Here are some of them:
Update: I'm linking to Nina-Marie's weekly blog, where you can see what other fiber artists are up to. Check it out here.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Recurring motifs 2 -- wreaths
I wrote yesterday about featherstitching and how frequently it appeared in my daily art project last year. Many times the branches wrapped around into wreaths, especially as I got better at stitching freehand circles.
Here are some of them:
Update: I'm linking to Nina-Marie's weekly blog, where you can see what other fiber artists are up to. Check it out here.
Here are some of them:
Update: I'm linking to Nina-Marie's weekly blog, where you can see what other fiber artists are up to. Check it out here.
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just beautiful, love the color choices too.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing
Kathie
So satisfying!!
ReplyDeleteAny kind of hand stitching elevates a work to a new level. Yours is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYour wreaths are lovely- do you do them completely without marking? I think mine would always look lumpy on one side!
ReplyDeleteSuch patience, I have none! But i love your work~!
ReplyDeleteglen
Lovely. I find embroidery very calming and I'm assuming you do too.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing your hand embroidery. I've found that I have been using it more in my art quilts. My favorite is the first one pictured.
ReplyDeleteThanks everybody for your kind words! I do find hand stitching very calming, and if you do it in small bits it doesn't take all that much patience.
ReplyDeleteShannon: yes, I do them all without marking. At the beginning of the year a lot of my wreaths and circles were indeed lumpy (see my post on Jan. 18) but with practice they got much nicer.
You can mark a circle by tracing around a spool or small glass with the dull end of your needle. It won't leave a permanent mark but will give you enough of a guide to do your stitching. I would never put any pencil mark on anything I sew (including those alleged washout markers) but often use the end of a needle, the tip of a crochet hook or a plastic hera tool.