Our computer has been to the PC repair shop and I have been off-line for a while.
While I was waiting for my Spoonflower samples to arrive, I had been planning to write about Sue Bakker, but thanks to the interruption I have rather lost the thread of of all that I wanted to say (no pun intended).
So what follows is shorter and briefer than I originally intended –
I am very sorry to say that I only know Sue Bakker by reputation and not personally.
She is a founder member of The Guild of Miniature Needle Arts and some of her superb work can be seen on their website here – http://www.gmna.org.uk/people/SueBakker/Sue.html
She is also a member of The Miniature Needlework Society (International)
I know that her designs appear in various books, but I have never seen any of her charts offered for sale in kit form and I can only suggest that anyone interested in her work should contact her through one of these websites.
One of my friends, who knew how much I enjoy canvas work, gave me a copy of the International Dolls House News (Volume 26 No 11, October 31st 1997) containing one of her charted designs, and above is my attempt to do her work justice.
I think that it is a superb design and I found it was a great deal easier to work than its intricate appearance suggests.
Gorgeous!!! I admire your patience. 🙂
I wish I had time to do such a challenging work…
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Thank you, it was worked a little bit at a time and it took ages to finish.
I think that Sue Bakker is a very gifted designer and her charts are a pleasure to work.
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