A long time friend commissioned me to applique some white doves and leaves on a white silk
tallis. Heidi is doing a lot of white on white hand embroidery. I hope you can see the dove in this photo, it was very difficult to photograph. There are 10 doves in all, 5 on each side panel.
It is very understated and elegant. Her son will be using the
tallis at his wedding instead of a
chuppa. Sounds like it's going to be a very grand affair at the San
Ysidro Ranch in
Montecito. There is a very good chance that this wedding will be highly publicized.
Here's a little experiment I tried with a 1"
styrofoam ball. I felted wool roving to the
styrofoam. Little by little, the
styrofoam seemed to disappear, leaving a felted ball in its place. I flattened one of the balls into a button shape and punched two holes through it. This is a lot of fun, I can see myself making enough felted beads for a necklace.
You could feel a storm approaching this afternoon, the temperature started to drop and the clouds were rolling in quickly. It made me want to cook a large pot of chicken soup, so I pulled out carrots and look at what I found!
Here's a little experiment I tried with a 1" styrofoam ball. I felted wool roving to the styrofoam. Little by little, the styrofoam seemed to disappear, leaving a felted ball in its place. I flattened one of the balls into a button shape and punched two holes through it. This is a lot of fun, I can see myself making enough felted beads for a necklace.
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Ok, I'm trying again. This is a delicate and gorgeous tallis. How can you miss?
I made one for my granddaughter for her bat mitzvah in Nov: she wanted hot pink and purple. Looked great, but her rabbi told her it was "too funky." I ended up buying her one and guess what, she picked out a tallis with hot pink and purple ribbon trim. Bah, humbug.
Judy - I'm teaching in June in Newbury Park - is that too far from Goleta for us to see each other while I'm there??
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