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.
Another page completed in for this ever growing collection.
Next step here is an overlay.
The embroidered cloth piece relating to this work is also progressing along with a small embroidered fabric book.
The ideas keep coming.....
I have so many embroidered samples, I'm constantly questioning the best way to preserve them, to keep them safe, unscathed.
Large paper sheets are one option as are very large sketchbooks.
I'm still not sure which is the best way if I'm honest.
This is discussed in the video today.
What do you think?
Thi spiece popped up in my Facebook memories today and I'm so pleased it did.
It has provided more inspiration for my current design work especially the gimp and the buttons but also the composition, the placement of paper alongside embroidery.
You last saw this piece in a short video where I was embellishing seams with bullion knots.
Today there is a short video showing the contrast between the hand painted fabric when it hasn't been embroidered and how it transforms after hand embroidery is added.
I now have a huge pile of holiday laundry to tackle.
You will find me next to the ironing board.
