Friday, December 18, 2009

For those who have yet to BoInk

..Don't worry that the mystery is over.  Many folks are just starting.  Some did finish within hours of the final mystery piece being posted, but people everywhere are working things through at their own pace and some haven't even heard of it yet.

Liz shares her finished Book of Ink Circles, a free mystery project I offered last year which became affectionately known as BoInk.  Like many stitchers, she's changed things around a bit to really make it her own piece.  This was a great solution for those who didn't really care for the four cats in the corners, despite their authentic Celtic heritage :o)  Once the jokes made the rounds about the cats "barfing" out the ribbons, I think they lost a few fans.  (But gained a few nicknames: Barfy, Spewey, Ralph, and Chuck)

In addition to the corner knots, Liz chose a unique palette of aquas, browns, and overdyed threads on her own handpainted 18 ct. eggshell canvas.  And it's done in needlepoint - you can see that better if you click to biggify.  (Did you know that nearly all of the Ink Circles designs convert well to needlepoint?  I'm just not big into the specialty and fractional stitches.)

Beautiful job, Liz! Thanks for sharing.



8 comments:

  1. Love that finish! So beautiful. I'm not even close!

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  2. LOL,Tommye. That's exactly what I told Liz! I'm only about half done. It's so inspiring to see each finish. If I just did a block every time someone flashes their complete piece, I'd be done by spring! That might be a plan.

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  3. I love her colors! I think that's my favorite BoInk so far.

    Beautiful work Liz!

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  4. What a wonderful BoInk...super colourway and I love the celtic corners.

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  5. This is a beautiful version of BoInk!

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  6. Beautiful. I may have to save the pic as a coloration guide, lol.

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  7. Beautiful work Liz! Any chance you would share who's threads & what colors you used?

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  8. That's really pretty!! Nicely done!

    I love to still see these popping up here & there - it was a fun project!

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