On the Weavers Market in Hoorn last Wednesday
I met again Ien Rappoldt.
Always when I see her on markets
I admire the wonderful things she brought
from her travels to south-west China
("click" ... sorry, only in Dutch, but the pictures speak for themselves)
She not only collects beautiful embroidery items,
she learns the techniques from the local people there !
I once bought an original old sewing case
and we have her book about the Miao.
In the old sewing case were still some silk threads left,
but this time I bought a variety of wonderful colours in silk !
Mmmmmmm ...today I started stitching with it.
I had began with a lot of blue scraps
(invisibly basted on a thin backing fabric ... I started even two pieces !)
The small one
(15 x 15 cm)
Love the "dotted" kantha stitch !
This time Ien Rappoldt also had these lovely
hexahedron good luck charms the Dong people make.
There was a little booklet,
strips of paper and some yarn went with it
so you can make your own !
My first !
(the hexahedron is an origami one,
that was lying around, made by granddaughter)