Project Bleeding Coin

I started a new project.

"He's not fat. He's only large"

I've been working on it for a month, and so far I have done...about 20%

*whimper* SO far to go...

Captain Howdy says 'Howdy!'

Well...since this post contains SUPER SCARY IMAGE... It is below the fold, for the easily-skeered.

Scroll downdowndown to see my newest completed project (designed to discourage people from sitting next to me on the train to and from the Stitch and Craft show the other week)...























Boo! Ooh, she is even scarier than French knots in three strands of metallic, no?

DMC threads on 14-count black(my eyes! my eyes!) aida; this is the 'subliminal' face from the film The Exorcist. (more info here: http://captainhowdy.com/media/subliminal-images/)

The original chart was photo'd from a capture of the image [thank you Beloved Spouse!] of the cover of Mark Kermode's BFI Modern Classics on The Exorcist; indispensible for anyone interested in that odd, odd film. Seriously; Kermode has forgotten more about The Exorcist than even William Friedkin ever knew. I'm so pleased that she didn't turn into the Misfits/Crimson Skull logo that she looked like before I finished the eyes. Also, the colour scheme is a lot less yellow than my cheap digital camera's flash makes it appear.

So, now I have the taste for photo charts, what next? Maybe some sweet sweet Dawn of the Dead; because sewing on black aida is like childbirth: eventually you forget about the pain...

Took the leap...

...and added things to my Folksy shop:

http://www.folksy.com/shops/ImpostorsNeedle

yes, okay, slightly understocked just now, but I've been busy...and there's been work...and stuff...and...I'm idle and disorganised *hangs head in shame*

Surely I'm not the only person who finds the making-of-it part MUCH more fun than the working-out-what-to-do-with-it-then part of crafting?

Actually, it was going to be 'Impostor's Workshop', to reflect all my non-needly creative impulses, but since the spouse and I are crowded into a three-room flat with his books, my books, his books, my dvds, his books, and my craft supplies, 'Impostor's Workshop' would more accurately be described as 'Impostor's lap, the sofa, the living room floor, and occasionally spilling over on to the small part of the coffee table that isn't covered with books and back issues of The Economist'; which I'm assuming would be bad for searching, or SEO, or something.

Never has a grown woman more urgently required a garden shed...

So... here we are again

So...


...

...Got married.

Almost bought a kitten.

Had a birthday.

Found many more grey hairs.

Opened a Folksy shop (http://www.folksy.com/shops/ImpostorsNeedle).

Did I miss anything?

My sunshine is returning on Sunday from the grim and desperate Colonies; expect a week of hearts, flowers and kittens...


...or skulls, bosoms and chainsaws.


Either or.

The Saw is Family

This bad boy is another whole-stitches-and backstitch special; 10 high by 40 wide.

One more post before next week's big announcement, when I will finally reveal my sinister design(s)...

An Improving Motto...

Good heavens! Something that's not about death! Fancy that...

Including the border, 28 whole stitches high and 29 whole stitches wide. The chart is in imperial purple, but you can, of course, choose your own colour scheme; perhaps a dark green on white fabric, or red thread against one of those 'natural' brownish linen fabrics.

Since all my readers are thoroughly versed in philosophy, you will already know that this is a quote from Rene Descartes; in translation, it means: "I think, therefore I am".

For those whose education has a few Cartesian-shaped gaps in it, may I present in the spirit of Enlightenment this free lecture from the Philosophy Department, University of Wooloomooloo. Take it away Bruces: