Category Archives: Inspiration

Tender Whispers from the Heart Stitching

I have been trying to get my January poem finished.

It’s very satisfying working in back stitch with silk through linen. Listen to the sound …

I am onto the last stanza.

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Schoolgirl Sewing Club

The third installment of the Schoolgirl Sewing Club has arrived (have I started any of them? no) These are beautifully packaged.

I might need to do an inventory and see how many projects I have!

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Dorset Buttons

Dorset Buttons

This term at Tresillian we have been working on Dorset Buttons. I am finding them to be addictive, I have made four altogether. The two above are probably my best ones.

I am using 3.8cm metal rings (from Spotlight) and pearl cotton (some 8 and some 5) and beads.

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New Hoop Stand

New Embroidery Stand

I am an eternal optimist and I believe the perfect embroidery set up is out there.

I bought this Nurge one.

I have set it up and used it once. So far I have no complaints; nothing has annoyed me yet.

I like how I can use my Halo Go like this

We will see – I have been disappointed before.

I am working on my January poem for Tender Whispers from the Heart.

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Candle Lantern

I made a machine embroidered lantern. This one from Urban Threads.

It’s white, but the LED light is yellow.

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Goldwork Embroidery

Goldwork Gum Nut (Pattern by Tania Cohen)

I finished my Goldwork piece. I enjoyed the process – it is precise and sparkly (two things that I love).

I have ordered a frame and I will put it near my other gumnut piece.

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Gold Work Gum Nut Progress

I am part of the Embroiders’ Guild of WA and I am in a group, which meets once a week. Tania Cohen has come for the last four weeks to teach us Gold Work.

I still have a bit to do, the chipping in particular. I am loving it.

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More Purchases

Rebecca Devaney from Textile Tours of Paris had a sale. And I couldn’t resist more antique French tea towels and au ver à soie silk threads (I have quite a collection of them now).

As always, it came beautifully packaged (it even smells nice) with a little gift (the blue checked fabric is a little bag).

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School Girl Stitching Club Project 2

Project 2 from the School Girl Stitching Club (From the Crewel Gobelin) has arrived.

Have I done anything with project 1? No, I have not. These samplers are beautiful and they come beautifully packaged with lovely materials.

This one has, in addition, a little project we can work on, with all of the finishing materials.

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Strawberry Needle Cushion

Once we had finished our toadstools, we needed a new project, but it needed to be quick (we only had two lessons left)

We made needle sharpening strawberries -the bottom two-thirds is filled with black emery powder.

My base fabric is a pink dupion silk (shot with green). I have used au ver á soie silk d’alger threads.

I wanted to practise my bullion knots, so I have made bullion knot flowers and the centres are french knots. I then used fern stitch to create the vine (I saw it in the book Foolproof Flower Embroidery )

Then I added seed beads, bugle beads and sequins.

I used my cricut machine to cut felt leaves for the top. And I found two metal (plastic) leaves for the top (I think they’re jewellery charms).

Better view of the top

I made the cord using a drill and pearl cotton (here’s a tutorial video)

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