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05-16-2011, 07:26 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Central Coast CA
Posts: 1,918
Mine is. I hand appliqued it for my friend and fellow balloonist for his 25th anniversary. That is his balloon front and center, made with ripstop nylon of course. I made the gondola using floss I wove to look like wicker. The oak tree trunk and branches, the pond flora, the fenceposts, the smaller balloons, and the redwing blackbirds are all embroidery thread. The barbed wire is metallic thread, as well as the lettering on the balloon envelope. The crown line is button trine, the 3-D flag is the marine code for "G," and the pennants on the envelope are also 3-D
