This happens regularly, working with colour for any length of time always sparks a craving for white. I feel as if I have come home with white, white is me. Despite the fact that toe wrap two is ongoing I just had to do this. I gathered vintage scraps together, a hexagon craving appeared alongside the craving for white and off I went. These are one inch hexagons, my favourite, so tiny. This may well find itself evolving into some kind of throw, not for my feet, maybe not even for me....we shall see.
Creating this piece purely in hexagons would take forever, especially with one inch hexagons and I like the contrast of ''rough'' un measured patching alongside the uniformity of the hexagon shape so I have also randomly pieced some tiny squares and rectangles. So far we are only tacked, no embellishment as yet. In fact you may feel cheated as there is no embroidery here, just piecing and cloth...I think that counts though.
and before you ask, no I haven't finished the hooks and eyes yet....I am on it though...honestly!
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ooh, can you imagine, a whole cloth of hexagons
Certainly, the piecing counts. Especially given that you practically make the fabric before embellishing it!
If I work too long in white, I start craving color! We balance each other in that respect. I do love all white - I'm just not very good at putting it together myself.
a great way to use up scraps of cloth. i am imagining a whole cloth of light colored hexagon shapes..........
I am that way with various projects. I have favorites, will stray away for awhile, then will just have to get back to the favorites.
Your white is always beautiful. :)
sigh. lovely whites in the making. I don't know why I love your whites so much.....There's not one white thing in my home--not even a towel. oh, yeah, maybe that's why.......
except white dishes.....and a fridge, stove and dishwasher, washing machine, dryer........ah, but yours I don't toil with!
Beautiful whites + tiny hexagons = Karen
Have a lovely day.
I love switching from project to project! Sometimes I think my avoidance makes me think things through and make good design changes. I love the tiny hexagons!
So pretty, and white on white is so classic and beautiful.
I have received your little embroidery book. Thank you; I am more inspired than ever. Each time I look through it I find something new. I am in an Easter/Spring tag swap. I think I am going to do an embroidered cloth tag. I can't wait to try those praire points.
Love your use of the zipper on paper. I recently used a zipper on a fabric collage. I guess zippers are the hot, new embellishments.
Your white hexagon piece is beautiful. I don't know where you get the patience to do all the hooks and eyes. Happy stitching!
I stumbled across your work on Flikr. How amazing! You are incredibly talented. I am dying to know what a toe wrap is but couldn't go far enough back in your blog to find out.....
another stunner. I rarey use white, maybe I should give it a go.
Every time I see your tiny hexagons I think I should do some. Maybe when I have moved house and unpacked....
White is scary for me to work on, but I surely do admire it. Maybe someday I'll succumb!
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