Praise be to Allah - The All Mighty. Im happy today. Happy to hear my favourite singer - Micheal Jackson has made the right decision. He’d converted to Islam! (Read full story -http://ibnlive.in.com/news/michael-jackson-converts-to-islam/78674-8.html)

The news stopped all speculation, gossips as well as comments being made relating the above issue. If im not mistaken, as written in the news, he had shown interested in Islam since his brother, Jermaine converted to Islam in way back 1989. The same speculation hit the world again back in 2005 when he was charged with child abuse. At last, Allah show him the way..Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!

Let pray happiness for all Muslims through out the world.

Amin Ya Rabbal A’lamin

Akhirnya sampai juga hajat saya untuk memberikan sesuatu yang sangat berguna kepada pembaca-pembaca semua.

So pada hari ini tepat jam 11.00 pagi dengan rasminya saya melancarkan ebook pertama saya dalam Siri Pertama iaitu Teknik Asas Sulaman Manik Dan Labuci.

Setelah bertungkus lumus menyiapkan ebook ini dan akhirnya siap untuk dijadikan sumber panduan kepada anda yang masih baru dalam dunia sulaman. Jutaan terima kasih kepada anda yang terus menyokong saya dalam seni sulaman manik dan labuci terutama yang setia datang ke blog ni.

Saya perhatikan trafik ke blog ni semakin meninggkat setiap hari. Emm..bimbang juga takut-takut tak cukup bandwith pulak sebab dah tentu ramai yg nak download ebook ni.

Apa pun saya harapkan anda semua bersabar bimbang server hosting perlahan atau dalam keadaan terlalu ramai yang mendownload. Ehh…macam laku sangat ke ebook saya ni. Ha…saya tak nak umumkan apa-apa harga tapi boleh pergi ke minisite yang saya buat khas untuk ebook Teknik Asas Sulaman Manik Dan Labuci.

Baca dulu kat minisite tu betul-betul sebab ada sesuatu yang istimewa untuk anda semua. Namun ebook ini bukanlah nokhtah terakhir saya dalam menyumbang dan perkongsian ilmu seni sulaman tapi selepas ini ada sesuatu yang lebih istimewa akan saya lancarkan.

Ye bukan mudah untuk menulis sesebuah ebook lebih-lebih satu panduan yang bakal digunakan oleh orang lain. Jadi saya mohon maaf sekiranya ebook teknik asas ini serba kekurangan dari segi penampilan. Kalau ada tersalah eja tu harap-harap paham sendiri lah ye. Maklumlah baru first time tulis ebook itu pun asyik tidur lambat je nak menyiapkannya.

Oklah saya pun tak nak celoteh panjang jom ke minisite baru saya yang dah dilancarkan tadi. Sekiranya ada apa-apa masalah jangan segan silu nak hubungi saya. Terutama tak paham macam mana nak download atau ekstrak ebook tu. InsayaAllah segala yang terdaya akan saya bantu.

Berita gembira ni memang dinantikan oleh pembaca-pembaca yang tak putus-putus menghantar emel bertanyakan “kak bila nak buat ebook?”. Kadang sampai tak terjawap sebab banyak lagi emel-emel berkaitan sulaman dan pembelian manik.

Oh ya saya juga akan melancarkan kedai manik terbaru selepas ni. Emm…kerja-kerja mengedit dan memasukkan gambar-gambar produk iaitu manik sedang saya jalankan. InsyaAllh dalam masa terdekat ni akan saya umumkan nanti. Maybe lepas ni tersusunlah sistem pembelian dan rekod-rekod jualan manik saya. Sekarang tunggang langgang maklumlah takde sistem yang betul-betul efisien.

Maybe sebelum ni kita selalu baca buku fizikal tapi apa kata kita baca ebook pulak. Kalau yang belum biasa tu …biasa-biasakan lah ye.

Baiklah saya berhenti dulu kat sini dan ingin menantikan feedback dari anda semua.

Sekian

Imass

Masih terasa lagi, sambutan Hari Raya Korban. Tahun ni kite x balik raya. Semua beraya di Shah Alam.  Nak jalan Cuti-cuti Malaysia ke Langkawi (k.habsah dah offer lodging, insya allah ye kak..) pun x sempat lagi. Ramai yang bertanye samada dah stop pelajaran free ke? Sorry le semua ye.. lately mmg bz sangat ngan keje2 kat ofis. Itupun bila boss panggil wat discussion, ade jugak yg kite tuang. Buat muka toya, x join. Kalau join kang, mau ade yg balik kol 10 mlm ari2. Mane tahan..weiiii.. takat join mane yg mampu. Yang penting keje kite dlm group planning dah settle. Setakat nak join discuss saje2, banyak lagi keje lain.. Bukan ape.. x larat nak denga luahan hati boss ngan management! Biar jelah guys yg temankan boss. Kite ni org pompuan kang banyak mende nak kene consider.. laki, anak2..

Inipun dpt mc 2 ari, seronok! banyak tol hal nak settlekan. Nak memenuhi permintaan semua sekali rap x bole lah ye.. satu2 request kite jawap ye.

Currently, our team ‘National Space Study’ baru je balik dari study visit ke Korea dan Jepun. So, boss kecik - Pn Nik ade lah kasi ole2 dari sana utk kiteorg yg tinggal x kat ofis ni. Nak pegi semua, mane bole - cost cutting maaa.. itupun dia pegi ngan team from ANGKASA. Pn Nik kasi purse from Korea. Ni dia purse nye..

Kite pilih kale hijau gelap. Lawa, bole wat isi duit syiling. Teringat request Zana ke Hana (Sorry ye.. name lupe plak). Dia minta contoh camne nak guna sulam sequin flower mangkuk. Kesudahannye, beg ni la jadik mangsa. Suggestion drp k.julie..”awak terror manik2 ni, jait la kasi nampak ummph”.. Kembang kejap bontot kene puji. Apalagi, dengan penuh bersemangatnye la balik rumah nak start jait le konon. Tapi, terbantut, sebb sampai rumah dah lambat. Kena tahan ngan big boss. Terpaksala niat dihati kene tunda. Yg sempatnye, amik gamba je.

So, ni kira malam semlm la baru dpt me’manikkan’ purse ni. Kite pakai czech bead kale oren, MIYUKI round 11/0 kale ijau rumpai laut - utk inti bunga. Untuk kelopaknya kite pakai sequin flower bowl 5mm kale oren, 6mm kale ijau, MIYUKI hexa 2 cut (silverlined) kale ijau pekat, ijau apple, light green. Yg ni xde dlm galeri (kecuali  MIYUKI round dengan flower bowl oren) sebbnya tinggal ciput maniknye. So kite pakai guna pakai utk sulam sample2 mcm ni. Inilah hasilnye..

Close up - beaded purse

Kite jait sikit je sebb hingus putih asyik leleh x henti, sambil jait sambil sok sek sok sek.. mata dah berair2. Tahan je le kejap. Nak jugak abiskan sebabnya dah lama nak wat x dpt. Untuk bunga yang besa tu, tengahnya kite jaitkan manik 3 serangkai (susunannye: manik miyuki ijau, manik czech oren, manik miyuki ijau smula), pastu kelilingnya kite jait guna teknik labuci ngan manik asas. Tapi pakai sequin flower bowl la. lapiskan flower bowl size 6mm, lapiskan dengan flower bowl oren saiz 5mm, sekatkan dengan manik czech kale oren. Utk tangkainye pulak, kite pakai manik miyuki hexa 2 cut, guna teknik beriring dengan bilangan manik ikut suka. Kalau rasa nak panjang tangkai tu, banyakkan la maniknye. Utk ala kudup bunga @ bunga kecik2 tu, kite pakai flower bowl kale oren tapi lapiskan 3, ngan manik czech. Jadikle.. bak kate org sedahan dulu.. nak kembangkan lagi, insya allah..kene tunggu abis selsema ngan demam ni dulu le..

Pasni kite tgh hasil tudung plak. Yang ade ni tudung pemberian dari besan mak - Aunty Anom.

Baru2 ni dia ke indon, kat sana mcm2 design, pesen, tudung ade, 2 in 1 la, 3 in 1 la… Kite pun dpt 1 tudung dr boss kecik - Pn Zu. Dia beli kat Sulawesi, Indonesia.  So, nanti tudung ni plak jadik mangsanye. Nak tambah manik skit lagi dr design TE ngan BE yg dah ade atas tudung tu. Apply sequin bowl jugak.. tunggu yeaa.. Teringat pada Chetam - ape cite projek beads embelishment pd tudung dia..

Wassalam.

Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide in commemoration of the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to Allah, The All Mighty. The festival annually falls on the 10th day of the month of Zulhijjah, the 12th month of the lunar Islamic calender. The festivities last for two to three days or more depending on the country. Eid al-Adha occurs the day after the pilgrims conducting Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide. That’s why it is also known as ‘Hari Raya Haji’, Celebration Day of the Hajj.

Early morning, men, women, and children will dressed in their finest clothing to perform Eid prayer in the mosque. Muslims who can afford to do so sacrifice their best domestic animals (usually sheep, but also camels, cows, and goats) as a symbol of Prophet Ibrahim’s sacrifice.

Talking about sacrifice, one of the most touchable and lovely quote “Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love, is by far, the truest type of love” . Reading thro the quotes, trying to understand, i don’t know whether im the one who’s cares or whom should i care for? and if i care, does it really worth it for me to care? Sometimes, it’s seems so obvious or just me who truly see and not not just see with the eyes but sees it with feelings in me.

All the times, it will be the same. Same action to do, same reaction from you. Same action to see and hear, and everything will just passed away. Gone with the wind, keep blowing all the way, without having known it’s way. To whom the wind blown for? Carrying a sad song for no one, no one at all..

It’s a human sign
When things go wrong
When the scent of her lingers
And temptation’s strong

Into the boundary
Of each married man
Sweet deceit comes calling
And negativity lands

Cold cold heart
Hard done by you
Some things look better baby
Just passing through

And it’s no sacrifice
Just a simple word
It’s two hearts living
In two separate worlds
But it’s no sacrifice
No sacrifice
It’s no sacrifice at all

Mutual misunderstanding
After the fact
Sensitivity builds a prison
In the final act

We lose direction
No stone unturned
No tears to damn you
When jealousy burns

- Song by: Elton John -

Agak lama jugak mendiamkan diri. Sejak dari awal November bz dengan group’s business plan. Kene buat planning straight for 2 years, 2009-2010. So, xleh lari. Itupun, kadang-kadang bila boss panggil discussion, kite buat muka toya je, sebb x larat nak join - discussionnye sometimes took more than 3-4 hours after 5pm. Tensen jugak!

Back to tajuk utama yg kite nak cerita. Oditionnye running quite well. As for madihahnye presentation or performance, she did well, but maybe nasib x menyebelahi dia kali ni. Dalam SMS tu, the organizer minta dtg register at 12.30pm kat JJ Bkt Tinggi. Tapi, bila sampai je kat kaunter pendaftaran, pendaftarannye dah tutup. Kena tunggu jam 2.30pm pulak! Ni kira utk sesi ke 2. Tanye punye tanye, jumlah penyertaan untuk central region ni ade 200++. Wow… ramainye. Actually, kite xde le xpect that much. The organizer claimed that taun ni bertambah penyertaannye. Yalahh, mungkin sebb tgk pada adiah yg di’offer’, sape x nak join kan? Manelah tau, naik2 atas stage, gedik sana sini skit + with luck dpt masuk preliminary round ke.. pun dah baguz..kihkihh..

A week b4 that, nak boost Madihahnye energy and confident level, kite buatkan la dia coklat, ‘home made’. Just to share with u all, ni la gamba coklat yg dah siap. Ade pistachio nut a.k.a kacang cerdik dlm coklat. Madihah’s favourite!

Ni malas nak masuk dlm acuan so hentam dlm loyang 4 segi. Dah masak, masukkan dlm loyang, simpan dlm peti kasi sejuk. Esok arinye baru potong. Dapat la bw ke ofis, kasi rasa.

Back to d story. As for d 1st session, total ade 42 org tgh menanti. Setiap sorang, cume diberi 2 minit utk buat persembahan. Lebih, kene cantas. 42 org x 2 minit = 82 minit = 1 jam 22 mini. Itu x termasuk masa celoteh pengacaranye petang tu. Menunggu ade participants yg ilang, dah amik masa setengah jam, tambah chit chat pengacara nak control the situation lagi 15 minit..mau 2 jam lebih menunggu utk sesi kedua. Sesi 1 start lebih kurang dlm kol 2 camtu. Dari 42 org tu, sepanjang odition berlangsung, jumlah peserta melayu adelah 7 orang. Majoriti anak2 cina yg masuk. Ade 1 perkara yg kite terkilan, masa sms organizer tanye pakaian utk odition, reply organizer - disney casual wear. Tapi, masa odition aritu, boleh dikatekan hampir 3/4 participant pakai full complete costume! MMmmm.. camne tu??? Xpela, gained xperience. As for Madihah, dia, tanye jugak tapi sebb situasi x membenarkan kite balik amik kostume, then tunggu je la.. Nanti kang kalau balik, takut terlepas ape2 plak. So, stay je la. At least, kite ade bw headgear gangling2 yg glamer tu + veil organza (kenelah pujuk Madihah..). Nak kasi dia bersemangat..

Utk persembahan, Madihah buat poem reading (lebih kurang la..) Actually, dia just read through d lyrics ” A Whole New World “- Sang by Princess Jasmine & Aladdin, with action and gesture lah kan. Tokok tambah skit, sebelum poem reading dia start, ade part dia gelek2 skit dlm gerakan 3 x 8 with background lagu - “Arabian Nights”, lagu tema cite Aladdin and the 40 Thieves. Thanks to Nal (my friend kat ofis, cameraman cum technician) - the pro dlm audio/video editing/shooting ni. Dia la yg tukang edit lagu2 just to fit the whole performance. Idea for the whole persembahan - contribute by K.Syid & K.Noni. Nak harapkan maknye ni, mane sempat nak pikir. Lepas Madihah gelek2, dia bow n greet everybody, termasuklah judges, introduce her self and start off with the poem reading. 1st para of d lyric - she read it in Mandarin. Part ni, kite surf through youtube, cari video lagu2 filem tu yg dinyanyikan dlm versi Mandarin (Thx to my parents yg skolahkan kite skolah kebangsaan Cina) then ajarkan Madihah sebut dengan pronaunciation - Ping Ying, yg betul. Alhamdulillah.. she said it very well! Kedengaran lah juga puji-pujian dr penonton (Kembang jugak bontot maknye, nenek dia pun ade (my dear mother - penyokong no 1), aciknye, aunty Malina (adik ipar) with bb awish.. uncle chu nye ponteng keje jap (he worked at DOME, JJ Bkt Tinggi) kuar tgk persembahan n support Madihah..heheee) Termasuk Madihah, start sesi 2 (after 20 minit breaks), dia adalah anak melayu yg ke 9 (kite rasa2 lah..). Madihah peserta no 2 dari 39 orang utk sesi 2 odition. Muka dia masa kuar dari sebalik tirai, nampak sgt stage fright. Tapi, bila lagu dah kuar, tetiba je dia start senyum… Cayalah!

So, towards d end, wpun x terpilih masuk utk preliminary round, ape yg mengagumkan, she did well! Bila tanye dia, nak masuk lagi taun depan, jwpnnye (sepantas kilat) of course! (siap nak simpan rambut panjang, penangan rambut pelesu - sponsorship from K.syid). Madihahnye kate2 impian, “Taun ni x dpt, taun depan kene dpt.” That’s da spirit my girl!

Till then

Post yg terdahulu, kite ade uploadkan gamba2 dari hasil kerja tgn kite pada sulaman benang (Thread Embroidery (TE)), so kali ni kite tengok hasil bahagian ke-2 sulaman benang kite, ok? Ar 1st, mmg payah nak mulakan smula coz after the 1st trail tu, terus x tengok2 TE, but at last i’d managed to get some of it in control, cthnye mcm Tenunan Timbul Picots (Raised Woven Picots), Jahitan Pekinese (Pekinese Stich), Jahitan Satin (Satin Stich), Jahitan Feather (Feather Stich), Jahitan Sayap (Fly Stich) dan Jahitan Daun Stem (Stem Leaf Stich).

Yg best skali, kite berjaya membuat Tenunan Timbul Picots (Raised Woven Picots (RWP)). Tgk dlm buku, cantiknye bunge matahari disulam with this technique. It looks alive! Tapi kalau x tarik benang dengan kemas n mantap, tulang belakang utk menghasilkan tenunan ni will loosen up. Jadi cam gelembung2. Apa yg dapat kite pastikan (based on my observation masa menyulam benang ni) lebar utk bahagian bawah petal tu kene lebar, kalau x, x cantik hasilnye.  Bahagian yg disulam @ dianyam berselang seli tu, x kan nampak mcm kelopak bunge matahari tapi jadi straight line tegak je ala KLCC.

Inilah hasil WRP!

Kelopak yg 2nd tu kite sulamkan ke depan skit dari kelopak no 1. Supaya dia nampak bertindih. Ini kes ‘try n error’ je, aleh2 menjadi pulak! Satu lagi my personal discovery, masa tgh menyulam tu secara x sengaja, hujung jarum tercuit skit benang dr kelopak no 1, bila dah abis sulam baru perasan. Tapikan, my personal learning xperience mengatakan, ini cara nak attachkan 2 kelopak sekali gus. Supaya, nanti ianya nampak bersame2 kelopak tu.

Next, Jahitan Daun Stem (SLS). Teknik yg ni kite buatkan batang bunge matahari. Simple steps. Yg utama nye, masa nak susup benang tu kene sengetkan jarum dan at least jarum disusupkan pd bhgn hujung susupan pertama.

Inilah hasilnye. Untuk daun bunge matahari kite plak, kite pakai teknik Jahitan Sayap (FS). From my observation, teknik ni lebih kurang same mcm teknik Jahitan Feather (FS). Sulaman digilir2kan kiri dan kanan. Cuma dlm Feather Stich kite x ikat lengkungan benang. So, gamba yg atas mula2 tadi, dah menunjukkan keseluruhan rekaan bunge mataharikan. Cume, x siap lagi.. insya allah..

Yg kat bawah ni plak Feather Stich.

I’d missed 1 cabang (kalau tgk betul2, obvious! kalau sifu nampak ni.. malu weehhh!)

Then, Satin Stich (SS). Tahap kesusahannye - xdelah susah sgt, jait lurus je. jarum kene senget.

Actually, kite sulam teknik ni dulu then baru masuk teknik yg feather stich (FS) tu. Kiranya, FS utk batang bunge lakaran kite ni le. Plan yg bahagian tengahnye will be fill up with either sequin bunge mangkuk 5mm ataupun pkai manik.

Ini gamba keseluruhan lakaran utk Satin Stich & Fethear Stich.

Next, Pekinese stich (PS). As stated in d book, we need to create a foundation, barisan a line of threaded back stich (TBS) in loose manner. Asasnye, kene buat Threaded back Stich (TBS). Bila dah ade tulang belakangnye then baru kite sulam ulang2 secara menyilang. Hasilnye, nampak cam tocang kan.

Untuk itu, kite stop sampai takat ni je. Next time kite sambung lagi. Tapi, bukan TE lah kot yea.. sebb dah lama sgt kite tinggalkan seni jahitan baju kurung dan BE. K?

Jumpa lagi di lain cerita… wasalam.

Almost 2 weeks in silent - i’ve just finished embelishing madihah’s costume! A project for my daughter. All started when her eyes captured the view of a huge advert hanging on top corner of each pillar. The fever for Miss Disney Princess is back in action!!! Last year, she missed the pageant, and now, she wont let it happen again.

So, nak x nak i have to ‘layan’ jelah kehendak dia. Next morning during lunch hour in d office, i’d started to search through some info on Disney Princesses. Trying to match her, which princess would suite her the most:

1. Snow White - gentle n loving (too gentle for madihah)

2. Cinderella - gentle n soft-spoken (her idol but also too soft)

How about…

3. Belle - the Beauty whom patience enough to face with the grumpy Beast and later give him her heart;

4. Ariel - headstrong (applicable to madihah) n naive

5. Aurora - gentle, loving n thoughtful (mm..sometimes)

6. Jasmine - exotic, strong n independent. (quite similar to her)

7. Mulan -a tomboy (not really)

8. Pocahontas - play full, free-spirited young women n loves adventures (play full? of course)

After in depth analysis on the characteristics of each princess vs madihah, i’d proposed Princess Jasmine to her and she’d agreed. Together we started to search for some pictures of Princess Jasmine’s costume.

After 2 days in searching for the kostume, k.syid - one of my friends proposed for me to sew the costume by my self - Great idea! So, startla process desiging the costume.

This is the preliminary sketches in my lil note book.
1st - The Blause; 2nd - The Belt

3rd - The Pants; 4th - The Overcoat

5th - The Headgear, necklace & earrings

Then, next step finding the suitable fabric. Balik kerja ape lagi, x nagoya, kamdar la jadi sasaran.. sambil2 tu berjalan la jugak keliling Little India kat Klang tu mencari fabrics + ideas. At last, dark purple plain satin + gold yg menjadi pilihan hati. Nak dptkan kale turqoise tapi xde, so proceed je la ngan purple color.

So, inilah hasilnye after the process of melakar pola baju, menggunting + menjahit. This is the blause. Satin purple with organza yellow utk lengan.

Bahagian bahu tu, purposely dijait kasi nampak puffy, kedut banyak coz if not x gempaq.. like a princess attire (kononnye)! Then i’d added with some dangling on the bottom part of the blouse. Senang keje, pegi Nagoya, beli jurai2 yg dah siap utk langsir tu.. jait kan je tepi2 blause.

2nd piece is the belt. Took measurement for waist, take a thin sponge n cut triangle like shape. Tampal je atas kain gold. Then, stich it so that kain tu x terbuka. Bahagian belakang belt, kite pasangkan cangkuk, senang bila nak pakaikan nanti.

The Belt - Before embelish

Last skali, seluarnye. Kite jaitkan bahagian pinggang dgn getah, plus bahagian bawah kaki seluar dengan getah cerut. Seluar mmg gedoboh (besar), tapi bila kene getah cerut, kain akan nampak poofy. Just like the usual Princess Jasmine pants. Then, bahagian tepi seluar, kite pakai kain gold utk make up the pattern. just to add lil bit of glamour touch! Gamba yg ini was b4 the embelishment work.

The pants - dah x tau nak reka tepi suar mcm mane dah! hemtam sajelah.. reka dulu patternnye than later draw atas kain gold and cut out!

The Headgear

This is the headgear. At first, i wanted to make a crown but it may took sometime for me as im not quite well verse with crystal n wire. So, i’ve decided to change it from a crown to a head band. It’s practical! jaitkan kain gold utk head band n cantumkan 2 end point of the head band with a getah cerut. Then, jaitkan 3 big acrylic stones in the middle like a flower (kind of) and some small maroon colored stones as the half filling. Itulah hasilnya. This is before i added some more dangling, to give lil bit different on  ‘da look’ (k.syid’s idea - thank you, n im really appreciate it)

After all that hard work sewing the blause, pants, making up the belt, it’s time to embelish the costume. I’d spent almost 1 week to get the idea n getting embelishment done. Most of the time, i’d used big acrylic stones and 2 cut hexagon beads.

The Belt - after embelished with big acrylic stones and some side pattern (x abis jait lagi masa ni.. utk pra tatapan lah kiranye yea..)

Finish with the embelishment, the due date for submission was on the 9th Nov. On 6th Nov, i’d took madihah to have a photo shoot in a studio - Kedai Gambar Kodak. The Pakage offered to us was 8 poses with all 4 R printing = rm 80. Terima je la.. kang x puas pulak anak dara sorang tu bergaya.. Posing punya posing, x perasan dah sampai 9 poses all together. The ‘tauke’ kasi chincai.. then kite pun ok je le.. janji next day bole siap and later that night bole pegi JJ Bkt Tinggi utk submit!

So.. Inilah dia - Princess Jasmine versi Madihah

( the Pose without a veil ) Posing like Princess Jasmine with a pigeon on hand..This pic was sent to JJ Bkt Tinggi, Klang.

gaya ‘Perempuan Melayu Terakhir’ ( the hair was sponsored by k. Syid - thx again for the support not to forget k.noni - aunty behind the scene ) As for this pic, we sent it to JJ Bkt Raja, Klang. (Strategy kebarangkalian untuk terpilih ke peringkat penyertaan seterusnya.. kihkihh)

And… gues what???? This Morning, i’ve received an SMS telling me that - Madihah was chosen for the odition on 22 Nov nanti! Alhamdulillah.. setengah dari penat lelah was payed off! Tinggal 1/2 lagi.. hopefully will doa from all of the BE supporters, insya allah..

Currently, tgh pening pk ape yg nak di kareografkan for her odition nanti..mmmm..

Later..

A new page was developed and i named it as “SHARING CORNER” dedicated to all supporters/ fans in BE. The page was developed with mission to inculcate the knowledge sharing in BE fans, beaders, newbies, gurus and as well as leaders.

With this, it will spur the growth of beaders and the knowledge will be shared, transferred to younger generation with passion.

Please visit the page by clicking at “Sharing Corner” (right side under the heading of PAGES) and don’t hesitate to post any comments/views.

Other beadworks are most welcome!

At last, i’ve manage to upload some of the sequince which currently available for sale. Please refer/ click to “Manik For Sale” page to view the uploaded list.

As for pearls, still in the process of uploading some of the pictures. More colors for sequince will be added from time to time.

* Thank you *

A different focus - TE

Since the new book from my sifu - Pn. RJ selling like hot cakes (i knew it coz pegi mane2 bookstore tanye sure abisnya..), terketuk pintu hati utk try sulaman benang dlm rekaan2 on my own baju kurung pulak. Yealah kan, campur tolak kristal, germstone, sequin + manik atas baju dah mmg dipraktikkan tp nak add in sulaman benang ni  lom pernah lagi dicuba. So, mlm tadi bermulalah episod D.I.Y berdasarkan rujukan buku2 Pn RJ (at last i manage to get her new books in 1 book store located at Kompleks PKNS. Sis yg jaga kaunter tu actually reserved the book to someone else. But, she claimed that the person did not come n pick up and it has been 2 weeks since the book arrived! So, apalagi, dia ulur, kitepun terus capai laaah! For me, rezeki depan bijik mate, jgn ditolak. Payment made, buku bertuka tangan, terus masuk dlm beg, peluk kuat x lepas dah.. heheee.. Melompat masuk kereta. Gumbira x terkata. Bukan nak ingat start enjin tp terus buka plastik cover buku!)

As usual, things needed to start TE are, needle (im picking 1 from my needles collection which had round eye n sharp point), cloth, hoop (ram) and some thread. Looking at the steps as shown in d book, i started to TE. Lets look at some of the results..1st - Button Holes Stiches(BTS) (Jahitan Lubang Butang).

This is the result - 1st time TE, so jahitan between stiches pun x consistant. In d books, Pn RJ uses two different color thread to show the tone for her sketches. BTS dijahit utk membentuk kelopak bunga yg dah dilakar dulu atas kain. Lepas ni, bole try 2 kale yg berlainan pulak. Most important, get d technique right at the 1st trial dulu kan?!

Next, Chain Stich (CS) (Jahitan Rantai). Tgk pada some of the sample dlm buku, jahitan ni digunakan utk lakaran batang, tepi bantal n etc ikut citarasa lakaran masing2.

Ni, my work on CS. For me, rasanye quite easy after followed the steps shown in the book.

Yg ni pulak, my lazy stich flower (Jahitan malas?). i used 4 threads with 2 different colors just to show some tone here. Tapi mcm x nampak sgt kan? The colors look the same. maybe i should change and used contradic type of colors.

Ok tak? 1st time.. antara petals masih x consistant. Petalsnye purposely i sewn it that way, to give variation la konon.. kihkihhh..

Then, baksia rose - try n error buat silang2 gitu. kira menjadi la kan (ni kes angkat bakul sendiri puji)

Yg ini pulak bullion rose - waduhhhh.. mula2 buat berselirat. Xde bentuk bullion rose langsung!  This is my 2nd attempt. Berjaya jua akhirnya..

Kepada yg berminat nak try tu, rasanye boleh try. Dimana ade kemahuan disitu ade jalan kan? X jadik kalu, try la lagi..

Ok, next we’ll proceed with some more techniques… jenis yg timbul2 tu.. suka! Thanks sifu!

Later