More Doodles!!

I have been doodling again! These are small and easy to pick up and put down whilst parts of my latest cloth are damp stretching, or if I just feel like a change for half an hour. I have appliqued with vintage lace, vintage transfers and vintage cloth, adding french knots and running stitch here and there. The blue and white 'doodle' will remain as a sample I think, mostly because it is worked on a cotton backing, not silk. I have worked with silk for so long things just don't feel right worked on anything else.




This 'doodle' however has a future...I have plans for this piece which I will keep you updated on I promise.

Now back to my latest cloth, you can see the blue tailors chalk line here that marks out the hexagon shapes for patchwork. This trailing floral embroidery will be combined with text hexagons and joined to the already completed section, (the piece with the embroidered cotton tape)

If you look closely at these two images you can see that the fabric is slightly ruched, hence the need to damp stretch. Trust me, it's not purely an obsession, sometimes it's a necessity!

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