Floss Scraps

Remember Grandma.....

Hopefully you were fortunate enough to have

a grandma that was always crocheting something. If you

were - do you remember what those afghans looked like.

Did she make the afghans out of scraps of yarn or was she

lucky enough to be able to buy her yarns needed. This biscornu

front & back is made to look scrappy. While the front has

order to it - the back does not. It is called

'Grandma's Afghans'. And it took me every bit

of 2 weeks to stitch. At every minute I was stitching

as hard as I could. The bottom picture shows

the complete set that I made which includes a needlebook

needleminder & a scissor fob. The front of this biscornu

even has fringe on all 4 sides. Although I could

have trimmed them - I didnt want to. I wanted to make

it look used and well loved by letting the fringe

appear uneven. And look - no button in the

middle - only 2 strands of floss was used. It is to give

the appearance of the thread knots showing through.

When you get ready to do the center just thread a large eyed

needle from the front & pull the floss thru to the back. Be sure

to leave a long tail on the front & knot it many times so it doesnt

pull through to the back. When that is done then pull the threads

in the back really tight & go back through to the front. Do this many

times & each time that you go to the front knot the floss from your

needle with the tail of the thread that you have. Once you are done

then end at the back of the biscornu. Knot it many times & leave a long tail

just like the front. Trim these tails down to whatever size you want.

If you dont want to trim them - its okay. Anything goes with this

biscornu!

And here is the back. It is so colorful. The

back is most suited for all of your floss threads

left over from prior projects. The more scrappier it is -

the better it looks. If you already have a collection

of floss scraps then use them here. If not then just

try to make it scrappy. But remember if you use your

floss scraps (and you should) then it will take you far longer

than I to stitch it. And it will take lots & lots of floss scraps!



Here is a side view of the top. When you are

ready to stitch the front & back together - be

sure to keep the fringe out of the way. You dont

want to sew it into the seams!

Englarge this next photo and see where

I put my name. Yes I stitched Conny on it! Now

there isnt any question of who this biscornu belongs to. Lol's

This is just another side view of the back.

I used a small linen hankie to make the needlebook. It

lends an old feeling to the biscornu. The inside of the

needlebook is just a piece of felt with a nice subdued

color to it.



Now you can see what I did. I used the holes on the

hankie to attach the felt to it. All I did was just do half of a

cross stitch all the way around - being sure not to forget

to include the ribbon so it will close. Make sure to trim the felt

afterwards. The little gold bird is a needleminder. Aint he cute!

And my scissors holds a long tail of fake coins to it.

It jingles! Oh - I just love it.

I thought you might like to see the inside of the

needlebook. Super Simple yea!

I am very excited about this set! Gotta get the

pattern ready so I can post it. Give

me a couple of days. And then stitch up this biscornu in rememberance

of your grandma!

by Hopblogger