An embroidery whirlwind blew through town this weekend and I finished up my raccoon embroidery. I had so much fun figuring out what stitch to use and how to solve problems along the way! I didn't even mind - at all! - re-doing some sections. And bonus, I learned some...
I made some progress on my ribbon embroidery this week! As you might recall, TAST is on hiatus this week for people to catch up. Sharon announced a small project, to combine a few stitches we've learned in a new project. I did not do this per se, but I did decide to...
You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. So as I mentioned, I stuck with basic couching stitches - I did not couch using anything fancier than a straight stitch or two. Front and back: In this top portion, I used couching...
It is best I have been super busy working with Boy, else I might get too use to my early + temporary retirement. Sigh. All I have to show you is this week's TAST which is the couching stitch. I have it all planned. The trick is that I intend to only use the basic...
You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. This is the cretan stitch - brand new for me! First up is the front and back. I realized with this one that my backs have improved so much, almost beyond measure since I started...
I completed the blanket I have been working on, so I will post that separately once I get some nice photos. I took several already, but this cave-house of mine irks me to no end with lighting! I must wait for either a sunnier day or Boy's help. (On our recent...
You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. Front and back: I wrote the phrase "left to right = below!" which will help me remember how to sew the stem stitch (the outline stitch would read "left to right = above!" though...
First up, I have not progressed any on my ribbon embroidery. Boy's got me pretty busy up at the office, and as I may have mentioned, it requires a hoop stand to do it properly. Not only that, but I had a lot of drawings to catch up on for my 100 Day Project, and I...
You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. Last week's TAST is the feather stitch. I did not get to it early, so I finished it today. Just in time, too, since Sharon always posts TAST on my Monday since she's about as far...
First, let me be straight with ya'll. I have no TAST to show! My sweeter-than-pie kitty Maya is finally getting her nose-breathing woes checked out at the Purdue vet hospital far away from here so we spent the day down there with her. They have her until possibly...
You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. Besides my usual haunts of Sharon's and Mary's websites, Summers of India had a lot of great examples! I did the "magic" chain, some whipping and lacing, barred, picot-ed, crested,...
Happy Wednesday, all! First up, small progress on my ribbon R from last week: The little scroll at the bottom right will be coming out. I already removed the left-most one, and I hoped trying elsewhere would inspire skill. I just can't seem to get it to bend how I...
You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. Front and back, for posterity;) I just kind of played around with the stitch - nothing too fancy here. I tied some, I overlapped some of varying sizes, and I used some to couch a...
You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. Front only as I again forgot to snap one of the back. Oi! I had trouble planning much creativity with this one. I blame the fact that I am working overtime fending off the colds and...
I am getting ready to embark on a stellar foundation-pieced project so first I wanted to practice. What better place to turn to than Craftsy these days? I found this freebie Rose Paper Piecing by Jikta Designs. I did want to make it in yellow, but I didn't really like...
New embroidery guild members are tasked with eventually making their own embroidered name tag. I finally got around to mine, a year later! Another guild member already goes by my nickname, so I went with my formal name when I joined. Since my last name is also on the...
I did it! Look at these beautiful "Poppies and Santa Barbara Daisies" created with stumpwork embroidery. This is the most intense project I have committed to, yet, and I am thrilled with how much I learned! Stumpwork embroidery is just cool, and I have a lot of ideas....
You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. I only now realize I forgot to take a photo of the back, but here is the front: This time, what I noticed was experimenting a little bit with color theory. I didn't think too hard...
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! I got so much done on my Craftsy stumpwork! I hadn't really worked on it since November because - and I had forgotten - this project made me feel my age (and I still don't think I'm all that old yet!). All of the background (posted again below...
You’ve read about my idea for this here, right? Ok! See all completed TAST posts here. Yes, it needs to be ironed but I just wasn't feeling it today. Ta-da! I again attempted to use nothing other than the week's buttonhole stitch (except the words in black), but I had...