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Came across these this morning.

So happy I did! 

Framed

 

 

Three small stitched studies, surface design pieces from this recent design exploration collection.

 

 These pieces have been mounted in simple box frames without glass.

I now have a hankering to do the same with the larger piece in the image above. 

(top left) 

 

 

Patchwork, gimp, French knots and bullion knots.

 

A little relaxing hand embroidery.

Small patchwork pieces, French knots and gimp secured with bullion knots. 

This piece has a base of silk dupion

I think there will be more of these small embroidery and patchwork studies.

After all, you can never have too many cloth books.

Pink gingham ribbon

 

Pink gingham ribbon for cords and drawstrings.

 

Growing.....

 

Compare this to Wednesday...it's growing, maybe slowly but it's growing.

The smaller piece from Wednesday has been stitched to the main piece and there is a new small piece waiting to go on.

This is created from one inch hexagons.

At it's widest points the main piece measures twenty two by eleven inches, the small piece nine and a half by eight inches.

When I am stitching this I am tempted to remove the card templates from the central areas. 

Can anyone who knows about these things tell me if there's any reason I shouldn't do that? 

Wednesday

 

Lots happening on the table today.

The outer part of the drawstring bag is finished in terms of surface stitching.

I now need to make cords for that.

The small piece of patchwork in the centre will be added to the larger piece of patchwork on the right whilst the two tiny patchwork pieces on the left are just an idea I am playing with. 

Busy fingers here! 

Just a page and new patchwork plans.

 

It seems like a long time since I did any notebook stitching.

I came across this page yesterday and I'm tempted to continue where I left off here.

There are also new plans for patchwork, an idea I have for a new surface.

Too many ideas, too little time. 

Guilloche stitch.

 

It's an old one today, Guilloche stitch.

Some of you may not have seen this video.....it's from 2018! 

I was so much younger then ha ha.

I think some of you will enjoy this, it's a lovely stitch.

There is a short video here so you can make your own minds up.

 

Progress, a drawstring bag.

 

Pink gingham, patterned fabric, sheer white dotted Swiss, floral patchwork motifs, a new drawstring pouch in progress.

There are four more floral patchwork pieces to add to this surface and white fabric cords to be made for the gingham channels.

This will then be lined and a drawstring added at the opening.

You probably won't see it again until it's finished. 

Wish me luck! 

Preserving embroidered samples

 

These samples have been languishing for quite some time.

Patchwork motifs mounted on painted silk backgrounds.

My intention was to create a little silk book with these, the painted area being the page background. 

I have another eight or so patchwork motifs that do not have painted pages though and in all honesty I can't face painting more silk.

So, strips of Liberty fabric forming mounts...that was the brainwave. 

They will be smaller than shown here when they are finished as I intend to turn the edges, mitre the corners and neaten them.