Castle in the clouds…
The next step is to add the castle to the background and stitch it in place.
09
Feb
Category Archives: Diverse Stichery
08
Feb
Up in the clouds…
Step-by-step progress is made and this is the first stage of creating the wallhanging. Placing some lacey clouds on a blue sky makes the background come to life.
07
Feb
Windsor memento…
This latest project is a farewell gift to friends returning to New Zealand after spending many years in Windsor. I thought a small wallhanging of Windsor Castle would be a nice memento. I’ve started the initial prep work and am pleasantly surprised and pleased with it so far…
04
Feb
Out of my comfort zone…
completely! Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have a great aversion to drawing! The first steps of a project inevitably mean that I have to put pencil to paper but once I have made a start things get better and with the help of tracing paper and a rubber I soon get going!
31
Jan
How many candles…?
Never too many!! Starting with a background of silk furnishing fabric swatches I add coordinating colours and textures found in my box of off-cuts that I just can’t throw away!
28
Jan
A new approach to a brooch…
Rather than making numerous holes in clothes I like to attach one of my handmade brooches to a long necklace to make a unique and eye catching statement piece.
21
Jan
A quartet of Valentine cards…
with a Victorian theme. Layers of linen and muslin topped with ‘romantic’ sheet music, hessian and velvet hearts can also be framed as well as hung as-is.
07
Jan
My finished diary…
Who would ever guess that orange is my latest favourite colour? So much so, I’ve even incorporated it into my diary cover. A little gift from me-to-me!
17
Dec
Scraps galore…
There is nothing more satisfying than using repurposed textiles. I never throw anything away that I may have a use for in the future – even if, at the present time, I have no idea what that might be. This time it was scraps of felt that have come in so handy as flower stems. The backgrounds are from cast off upholstery sample books and the chiffon and satin petals from various sewing projects.
10
Dec
Just in case…
Why throw anything away… when even the tiniest slither of felt may one day come in handy.