as an artist I love doing oil paintings b...yes, and as an artist I love doing oil paintings because you can only do one small layer at a time and then have to let it dry which could take days. I visit the painting frequently and just look and plan my next layer. Aaaaah.<BR/><BR/>A question... if I stitch colored thread onto white fabric, how do I keep it from bleeding when I wash it?<BR/><BR/>I love your stitching, by the way!<BR/>~HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-37145774329988348072007-10-23T07:04:00.000+10:002007-10-23T07:04:00.000+10:00"but the stitchers will have beautiful curtains. :..."but the stitchers will have beautiful curtains. : )"...and the memories to fill a life time.<BR/><BR/>The curtains are lovely RhondaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-73704122259394963952007-10-23T06:51:00.000+10:002007-10-23T06:51:00.000+10:00Another Great Post.I agree with you.Living on prop...Another Great Post.I agree with you.<BR/>Living on property fo 5 generations makes me fell very connected to my Family before me. My tap root runs deep, deep here .:o)<BR/>I Love stitching .I Love the simple side of life and I'm so Thankful I don't have to go outside our Home unless I need or want to. I AM BLESSED!!!!!!<BR/>Have a Great day!<BR/>Blessins',LibLibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854570178942602696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-46033151527440758162007-10-23T06:44:00.000+10:002007-10-23T06:44:00.000+10:00I am finding it far more rewarding to make somethi...I am finding it far more rewarding to make something functional too Rhonda and if it can be as beautiful as your hand stitched curtains look like being then that's a big bonus.<BR/><BR/>Like you I'd rather be at home and cannot for the life of me work our why some people think of shopping as recreation.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445695027860122257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62085896874703273352007-10-23T06:41:00.000+10:002007-10-23T06:41:00.000+10:00RJ, there's been a "slow cooking" revolution, a.k...RJ, there's been a "slow cooking" revolution, a.k.a cooking from scratch....why not a slow stitch one? People are losing their ability to be patient, and perhaps this is one of the things we reclaim trying to live simply. Happy stitching. Lisa JThe Tin Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422547957232680227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9374139967909080652007-10-23T06:34:00.000+10:002007-10-23T06:34:00.000+10:00,,,and the knitters will have beautiful afghans.(s...,,,and the knitters will have beautiful afghans.<BR/><BR/>(sigh.) One day.....Frogdancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125482354438056481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-14434371566113825902007-10-23T06:03:00.000+10:002007-10-23T06:03:00.000+10:00Rhonda,Your curtains are turning out wonderful:) I...Rhonda,<BR/><BR/><BR/>Your curtains are turning out wonderful:) I agree I could sit and stitch all day long. Before my girls were born and I had more time;) I use to get off work and stitch every second I had. Now days I have to make time to sit still and I enjoy making pillow cases and such.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Blessings to you!<BR/><BR/>Renee<BR/><BR/>from KyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com