Back to Work!

It is good to be back on the blog! I noticed my visitors dropped dramatically whilst I was away, very scary, I may never have a holiday again! But don't tell my husband! We had a brilliant time 'down south' visiting Helen. It was so good to see her and see how happy she is in her new home. Her place is really nice, very homely with pretty little touches. So, I have a happy settled daughter. Why do I feel just a little bit down? Well, because I miss her so much, however, I will just have to get over myself won't I?
Back to reality and my latest cloth. At the moment I am applying cutwork to a very large panel of silk. I haven't put any images of that here yet because there have been a lot of similar things on here lately. By the time I have finished it though it won't really look like anything else I have made because I intend to EMBELLISH. The first step will be to add an embroidered grid to the surface. this is in recognition of running stitch, one of the basic utility stitches, and the role it has played in the lives of ordinary women for centuries. As a means of quilting, a means of repair, a means of construction........
I have been sampling ways to add these grid like lines and one of these was with my pin tuck foot on the sewing machine. This is how it looks,




and this is how it looks on the back or 'wrong' side. This is quite an interesting surface actually and I might use it in the future for something else.


These are hand stitched lines using running stitch. I know I am really predictable but I am almost certainly going to go with this. It's just such a pleasure to do and I always, always prefer to embroider by hand when I can.



Once I have completed the cutwork and the grid I intend to then applique onto that. I have ironed some vintage transfers onto silk and will use this for the applique. These transfers remind me of both my grandmothers who often embroidered onto cloth using transfers.



When this panel is finished I am going to make another, slightly smaller panel, using a different technique and join them together.
On another subject. It seems some of my images are missing from this page and have been replaced with a red x, anyone know why?

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