{"id":515,"date":"2012-11-09T20:26:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T20:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/09\/shade-pulls-and-snowflakes-2\/"},"modified":"2012-11-09T20:26:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T20:26:00","slug":"shade-pulls-and-snowflakes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/shade-pulls-and-snowflakes-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Shade Pulls and Snowflakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\nWhen I am asked what type of textiles are my personal favorites I have to admit that I love(and collect) small examples of hand work. &nbsp;Crochet and tatted doilies, bits of patchwork and lace of all kinds. Actually my very, very favorite textile would be a 19thC Central Asian silk velvet ikat coat. But that , of course is out of the question. &nbsp;What is well within my budget, and most other textile enthusiasts, are the bits and pieces . &nbsp;They tell a much larger story than their size. &nbsp;I am always amazed at the intricacy of the designs and the patience and time required to produce these little gems. &nbsp;No matter if done by a proficient needle worker or a school girl in her first sewing class, these speak of loving intent and even the most unsophisticated (and often crude) attempt is a worthy treasure to be added to my collection.<\/p>\n<p>Years ago small crochet and tatted pieces were very popular additions to the household. &nbsp;Doilies of all sizes, from coaster size to placemats filled dining room drawers. &nbsp;Small sachets filled with lavender hung in closets and needlework pulls adorned window shades. &nbsp;These same shade pulls were often used as bookmarks and small ornaments, key fobs for armoires. I liken them to snowflakes because no two are exactly the same even though the patterns may be similar. &nbsp;That is the beauty of handwork.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xC4sTvTsI-g\/UJ1dj9_LhQI\/AAAAAAAAAoE\/mu_IwhkKjIA\/s1600\/shade+pulls.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"301\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xC4sTvTsI-g\/UJ1dj9_LhQI\/AAAAAAAAAoE\/mu_IwhkKjIA\/s400\/shade+pulls.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;crochet and tatted shade pulls<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-c8Bejv4wK9g\/UJ1dn7bfWJI\/AAAAAAAAAoM\/5S31qVwZsiQ\/s1600\/shade+pulls+2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"305\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-c8Bejv4wK9g\/UJ1dn7bfWJI\/AAAAAAAAAoM\/5S31qVwZsiQ\/s400\/shade+pulls+2.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;shade pulls, curtain tie backs<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nsmall crochet doll shade pulls or ornaments<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-7RVfjP1gzGY\/UJ1drtNpCsI\/AAAAAAAAAoU\/ljRn821lE_A\/s1600\/shade+pulls+3.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"267\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-7RVfjP1gzGY\/UJ1drtNpCsI\/AAAAAAAAAoU\/ljRn821lE_A\/s400\/shade+pulls+3.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fP3tklu472M\/UJ1dvRACujI\/AAAAAAAAAoc\/Lrusm5fFttw\/s1600\/shade+pulls+4.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"242\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fP3tklu472M\/UJ1dvRACujI\/AAAAAAAAAoc\/Lrusm5fFttw\/s400\/shade+pulls+4.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xe-1XdL5I0U\/UJ1fOZGUjRI\/AAAAAAAAAok\/GtZDrgiV-6M\/s1600\/shade+pull+wreath.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xe-1XdL5I0U\/UJ1fOZGUjRI\/AAAAAAAAAok\/GtZDrgiV-6M\/s320\/shade+pull+wreath.jpg\" width=\"287\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nmy shade pull snowflake wreath<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I am asked what type of textiles are my personal favorites I have to admit that I love(and collect) small examples of hand work. &nbsp;Crochet and tatted doilies, bits of patchwork and lace of all kinds. Actually my very, very favorite textile would be a 19thC Central Asian silk velvet ikat coat. But that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,79,77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crochet","category-shade-pulls","category-tatting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}