The Tolkien Coming of Age Club - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-24-2003, 05:58 AM

Many posts ago (page 3 of this thread - I really had to hunt!), there was a link to a site with pictures of the Númenorean tile and the emblems Tolkien drew. Alphaelin mentioned using them for needlepoint designs. That got me started thinking about the possibilities of Tolkien-inspired patchwork. (Yes, I'm too impatient for needlework and have chosen something faster for my forays into the textile arts. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ) Most of the designs are not suitable for sewn patchwork, since they have curved patterns which could only be appliqued. However, one of the designs for Lúthien Tinúviel (the one with the dark, starred background) is basically a nine-patch pattern, and I think I can do a version which will come close enough to be recognizable. Yay, great excuse to go fabric shopping!

Oh dear, does anyone even know what I’m talking about, and if so, does it really interest anyone?? [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Oh well, when it’s done, I will put up a picture for all to see.

02-24-2003, 05:58 AM	#11
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Many posts ago (page 3 of this thread - I really had to hunt!), there was a link to a site with pictures of the Númenorean tile and the emblems Tolkien drew. Alphaelin mentioned using them for needlepoint designs. That got me started thinking about the possibilities of Tolkien-inspired patchwork. (Yes, I'm too impatient for needlework and have chosen something faster for my forays into the textile arts. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ) Most of the designs are not suitable for sewn patchwork, since they have curved patterns which could only be appliqued. However, one of the designs for Lúthien Tinúviel (the one with the dark, starred background) is basically a nine-patch pattern, and I think I can do a version which will come close enough to be recognizable. Yay, great excuse to go fabric shopping! Oh dear, does anyone even know what I’m talking about, and if so, does it really interest anyone?? [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Oh well, when it’s done, I will put up a picture for all to see. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'