We're having another week of hot and humid temperatures, so not much work is being done in the gardens. That means there's been stitching time!
On Wrapping Cloth piece #14, I added some layered pockets:
A small buttonhole lace pocket holds a piece of wild fabric, and sits upon a cotton, double-layered pocket edged in buttonhole lace. An oblong piece of wild fabric, also edged in buttonhole lace, protrudes from one of the two pockets.
All this sits upon a silk, buttonhole lace edged pocket holding three drizzles.
I then added another buttonhole lace pocket- this time in a triangle.
Then a frilly edging was added
I wanted to create a buttonhole lace, gathered pocket on a cutwork base
I may have gotten carried away with the number of stitches...........
and this frilly effect was the result. It looks like petals of a flower
so I added a Josephine Knot cascade to finish it off.
I like this look and it's inspired a few new ideas.
Here's an overview of piece #14. There are at least 14 pockets on this piece.
A few more finishing stitches to do, and this piece will be added to the tote.
A friend came to play with Gelli printing on fabric, and I made this piece from a spiral stencil I made:
This photo shows the colours better, and the start of some stitching.
My progress to date. Once I've added all the embellishing, I'll be making a pocket with this piece. I've used a variety of threads in silk, cotton, floss, and rayon. So far the stitches I've used are: outline stitch variation, french knots, and long bullions. I'm not planning to stitch every spiral, but there's a bit more stitching to come.
The Purple Project is awaiting my time and attention. I'll get back to it one of these days.
I hope you've had a good stitching week, too.
Hugs from Suz
On Wrapping Cloth piece #14, I added some layered pockets:
A small buttonhole lace pocket holds a piece of wild fabric, and sits upon a cotton, double-layered pocket edged in buttonhole lace. An oblong piece of wild fabric, also edged in buttonhole lace, protrudes from one of the two pockets.
All this sits upon a silk, buttonhole lace edged pocket holding three drizzles.
A few more finishing stitches to do, and this piece will be added to the tote.
A friend came to play with Gelli printing on fabric, and I made this piece from a spiral stencil I made:
My progress to date. Once I've added all the embellishing, I'll be making a pocket with this piece. I've used a variety of threads in silk, cotton, floss, and rayon. So far the stitches I've used are: outline stitch variation, french knots, and long bullions. I'm not planning to stitch every spiral, but there's a bit more stitching to come.
The Purple Project is awaiting my time and attention. I'll get back to it one of these days.
I hope you've had a good stitching week, too.
Hugs from Suz
