I have that Russian rocking horse hanging on my wall, I made it about 11
years ago and I got told off by my teacher for being too critical of it,
LOL. She told me to hang it on the wall and step away a yard or two and
then see what I thought and of course she is right. When we work on
something about a foot in front of you its easy to see everything you would
like to be a bit tidier but it is always a favourite with anyone visiting
our home, its artistic and pretty rather than the lacy frames around a photo
but not every ones taste. I think this one is too difficult for my
neighbour at the moment but might be one she might try further down her
learning life.
She has Parkinsons and initially I wasn't sure how it might inpact on her
but lots of the time she manages fine, I have encouraged her to take her
time, relax, enjoy and is not in a race and she has gained a lot more
confidence and we are finding ways around moves she struggles with, with her
weaker hand. What she is also enjoying is her clever knitting, embroidery
loving sisters are amazed as how good she is getting and saying they
wouldn't have the patience and it looks complicated and she is saying no its
not when you get down to it, as she has, :-)
I am listing any ideas I have and we will go through those soon. I have
had several suggestions from various people most of which seem to be rocking
horse ones.
My DH and I are busy fixing a shower wall at the moment so I haven't had the
chance to answer all emails at the moment and I have also been having a
fight to make my own poppy come together as i want it to, so tonight I am
about to undo it for the second time and might have to rework one petal and
then try again. Good job I have plenty of green wrap but a little short on
patience that its not working as nicely as it should. My last one looks
brilliant so I am cross that this is proving hard to get..... But I was
putting flower stamens in instead of drawing them in and they are too long
like this, I could use an extra couple of hands when fitting them together,
LOL. Last night it almost took flight, LOL.
Sue T
Dorset UK
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HI All, I'm thinking I have seen a tape lace rocking horse by Janice
Blair. I may be dreaming but Janice can tell us. What a lovely idea!
There's also a Russian tape rocking horse by Bridget Cook. If I remember
correctly, she published 2 Russian books, the second with a Russian
co-author. I think the rocking horse is in the second one. Can't remember
the title of either one, though.
Hope this helps,
Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
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