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Post by caeterle on Oct 28, 2020 13:43:23 GMT -6
One shoe is done!  (Unless I decide the tongue needs a bit of embellishment as well, but that depends on the shoelaces I'll use)  And my employee of the month, Hannah Needle. Do you think I'm a bad boss?  |
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Post by DawninCal on Oct 28, 2020 14:51:51 GMT -6
LOVE! Just fantastic, Cat. How many hundreds of beads do you estimate to be on the shoe? That needle looks quite mangled! How are your hands/fingers feeling?  Dawn |
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Post by caeterle on Oct 28, 2020 15:24:25 GMT -6
Thank you, Dawn! I weighed both shoes. According to the weight per bead from the Miyuki site there are about 9,000 beads in the shoe which I sewed on two beads, sometimes one bead at a time. I've had crooked needles before and I broke them like crazy on the second side of the shoe, even more than on the first side - maybe a bad batch - but Hannah is special  I was amazed she didn't break! Towards the end I had to take a lot of breaks, but that's because it's tough to get through the heel, and I often had to pull the needle out several times because I didn't find the right spot. I have got used to the poking, but my thumbs needed the rest every, now and then. |
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Post by DawninCal on Oct 28, 2020 23:09:33 GMT -6
WOW, Cat, 9,000 beads! That's wild and amazing - it's hard to even imagine it. I think you should have Hannah matted and framed and hang her on a wall. She (and you) deserve the tribute! Dawn |
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(Unless I decide the tongue needs a bit of embellishment as well, but that depends on the shoelaces I'll use)
I was amazed she didn't break!