Here's a lovely book I bought when I was in France in the summer...
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| Available through Amazon |
'Biscornus et Pique-Aiguilles' or 'Biscornus and Pincushions'
A biscornu is a clever little thing constructed out of (usually) two squares, then oh-so carefully sewn together to arrive at this shape...
I had never heard of a biscornu until I started reading blogs - ah, the educational power of the internet!
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| Photo courtesy of Save the Stitches by NordicNeedle where you can find some very good looking instructions for how to create a biscornu |
I had never heard of a biscornu until I started reading blogs - ah, the educational power of the internet!
Look at some of the lovelies from the book...
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| Two-square biscornu |
They can be used for pincushions, but also as decorations (small ones dangling from a sparsely decorated Christmas tree would be lovely) and for keyrings, scissor fobs and the like.
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| Fifteen square biscornu |
Lots of sweet charts...
Elf? Pixie? Who cares - I love the little peeps in the book (there are quite a few)...
Charts for large and small squares, so you can chose depending on your level of patience and how much time you have available...
I haven't yet managed to get started on any of these, mainly because I can't choose which to do! But when I do, you know you're likely to see the results here!
Lovely book.
ReplyDeleteI started making a fifteen square biscornu once, think I will have to find it.
Julie xxxxxxx
Gorgeous. I thought of you today in the C shop. There is a rather nice stripey but shrunk looking jumper with coloured buttons ...want it ?!
ReplyDeleteCatching up on all the posts I missed whilst head down sewing for fairs - never heard of Biscornus either and arent they darling?! I look forward to seeing one of these cuties here one day!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Alix
Gill xx