off hiatus, back on track!

November 17, 2008 at 5:09 pm | In FO, crafts, embroidery | 12 Comments

howdy, y’all! it’s been a rough couple of months, but i think i’m starting to gain some equilibrium.

remember the work in progress i posted about back in august? well, i finally finished it this weekend.

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i used to work for an electronics manufacturing company, back in the days when the aerospace industry was still big in my neck of the woods. i always thought the designs on the PC boards were pretty neat, so i thought i’d try embroidering something along those lines on a dishtowel.

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i didn’t want to get too detailed with it — goodness knows i have trouble completing large projects no matter what medium i’m using — so i dumbed down the design just a little bit. i used two different variegated threads, a blue one and a green one.

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it’s pretty nerd-worthy, isn’t it? geek crafts are fun. i’m thinking i may have to do more crafting along these lines…

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  1. Welcome back! I love the thready circuit board – tres geeky!

  2. That is one awesome dish towel!

  3. AWESOME

  4. Cute! This is a great gift idea for hard-to-buy-for geeky bachelors!

    And using variegated thread is brilliant! I thought you were using at least 5 different colors of threads, judging by the photos.

  5. Wow. I love this. Do you have a pattern made or could you make one? :)

    Pretty please?

  6. It’s adorable. I need to remember this for future projects. ^_^

  7. HOLY COW!! I found this through craft magazine’s blog and I love it!!!!!! YOU are my hero now!!

  8. Brilliant! Very clever idea and well-excuted.

  9. [...] The Motherboard Dishtowel This embroidered dish towel was made by former electronic manufacturer Shawnee of Life With Monkey. Honestly who doesnt love the intricate and beautiful designs on a motherboard? This is a lot chicer than my grandmother’s embroidered kitten pillows! (Sorry Grams, but its true! make those robo-kitties and I’ll reconsider). [...]

  10. ohmygosh, this is perfect! i love them. Will you be selling anytime soon? :)

  11. hey miz monkey
    Nice to see you, you’ve been on my mind! Love the embroidery!

  12. I’m glad to see you back! This is awesome!


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