I have to admit that this project tested me. I wasn’t at all happy with it as I went along. I was determined that it would be finished though. Hard to say what exactly bother me so much. I can tell you though that I thought the bee body looked very odd when it was […]
Bee and Flowers Stumpwork Embroidery Read More »
Hi, I rested a few days last weekend and spent some time thinking about what projects I most want to do. Sometimes the way isn’t always so clear, and I get easily distracted. We’ll see in the days ahead if I can focus in on what I most want to do. In the meantime, I
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I finished another little crewel embroidery yesterday, so here it is. I didn’t plan to do the sheep with turkey knots from the start. I had been thinking long and short, but then when I stopped to think about my other choices, I decided to give the turkey knots a go. I used 3 strands
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I’ve been busy working on more wool stitching! My subject this time in an octopus. I wanted a semi-realistic shape so I did a photo search and got a feeling for how the head should be. The tentacles are a bit exaggerated, but I wanted them long so you get the feeling of them floating
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I re-stitched a design, something I almost never do. I needed to know the amount of thread I used, so I chose to do the skate in black for something different. The black is a little more dramatic maybe, but not so different. I was uncertain of my color choice for the branches on the
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I’ve completed my embroidery journal project for the month! It’s a bit different, but it has a meaning. I thought about what theme I wanted for the month and decided I would use new beginnings. It took me awhile to choose this theme. I’ve considered many others. New beginnings – not just because it’s a
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The first project of the year is now completed! This one I am calling “Crewel Beetle”. That gives the whole thing away, so here it is! I used some classic crewel embroidery stitches here, namely the beetle’s body. I took the time to lay the lines carefully to be as parallel as possible. Nearly all
I hope everyone is having a great holiday so far. Things are good here. I managed to find some time to do some stitching, and that always makes things better! This is another crewel work project. I really like working with the wools, but I still have a limited collection of colors. That will be
It’s almost time! I made this little embroidery to celebrate: I used Appleton crewel wools. They are sooo nice to work with. This time though I used linen, because I found out the hard way that it really isn’t so easy to pull them through a tight, woven cotton – they just get worn fast.
Time to get that old Christmas feeling… Read More »
I’ve been a little slow lately. Maybe it’s the short days and grayness – we are down to about 6.5 hrs of light now. Soon things will turn towards slowly lengthening days again though, and it only takes a few weeks before you start feeling the darkness lifting. I made this small embroidery for a
