A is for Amber. I had some flannel left over from a nightie I made myself recently, which I thought would make a good wrap for a neighbour's new granddaughter. I machine hemmed it and then set out to put an A in one corner. I thought I'd embroider one. I downloaded a pretty letter A from
Needle 'n' Thread, but I couldn't find a good way to transfer it to the thick, fluffy flannel. I found this tatted A designed by Lisa Trumble
here. It works perfectly to personalise the wrap.
That's very nice A. About embroidery, we use a so called "cencio della nonna" (granny cloth?) that I cannot translate sorry. It's a very loose Aida canvas, you tack it to the flannel and take it out at the end, pulling away its threads gently.
ReplyDeleteAh, that's a good idea!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet, Jane.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to tat letters and have seen them in some of the old victorian patterns, I like it and it show up good on the print too.
ReplyDeleteA is for Awesome :-))))
ReplyDeleteLovely idea to add an "A" she will know whose nightie it is
ReplyDeleteMargaret
Very nice letter "A"!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI think we call that "cencio della nonna" stuff Ninetta was talking about "waste canvas", but I like the tatted letter!
ReplyDeleteI love hand made baby wraps! The tatted A is the perfect addition!
ReplyDeleteA nice pattern, are there other patterns for all the letters?
ReplyDeleteYes, there are other letters there. I suppose they're all there, though I didn't check because I was looking for A.
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