Hi everyone, how are you?
It's been a while.
Things have been hectic here since I returned from my trip to Paris.
In addition to tackling piles of laundry I have a dose of man flu kindly gifted by my
two year old grandson otherwise known as the super spreader.
He is of course forgiven because he is so cute!
Today though, a glimpse for you of some of my Paris haul.
Now to find homes for it all.
It's definitely growing.
You can compare it to here.
This is a lifetime commitment ha ha.
I want it single bed size and that scares me.
I'm not even looking to check how big that actually is.....don't tell me.
This is made completely with Liberty Tana Lawn.
That's a bonus.
It means I need to keep buying Liberty Tana Lawn!
I also gave in to temptation and removed some of the templates.
Very satisfying.
I'll be missing for a while from today.
I'm going here.
Behave yourselves whilst I'm gone.
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Lace cloth created from silk velvet and cotton scrim.
This is the base of a new pouch, a new drawstring pouch.
The lace cloth I created in this post has now been completely embellished by hand.
I have used buttonhole stitch, chain stitch and French knots, adding Swarovski crystals in selected areas.
The remainder of this pouch will be embellished too.
How, I'm not quite sure yet.
Creating a surface for hand embroidery using silk velvet and cotton scrim.
This will be embellished by hand using buttonhole stitch, French knots, chain stitch and Swarovski crystals.
Lots of images today!
A shop update.
I finally got round to listing these three books in the shop.
All hand embroidered.
Gingham, Liberty fabric, white tissue.....
French knots, bullion knots, web stitches, little scraps of ribbon.
There are lots more images on the individual listings if you want to take a look.
x
A hand made drawstring pouch, finished!!
I had just added the ribbon ties in this post.
Gingham patchwork with a little patterned fabric too.
A delicate white base fabric and a soft white cloth lining.
Am I pleased with it.
Yes!
It's ongoing.
It will be ongoing for quite some time!
It has grown.
You can compare it to the last time you saw it.
I'm working some single hexagons to fill awkward space alongside the grandmothers flower garden pieces.
I didn't measure it today.
I will let that surprise me maybe in a couple of weeks.
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In other news.
Three grandsons under five years of age means lots of mixed up Lego kits which means Nanna needs to sort it all out.
Anyone want to give me a hand?
Another distraction, something I have been meaning to do for goodness knows how long.
I have a large sketchbook to fill with stitched papers, mixed patterns, mixed weights, mixed finishes.
This is number one.
I can assure you this has grown since you last saw it.
It now measures, at its widest point, twenty nine by 12 inches whilst the latest small piece waiting to be added measures eleven by nine inches.
There was a passing thought to count the single hexagons here. It was fleeting ha ha.
Feel free if you want to do that....but let me know how many then I don't have to do it lol.
I only work on this piece a couple of evenings a week in between doing other embroidery.
It will take a while...a very long while.....a true labour of love in the making.
