Intricacies

This is actually one of my all-time interests: cross-stitching.  Rasanya dah tak ramai yang berminat dengan hobi ni...mungkin disebabkan kos bahan (harga benang sekarang dah RM1.40 satu, compared to back in 80s when it was only 50sen) dan kekangan masa. Tapi, kalau dah namanya minat, tak kira...


Some of my friends were quite surprised  when I placed the pics of finished patterns at FB.  Tak sangka agaknya aku berminat dengan benda-benda rencam macam ni.  Masa belajar dulu pun memang tak pernah cuba buat sendiri, setakat perhatikan Mak buat...dia pun tak pernah offer untuk tolong whatsoever. Tapi minat tu memang dah ada.


“Kemaruk” bermula masa school break end of 2007, kalau tak silap.  Masa tu Mak dapat banyak new patterns from her colleague.  Balik dari sekolah, dia terus tunjuk pada aku.


“Duduk-duduk masa cuti sekolah ni, kita buat nak? Ajak Shidot (my wee sister) sama.  Nanti kita pergi beli benang ngan kain kat Kedai Lily.”


Balik dari Kedai Lily, dan-dan tu jugak terus mula buat.  Bersemangat! Tak susah mana pun sebenarnya…yang penting tekun and perseverance nak siapkan.  Kalau tersalah kira petak, kenalah bukak balik stitches yang silap tu.  Boleh je kalau nak tetas, tapi sebab sayangkan benang, takut membazir…bukaklah balik jahitan tu satu-satu.


Bila dah mula buat, seriously…memang hooked up! Excited punya pasal, nak tengok macam mana rupa dia bila dah siap. Sampai tak tidur malam pun pernah.


Ayat Mak: “Baru kau tau…”


Hahahah…


Bila dah siap, masing-masing pun excitedlah nak tunjuk kat Mak hasil kerja sendiri.  Bukan setakat jahitan sebelah atas, belakang kain pun dia tengok jugak (jangan marah Shidot, part nak puji diri sendiri ni, hehehe…), macam mana kitorang matikan benang.  Kalau dah namanya orang kerja “beralus” tu, tak boleh nak kata apa dah la kan…. =P


And these are the finished results of our co-project:

There are a few more...will upload the pics soon.

Sejak tu, memang sentiasa mencari new patterns untuk dibuat.  At least bendanya dah ada…bila-bila teragak, boleh je terus buat.

Here are amongst the patterns which I've done so far:

Originally, these two babies had wings, but I did some alteration.

I got these two patterns from my wee sister.  She did the baby boy pattern for the BF as a birthday gift.  Now, she has none but I have TWO! =P

Las Frutas

This one was really a heck of “berani mati” project.  Measured 31.2cm x 38.1cm, using 46 different colours of threads, I took approximately 2 years to finish it.  Satisfied indeed with the result. =))


Why don’t I send these stuff and get them framed?


Well…dah tak ada space nak letak.  My mum started doing cross-stitch lama dulu.  So, banyaklah jugak dia punya personal touch.  And she shares the hobby with her twin.  But since dah berumur ni, diturunkan ilmu kat kitorang pulak.


Mentioning about my mum’s twin, Cik Pah, teringat ayat dia when Mak showed the finished fruit pattern to her.


“Benda ni tak busuk…buat je dulu.  Boleh guna untuk rumah kau jugak nanti…”


Rumah aku? Ngeeee… =P


Ok, ok…back to the subject…

Roses

Currently working on this one.  Began during end of last year’s school break.  Measured 17.0” x 13.0”.  Not as difficult as the previous one, but back stitch will definitely consume time.

Already have a few patterns in waiting: tulips in a basket, cottage, view of mountain peaks with waterfall…dalam kepala dah terbayang-bayang nak buat yang mana dulu. =)

Oh ya…to anyone who is interested to look around or feels like getting started, you may click here: DMC (also accessible under “Links”).  A number of downloadable free patterns under many different categories are there.  Enjoy!

Will update you guys with this once I get the roses pattern done.

XOXO

p.s. If there is anyone yang berminat nak swop patterns, you are mostly welcome…just let me know ya! =)