love, to and fro

I've already told here many times before

that the class, and blog, of Jude Hill

generated a warm, worldwide,

stitching community.

Though distances are huge

friendships were born,

love (for stitch, cloth and people)

went to and fro.

Admiration and love encouraged me

to send some bits of fabric

to Hazel ...

And today :

THIS

(with some known bits of fabric)

came sailing back to me !
(The envelope seems to have had a lot of tail wind)

A tiny delicate "ship of hope, love and peace"

Together with a wonderful card and a lovely strip

of soft blue fabric !

THANK  YOU,  HAZEL

*

Yesterday put my machine on the table to try out

something with water soluble ...

(don't know if it's a success ..... )

tiny .... tinier .... tiniest

Some weeks ago at the Stich'nBitch group in Rotterdam,

my dear friend Hermien brought something with her to show us.

She furnishes old fashioned miniature houses

ánd dresses the little dolls who inhabit 

those houses.

We were in awe when we saw the tiny elegant creature

and the little cloths she was wearing :

knitted clothes !

I asked Hermien if she could bring one again

so I could bring my camera and take some pictures

to show them here on my blog ...

and she agreed !

Today she brought even three little dolls !

The proud "mama", 

and rightly so !

(just wait till you see them up close)

Now isn't thát is a gorgeous woman !!!

(with a cup of coffee for the right size ...)

Just look at the cardigan, skirt and knickers

...

knitted on special made needles of about 1 mm !

Hermien knits only a few rows at a time

and under a magnifying glass

And here the tiniest little baby

What a wonderful piece of work, Hermien !!!

Really something to be proud of !

!!!

(Hermien does some normal knitting too : 

sweaters, for children in South Africa)

*

(o yes ... I was knitting too :

the usual pair of socks, for my grandson this time,

ánd some secret present in the same colour)