I’ve been spending time lately looking around on Instagram, seeing what people are doing with their embroidery and fiber arts. One thing I’m seeing all over are the woven wheels – chunky style. They look too fun not to try, so I thought I would make a short tutorial about them while I was at […]
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What a busy stitching week it’s been, and it’s not over yet! There is still time to work on more projects before it’s done. This will be the second finish of the week. It almost makes up for last week’s lack of finishes. These colors were truly a pleasure to work with, so warm
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Nothing wrong with being a day late as usual here. I’m working on two projects, although one is on the sidelines while waiting for more crewel colors. My new dragonfly stumpwork is getting all the attention while waiting. The camera pretty much hates focusing on the fabric when there is too much dimension, so I’ve
These were all so much fun to make! I love pulling them out now and then to look at and think what else could be done. They’re a great chance to test out the needles and creativity. What I’ve made is only a start for what can be done. I go through them all in
I’m still catching up on showing some previous projects on this blog. Today I have one of the embroidered purses I made a while ago. I’ve used a variety of materials in making this purse, beads, cheese cloth, yarns of different types, mostly just playing around. The bird was made by covering a thick interfacing
Here is another one of the embroidery patterns I created with people new to stumpwork in mind. These little insects are probably the most fun to stitch! For this project, I took the help of Trish Burr’s book, Color Confidence in embroidery, which is a really great resource. I’ll say more about it later because
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It was a beautiful winter day on Sunday, so I’ve collected some photos of the little birds that come visit me. I love these little birds. They get food here all year round. The bullfinch is always a delight to see out there. One of the bird clubs in told me about giving them
I’ve just finished a fun crewel project I adapted from an earlier design. I love the bright colors on the little bird, and the way the wing turned out. I have another couple of crewel projects I want to do before I turn to do some stumpwork projects. I’ve promised to make the dragonfly project
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This is another of one of the stumpwork designs I made this past year with beginners in mind. The ladybugs are such fun to make. I love the dimensional effect of them. It always makes me want to get busy making more, just talking about them, and soon I will, but first a few more
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I’m celebrating a new finish! This little owl was lots of fun to stitch. I really like the big staring eyes. They look almost worried, but it must just be the snow that’s the problem. 🙂 I have a pile of new designs in the works, all waiting to be stitched up, so it’s
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