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.
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.
Another piece is taking shape inspired by this collection.
A little embroidered silk book measuring six by six inches.
Below, the first page.
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 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!
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.
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.
Ten embroidered silk pieces for patchwork.
Each of these measures two by two and a half inches and will be used with pre-cut one inch petal templates.
They will form a motif identical to the floral pieces in the post yesterday.
As each of those flower motifs requires eight petals I definitely have more of these to embroider.
Patchwork pieces, some for my stash and some for my current project.
The embroidery hoop is full of hand embroidery which will be cut out and used in more patchwork.
You might be able to see some embroidered pieces in the large floral patchwork pieces.
That is the plan for the pieces in this hoop.
