I received a funny hoop from average_fan. She saw that I like the tv show "How I met your mother", so she did a hoop about it!




thank you average_fan, I like it! and it make a nice yellow touch on my wall

I received today from Canamharris a very funny hoop




It's a phrase from a fench TV series, about king Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, very humorous.



Karadok said : "le gras, c'est la vie" (it means : "fat, is life")  ^_^
I think he's right!
Canamharris used a medieval font which corresponds very well with the character

I have the giggles each time I read it!
thank you Canamharris, I love it!

I received from deathbeforedishes today the most beautiful Doctor Who hoop I ever seen ^__^



I can almost hear him saying "ALLONS-Y !" with his so cute british accent !
Thank you so much deathbeforedishes! I love it!

I received Pugwash's hoop today!
It's wonderful, I love it!

It's Sosuke (embroidered in black) and Ponyo (felt sewn in red) ! from the Studio Ghibli's movie : Ponyo.

The fabric is perfect, and the embroidery so neat !

Now it hangs on my new hoopla-wall, near my "my neighbor Totoro" hoop!!


I'm sooooooo happy to finally have mine!
Thank you Pugwash and Average_fan for your so nice contribution!

I find that all the hoops of this gallery are original and very well done!
luckdragon : I looooooooove your cat at the window! Camelama must be very happy!
bubblegum_phoenix : Mum & baby llamas are so cute!
.:.Lola.:. : this cat looks so sweet that I want to pet your hoop
Cherrylime : yes! it's gorgeous!

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I recieved Average-fan hoop today :



It's silhouettes of japanese koi fish.
As she know that I love Japan, she embroidered with Qween Anne stitches those pretty fish on a hand-died fabric.
Actually it looks like they are swimming in a pond !
Their positions give a good impression of movement.



Thank you very much Average_fan for this so beautiful hoop.
I have already hung it on my new hoopla-wall (I'll show you a picture when I will recieve Pugwash's hoop )

I made this hoop for average_fan, in the swap "Embroidery Hoopla round 7 : negative space & silhouette".




Here are the Cheshire cat and Alice from the Disney’s cartoon “Alice in wonderland”.
I superimposed the two figures, and embroidered the non-common parts.

(thank you average_fan for this picture very useful in understanding the embroidery)

It’s embroidered with Kensington stitches.
I found amusing that we should make an effort to distinguish the two figures

I made this hoop for pugwash, in the swap "Embroidery Hoopla round 7 : negative space & silhouette".


Here are Princess Peach in pink, Luigi in green, Mario in red and a Toad in yellow, running in a setting of Mario Bros video game.


They're embroidered with french knots, and the setting with back stitches.


It's my first embroidery with french knot and I'm very happy how it turned out.

thank you everyone for your nice comments
here is a picture from the anime :

the movie was released in theaters in France in January 2011.
You can find some info here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_World_of_Arrietty
I hope you will enjoy this movie, it's very poetic.
I haven't read the book, so I can't tell you if the movie is very faithful to the book.

I made this amigurumi doll for a friend who is a fan of Arrietty, from the Miyazaki’s movie : the Borrowers (Karigurashi no Arrietty).
I used the indications from Free Spirit Amigurumi Doll Pattern http://byhookbyhand.blogspot.com/2009/07/one-of-things-ive-really-wanted-to-do.html .
I used :
- cotton yarn (n°5) and a B crochet
- paper for her eyes
- a peak for skewer painted with sliver paint, and a yellow pinhead glued on the top for the sword
- white and green flet for her belt + a small piece of cord
- brown felt for her boots

Arms and legs are flexible. She’s about 20 cm high.

Thanks for watching 

I like all stuffies in the gallery!!!
Unicorn, banana, bird, Bob dylan, Bellatrix!! so many good ideas!!


Average_fan received my package but as she can't post pictures for the moment, she asked me to do it for her. So here they are:



a little owl made of sewn fabric, Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland made of sewn felt, and Lady Gaga made of crocheted cotton yarn

close-up:


and the extra hoop : for geek, even when the light is off front & back


I had fun making these stuffies, I'm glad she like them!