Gallery
Here you will find some of Mabel's finishing ideas as well as fellow-stitchers' projects.
Click on the thumbnails for a bigger version of the image. Click on the name of a design in the caption to go to that design's page.
For more stitchers' projects, have a look at the Song of the Weather SAL gallery.
Finishing ideas
So when you've stitched one of Mabel's designs, how do you finish it? Some of the designs come with finishing instructions, like the Guildhouse Needlebook and the Faith Hope & Love bookmark – and here are some pictures to give you a few ideas for other designs too.
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| Art of the Needle project purses | |||
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| Douglas pen holder | Douglas pen holder | Two baptism bookmarks (see FoF) | Housework sampler in a lap tray |
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| Resurrection mounted in a thread box | Resurrection mounted in a thread box | Needle matchbooks (based on Make it Do) |
Matchbook set bookmark |
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| Mini peacock in credit card holder | Mini peacock in a pendant | Berrington Hall (I) framed | Berrington Hall (II) framed |
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| Lviv Bible cover – front | Lviv Bible cover – back | Church at Dusk framed | Stitching Bug on a cotton bag |
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| Initial "I" door hanger | Elegant Cat bookmark | Round the Year (Spring) card | Round the Year coasters |
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| Round the Clock patches on goody bags | Round the World cards | Clover (I) in small wooden jewellery box | Clover (I) in small wooden jewellery box |
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| Assisi bookmark on vinylweave | Moving House Turtle card | Guildhouse needlebook (front) | Guildhouse needlebook (back) |
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| Kaleidoscope coasters | Autumn Wreath tuck cushion |
Delft (I) patch on a cotton bag | Delft (II) patch on a cotton bag |
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| Shades biscornu | Shades biscornu | Tulip design in Rajmahal satin box | Faith Hope & Love bookmark |
Stitchers' Gallery
Have you stitched one of Mabel's fancies? Then why not show it off here! We'd love to see your work, whether in progress, finished, or framed. a picture, and let us know whether you would like your name mentioned; and if you've made changes, or used special materials, we'd be very interested to know the details.
It's inspiring to know that several of the pieces below were people's first ever go at Hardanger – great work everyone!
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| cristaltipps' BonBon in purple |
cristaltipps' BonBon in green |
Louise H's Kaleidoscope | |
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| Jo S's Frozen Flower | Louise H's Home Sweet Home needle book | Michelle B's Starlight | Jo S's Coral Cross |
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| Niki J's Resurrection | Adrienne S's Clover | Jo S's Schwarzwälder Kirsch | Louise H's colourful Home Sweet Home |
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| Jo S's Autumn Wreath | Karen L's Tulips | Amanda K's North | Bernie B's Delft |
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| Jo S's variation on Round Dozen | Kate B's Lviv | Karen S's Delft | Niki J's bookmark |
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| Leslie L's Guildhouse needlebook | Nadine R's Anchor | Amanda K's Kaleidoscope | Faith A's variation on Stash-a-holic |
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| Heather G's Delft | Donna F's cross stitch version of Stash-a-holic | Nadine R's Candle | Jo S's matchbook |