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Showing posts with label Embroidery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Embroidery. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Friday, June 14, 2019
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019
New work
Some new work... my first attempt at quilting :)
Hand-printed white linen, some panels hand-embroidered...
badly sewn together, soon to be picnic rug.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Birthday portrait 2018
I've been doing birthday portraits for the little one for a few years now.
There are some past efforts here.
This latest one is probably the closest to capturing her spirit, so I added some text to fit :)
"When I count my blessings, I count you twice."
Monday, April 4, 2016
Commission
Sneak peek at a commission I've been working on...
If you'd like to see more of my embroidery work, you can pop over here.
If you'd like to see more of my embroidery work, you can pop over here.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Oh! Embroidered 3 finished :)
Oh number 3, you were a lot of work...
I wanted you to have the density of a tapestry, but of a different feel...
silken papery threads woven into a paper cousin; fibre held together by fibre.
I dreamed of how you would turn out with each stitch...
I wanted you to be a smooth, even texture that pops out from its surface like a sculpture
... and now you're finished!
Oh! Embroidered 3 is in my big cartel shop :)
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Stitchery in progress
My day job has been taking most of my time lately so it's been "slowly slowly" with the
progress on my new piece... grabbing a minute here and a minute there when I can.
I wanted to achieve more of a tapestry look this time... heavier but still with bare peeks
of canvas showing through to throw the design into relief :)
As always, when I'm getting close to the finishing post, I hesitate more and more over each
stitch, not wanting to go too far... and spend an inordinate amount of time looking at the back
of the work ;)
Hope you're having a good week :)
progress on my new piece... grabbing a minute here and a minute there when I can.
I wanted to achieve more of a tapestry look this time... heavier but still with bare peeks
of canvas showing through to throw the design into relief :)
As always, when I'm getting close to the finishing post, I hesitate more and more over each
stitch, not wanting to go too far... and spend an inordinate amount of time looking at the back
of the work ;)
Hope you're having a good week :)
Monday, December 30, 2013
New in the shop!
There's a new cushion cover in my etsy store :) One of a kind, screenprinted and hand
embroidered in my original Golden Penda design.
So glad to have finished it in time! If ever there was a project that has spanned a good
part of a year, then for me, this is it. It started as an experiment in layering different
screenprinting designs and then my rediscovered love for embroidery was added into
the mix.
Anyway, it's finished and it's in my shop :)
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
New work!
Hello! Yes, it's been ages. The silly season has taken over here. There are many new
projects on the go, but as yet none have been finished. Just so you know I am still on the job
I thought I'd post a new work – still very much a work in progress – called Urban Planning.
This is a very personal project for me. I started with some painting and over-printing, playing
with making marks. Then I over-printed a map of where we used to live in London and began
sewing a random hexagon grid pattern as the next layer.
From there the layers of fabric, silk and lace have been steadily building up. I'm trying not to
plan this part too slavishly... I want it to be the chaotic growth of a city that happens no matter
how assiduously one plans its grid ;)
Anyway, still a work in progress. Here's to one day actually finishing! ;)
projects on the go, but as yet none have been finished. Just so you know I am still on the job
I thought I'd post a new work – still very much a work in progress – called Urban Planning.
This is a very personal project for me. I started with some painting and over-printing, playing
with making marks. Then I over-printed a map of where we used to live in London and began
sewing a random hexagon grid pattern as the next layer.
From there the layers of fabric, silk and lace have been steadily building up. I'm trying not to
plan this part too slavishly... I want it to be the chaotic growth of a city that happens no matter
how assiduously one plans its grid ;)
Anyway, still a work in progress. Here's to one day actually finishing! ;)
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Friday, November 16, 2012
Christmas Ornament Swap
It's been ages since I took part in a swap... I'd forgotten how fun and nerve wracking
they can be (all at once!). Don't get me wrong, it's been great but I always find it so hard
deciding what to make and then there's the performance anxiety when you start seeing
all the amazing things other people have done ;)
My recipient said that she likes Scandinavian design, so I decided to
try my hand at a Dala Horse... like this one (below)...
After a couple of REALLY bad attempts at freehand cutting, I sought out a
pattern for the shape online and found this one (below) here...
At one stage I thought I'd finished but then I saw some amazing ones on the Creative
Space meme and realised I was going to have to try harder if my recipient was to
be happy, so I began doing different strand widths of embroidery to give the design
some depth...
... and I did a bit of block printing for the saddle etc.
Anyway, it's done and I so hope my recipient likes it.
Are you taking part in Christina's Xmas Ornament Swap too? I can't tell you
who my recipient is but I'm happy to report it's all finished and ready for posting :)
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