So I just want to say something about the construction of the needle cases. You can go to BLOG ARCHIVES, here on the blog. It's right under the little pic of Robert and me. The go to August 2021 and the 10 videos post.You will see everything you need to know about the beading of your piece. I'm finding the making of a video thing one handed isn't working so I'm just putting up a few pics. You will see in your kit you have three pieces of felt. Two of these are for you to do the beadwork on, I like to double up the felt. The third piece will be cut into the shape of the needle case, folded in half, stuffed with the white poly and then basted together. This is where the needles will live. SEE THE PIC This is in the instructions but I just thought a picture would be helpful. Feel free to call with any questions you might have. Also I've used the lazy stitch and whip stitch instruction for all three kits using the blue lotus design. This is the simplest of the three so that was my thinking there.
About the of the origin of these needle cases. Probably around 15 years ago I did a class using this cool little antique Iroquois style needle case as my inspiration. In the original class we used the velvet style with the up raised beadwork. But true to form for me, I'm back to my beloved couching style of beadwork. I hope you have alot of fun with these, and thank you everyone for your support. When I fractured my shoulder I wasn't sure what I was going to do with myself. Being able to put together these kits one handed has saved me from the ennui I could feel setting in. Life throws you a curve every now and then, but I feel grateful to be part of such a wonderful beading community even when I can't bead!
