With refreshed mind and eyes and hands I was also able to get in and finish off the fabric covers that go around the cement cubes.
I drew the travel lines on with my frixon pen, and stitched them with double strand dark grey thread. Then I tacked the folded edges down to make sure I knew the space available for the writing.
I began adding some writing to the cubes, describing a dangerous sea voyage back in 1813.
And some notes about the landing in Canada and the new life to be built there.
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No photos since bringing them home; but thanks to Liz A, I was able to remove the frixon pen marks by using my hair dryer as the heat source, rather than an iron!
I might be a while before I can pull together their whole story and display, but I am happy to have made it this far.
I do love the precision of your numbers ... and so glad to hear the hair dryer method worked for you
ReplyDeleteIt was very exciting to get the hairdryer going and have the marks disappear! I went back and looked at my numbers and have no idea why they are so crisp and orderly, but I agree that they are! I always find my 2s can go a bit wonky, so was glad to avoid them here.
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