Small things

 

Little mix and match pieces.

Liberty fabric and gingham. 

These will be six inches square when they're finished.

There are Suffolk puffs and there's likely to be more prairie points. 

They're fiddly but I don't mind a bit of fiddly. 

Piecing and pinning.

 

Just putting a small piece together, using my stash of Liberty fabrics on a silk dupion base.

There are prairie points here and there will be Suffolk puffs.

I'm thinking minimal embroidery, perhaps just a little stab stitch to secure these pieces. 

Hopefully the Suffolk puffs will add enough of a finishing touch on here. 

Declutter

 

I tried. I did honestly.

I was ruthless.

It's amazing how much junk you shove in a cupboard (or a glass cabinet).

It's tidy.....ish now.

But.

How many artist books are too many?

How many pin pillows are too many?

How many hand embroidered pouches are too many?

How many embroidered sample books are too many?

And with that in mind.

Why am I currently embroidering more pillows?

Why am I currently finishing another artist book?

Just be thankful I'm not embroidering another pouch.

Yet. 

It's gimp next

 

This piece has moved on.....the patchwork panel has been applied to a base of silk dupion as have three applique circles.

Two of the circles have been edged with masses of French knots, the third is in progress.

Next step....gimp stalks attached with bullion knots. 

 

Patchwork and applique

 

A new plan involving patchwork and applique.

It's early days.... 

Hand embroidered white on white artist book.

 

The little book you have been watching evolve is now finished and for sale in my Big Cartel shop.

Five pages, sewn tissue bases heavily embellished with hand embroidery and scraps of vintage cloth. 

Each page backed with stitched tissues before being joined with handmade ball buttons. 

This one has been 'in progress' for some time, always a joy to pick up and embroider.

You can see more of this little books journey here, here, here and here. 

More ribbon, more French knots and pinning the reverse.

 

I haven't yet decided if the front of this little pillow is finished. 

The white space is asking should I add web stitches there.

Whilst I decide I have pinned the reverse with ribbon and prairie points.

These will be secured with more hand embroidered French knots. 

A little surface design

 

This morning.

A busy table. 

Surface design for class.

Get your needles threaded girls there's a video coming soon x 

Finishing embroidered pages.

 

In my last post about this hand embroidered artist book I mentioned how the next stage would be to back each page.

That is happening now and I am about to create a front and back cover, again from delicate stitched papers. 

I demonstrate the backing process in the video today.

In the video I also show a glimpse of the embellishment on each page, pages created by first stitching delicate tissue papers and tearing them to create surfaces for hand embroidery. 

 

Ribbon, prairie points and French knots.

 

I made a decision on which ribbon to use after this post.

French knots and prairie points have been added and the next step? more ribbon?

I'm not sure.

I am tempted to add web stitches to the space around the patchwork motifs but that's as far as my thinking has gone. 

(this piece will be a pillow, a gift.....I hope they like it)