I'm going to skip a bit of my normal waffle because words are seemingly escaping me today. the weekend has been good and productive, and so let's get to the juicy bits and some photographs. Because as we know a picture tells a thousand tales or in this case what I've been stitching. Although I have to admit with the somewhat dull/overcast weather the photography isn't at it's best, even after a bit of photo editing.
So my personal project is coming a long nicely, I've finished the first section of trailing, 'Today', and now working on 'Good'. The lettering will be a combination of diagonal Satin, chain and trailing stitch. You can't really tell but the thread colour for the 'G' is in a hot coral pink, the padding is in a different shade because I'm not wasting the silk thread, in the coral, for the padding. I should use a matching colour for the padding but I'm resorting to using what I have to hand, and to be honest if stitched well enough your not going to see the padding.
Patchwork Bee
The other project that I've been working on is coming on rather nicely, it's the design for a new clock, and I'm rather enjoying the look of it. Here is a bit of a close up look at it. I wish I had some more of this flowery fabric but it's only a sample piece that came with a magazine from Japan. That said, I've seen the new Liberty Tana Lawn prints, and I've got my eye on a couple. Next month I'll treat myself to a couple of 1/2 metres, it will take me an age to get through, and it's been an equally long time since I purchased any new prints.
And that's near enough everything I've been doing this weekend, aside from tidying up, shopping and doing bits and pieces on the internet.
Ah, before I shuffle off, there are a couple of UK Government petitions flying about here and enough to make me want to get on a soapbox here, beautifully crafted one, and say if your in the UK, and your a crafts person or know someone that is or love to buy from them then please sign this petition to get the government to change its mind on reclassifying craft as non-creative. Seriously, where do they come up with these things.
Granted I'm sure there will be some that will wonder what's the point of worrying about it, people will forever call it crafts, because lord knows Handmade Manufacturing really rolls of the tongue.
Okay, I started out saying I wasn't going to waffle, and near enough ended on a rant. Oops.
Anyway, if you are in the UK click here - http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49537
the clock is looking interesting, just tempting us with a portion of it!
ReplyDeleteRe the government, yes I have been reasdng about this on the embroidery friends site and on Saturday it was being discussed a lot at a show I was at, think the Embroiderers Guild are getting involved too, will pop over and sign the petition, I so agree with it not being re classified.
I do like to be a tease....that and I took some really rubbish photographs.
DeleteIt just beggers belief that they think that it's right? How the hell can artists and craftspeople be considered non-creative? How does that work. Yes, I make items but I put a lot of time and effort into designing it, and it's not as if I can be considered a manufacturer as I only produce one item at a time. I'll stop myself there or I will rant again.
Wow, that lettered stitching is just lovely. The stripes are gorgeous. Can't wait to see more!
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