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I have had to un-pull it back to where I joined it together to make the yoke.  I have no idea what I did but I found a section of stitches that looked really loopy.  I tried to fix it and that made it worse, so I had to un-pull it back to the front, back and sleeves.   I did something wrong and I had yarn all over the place.  In the end I cut the yarn and am now ready to start the decrease again.  I just hope it works this time.  (That took 3 days to get to this point.)

Nearly finished, rather I have finished the silly stitching. 

That means that I now have to experiment with the wool embroidery.  I saw this in antique quilts in Nates in France back in 2007 and am finally getting around to trying to do it myself.

This is from Facile Cecile back in 2012 and I am sure that the technique originated in Europe but the Americans call it Amish Plushwork.  I bought a whole lot of old tapestry wool to experiment with.

Only two seams on the quilt this week.

and that is all I have done.

 

 

 

Comments

[Rachel]

You will need something to help haul the needle through on the last couple of layers of the plushwork - either pliers, or a needlegrip, or something like that. I had a little go about fifteen years ago, and it is easier to describe than to do!

[Carolyn Foley]

I found that it is easier to work on a wool fabric, that has a more open weave.