Vintage Sari Metal Thread Embroidery

Exquisite vintage embellished sari fabric in vivid blue, with metallic threads and sequins. I took these pictures months ago -- and now I can't remember what I did with the whole piece!

I love the way the scalloped motif is stitched. Don't quite understand it though. Looks like a composite stitch, where the straight line started with a chain stitch, over which that long stitch / basketweave thing is looped. The the scallops are edged with a running stitch

If you ever wondered whether gold sequins hold their color --

here's your answer. :-)

 Except for the sequin work, most of the above photo is worked just in chain stitch. (Note: Kim comments that this is tambour work -- thank you Kim!!!) I love that -- straight lines, squiggly lines, and geometric shapes constructed of single and multiple rows.

Check out the way the sequins in the center of the starflower are anchored. Very classy!

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Find the Typo

This is what I saw on eBay's home page this morning.

Hint: Would your teen buy it, based on the name?

Two Old Dollies

This is what I came home to the other day. Two cute little vintage dollies in their shabby cotton undergarments that the MOTH had rescued from the bottom of a Goodwill bin.

I really wish I knew more about dolls. Some people can look at them and tell you their names and date of manufacture. The "older" doll looks an awful lot like a little girl I know.

P.S. The boyz think they're spooky. :-) So for now, they're watching from the bookshelf. Hehe.

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