A growing hand embroidered cloth.

 

New panels have been added to this cloth, this wrapping cloth.

You haven't seen it for quite a while because I have been concentrating on paper lately but I often have the urge to go back to cloth and when that happens this is the piece I pick up. 

There are two new panels, one a hand painted and embroidered piece, the other plain white Broderie Anglaise which will be embellished with patchwork flowers. 

I think this is almost finished in terms of the embroidered, front surface.

Now I have to decide what to do with regards to the reverse. 

More doodling with needle and thread on paper....

 

It's been a bit of a surface design week!

The doodling on paper from here has been added to....there's still a long way to go. 

A little bit of fabric may find its way onto this one as it develops....maybe.

And then last time I was here it was sheets and sheets of surface design work.

I get a bit addicted to this, the paper pieces, the possibilities of those. 

 

 

Design for Embroidery.

 

We've been doing a little design work in class so these sheets created a while ago came out.

It's such a good creative exercise to examine pieces like this.

They reinspire and spark new ideas regardless of your current project.

Techniques used here are transferable 

Colour, theme and pattern may differ but presentation technique can be used again and again.

 

Doodling with needle and thread on paper.

 

A paper base, lots of French knots, some running stitch, fabric snippets, paper inserts, beads and sequins.

Just doodling really but hoping this evolves into a design sheet crammed with information and inspiration.

More has been added to this since I took these photographs. 

I will show you that progress soon. 

A little embroidered silk book in progress.

 

Another piece is taking shape inspired by this collection.

A little embroidered silk book measuring six by six inches.

Below, the first page.

 

 

Todays table

 

Hand Embroidered drawstring pouches

 

Hand made, hand embroidered drawstring pouches.

One of these is patchwork focused, namely Grandmothers flower garden.

The other piece is gingham focused, embellished with bullion knots and sequins.

Both pouches are fully lined with silk Dupion. 

I use these to store my vintage handkerchief collection and I get to see them every day.

The hoop

 

The work in the embroidery hoop from this post is being progressed.

There are French knots, Bullion knots and buttonhole stitch being used here. 

In terms of finishing this, there are two more holes to edge and some snippets of silk velvet to embellish.

I do like how this looks...another sample to inform and develop.

 

Embroidered silk beads. (otherwise known as Funky Puffs!!)

 

Embroidered silk beads, otherwise known as Funky Puffs!

I make a lot of these.

I use them on edges, on seams, in artist books. 

These ones will be used on this piece, on seams or at an edge. 

 

Lace cloth and hand painted embroidered silk.

 

These embroidered silk pieces are only pinned at the moment.

They will be fixed to the lace cloth base with lots of white French knots and bullion knots.

I'm excited to see how these pieces come together, to see if I can add the colour to the very white base in a way that is seamless, as if they have always lived there.