Patchwork

 

In addition to hand embroidery I'm also partial to a little bit of patchwork.

If you follow this link  and scroll down there are some 30ish posts where I have used patchwork in several different ways. 

Because I use this process regularly it's always handy to have a stash and the means to add to that stash.

These are things I pick up when I'm in need of a half hour of not thinking, just keeping my hands busy and my brain empty.

There are fabric pieces I've cut ready to add to templates, individual covered templates waiting for what comes next along with finished patches and some partially finished patches.

More white on stitched paper.

 

More has been added to the pieces you saw in my last post.

What I love most about these pieces is the irregular edges which come from tearing papers, overlaying papers.

Curved lines of buttonhole stitch, bullion knots and French knots emphasize those irregualr edges. 

It's then really exciting to find snippets of white to add to that surface and continue embellishing. 

Today I realised I need to stitch more papers in order to finish this piece.

Another process for these compositions which I love. 

Paper and white

 

More white today, another diversion.

This time it's paper.

A stitched paper base, embellished with hand embroidery and snippets of vintage and new cloth. 

There are plans for crystal buttons, seed beads and pearls too.

The large hand made ball buttons may find a place....we'll see how and if they fit further along in this process. 

The start of a new piece....

 

Petals, patchwork, Liberty print fabric.

I bought this fabric a couple of weeks ago when I was in London. 

I've been itching to use it ever since. 

That always happens with new stuff despite the huge pile I have which is 'in progress'.

I'm guessing I'm not the only one?

There is a short video here, a show and tell of all my London embroidery related purchases. 

Works on paper.

 

The progression of a design sheet.

The first three images show new additions which were completed before the embellishments on the last image.

The last image has patterned paper applied using hand stitch with a ribbon channel partially attached.

Once fully attached the ribbon channel will be further embellished with tiny seed beads. 

It's coming together! 

 

White

 

White.

Piecing.......vintage white, white trim, white couture fabcric snippets. 

These pieces will be embroidered with white....bullion knots, French knots, tiny running stitches. 

I intended to create a short video...ha.

It's 17 minutes long but you can skip through it.

(Sorry for my absence...again. I have had facial surgery. It kept me quiet for a while x) 

You can enlarge the image by clicking on it x 

 

 

A little embroidery related shopping trip.

 

I've been away. Did you miss me?

I went to London and I went shopping...all things embroidery related.

A video show and tell. 

 

Embroidered patchwork

 

Some of my embroidered petals have now been used for a patchwork flower.

This is the third finished page for my little silk book. 

I have five more to complete and then I need to decide how I will embellish the reverse of each page.

At the moment I am completely devoid of ideas! 

Design collection

 

Do you remember the gingham drawstring pouch?

This is a small selection of the design work which accompanied that piece. 

I am drawing on this collection to inform my current work, some of which you saw yesterday and I feel very fortunate to have all these resources at my fingertips.

 

 

Accessories.

 

Accessories, embellishments, adornments.

These have been made for some time, all part of a bigger collection, the little silk book, the wrapping cloth, the embroidered notebook.

Today I'm assessing, assessing embellishments, wondering what other forms of accessory I can create to complement this body of work. 

Remember...your stash can never be too big!