This term I have returned to counted work and I am making a band sampler.
I started with the Wessex Flowers, which are going to be in the middle and I am going to work bands either side.
I am using congress cloth (25 count), silk threads (from Beautiful Stitches) and metallic threads (Treasure Braid).
Filed under Canvas Work, Embroidery
This is the third piece that I have framed (and the last for a while – I need to finish something).
I finished this in August 2019. I always intended to frame it, but I don`t have a reliable local framer, so it languished, but now I can frame things myself.
I used a frame from Rinkits, foam core board, batting and I laced the back. This frame has quite a bit of depth to it, and I think next time I would go something thinner.
Filed under Canvas Work, Cross Stitch, Cross Stitch, Embroidery
I have framed my Gum Nuts stitching.
I used 6mm foam core board. I glued a thin batting to the board, pinned the embroidery and then laced it.
It was hard to take a photo of the finished product because the frame has glass in it. The frame is from Rinkits.
Filed under Embroidery, miscellaneous
Now that my stitching class has finished (it starts again in a few weeks), I have been working on this sampler. I feel like I have done a lot, but there is still a long way to go.
Here’s is what it will look like
I will change the date to 2024 (or 2025).
I amusing 40 count linen and a au ver à soie silk (100.3). I thought I would find the 40 count tricky, but with my sewing glasses and magnifier I am fine.
Filed under Cross Stitch, Cross Stitch, Embroidery
I framed my Dame Nature Du Printemps.
I used 3mm foam core board, attached thin batting to the board, pinned and then laced the stitching. And the frame is from Rinkits.com.au – one of the shadow box frames (that way the cross stitch is not touching the glass).
Now I plan to frame My Lady’s Quaker and my Gum Nuts.
Filed under Cross Stitch, Cross Stitch, Embroidery
I have always liked this blackwork piece, so I decided (finally) that I needed to do it.
It’s Covid Corvid from Jen Goodwin Embroidery.
It’s a beautiful kit.
The instructions look amazing.
Filed under Blackwork, Canvas Work, Embroidery
I finished my third term stitching project – I might have got a bit carried away with the sequins.
The design is by Tania Cohen.
This was a lovely design to work, just the right amount of stitches to keep you interested, but not enough to feel that you were never going to finish this piece.
Filed under Embroidery, Inspiration
At my stitching class I have been using my sit-on hoop stand (which I really like), but it means I have to push my chair back from the table, and, as the room is small, I felt like I was getting in everyone’s way.
So I bought this one.
I bought it from Amazon, but I have seen similar ones on Etsy. I like it. It holds the hoop very securely – not wobbly at all, and you can access the back very easily. Hoops, fames and Q snaps of multiple sizes will fit.
It didn’t come with instructions, but it was quite easy to put together.
Filed under Cross Stitch, Cross Stitch, Embroidery, Etsy
My stitching class at Tresillian has recommenced. We have a new teacher this term – Tania Cohen.
We are working on a crewel work piece – it’s going to be a gum nut. So far so good – I have even managed to get my homework done.
Filed under Bedazzle, Embroidery
I have started work on my Bayeux tapestry kit – I am just doing the stem stitch around the main mast. I have cobbled together two Q-snaps, but it seems to be working (there is a nice sound when you pull the thread through the fabric).
My stitching class re-starts this friday, so I am not sure how much progress I am going to make, but I am very keen to give the Bayeux stitch a go.
Filed under Embroidery, Inspiration
