more herringbone stitch

more herringbone in detail

All hand stitched in miniature - using a variety of crewel wool, coton perlé, coton á broder and other found threads. Just experimenting with this stitch, and working out its possibilities!

Saves9: Hot Off the Press

Saves9: Hot Off the Press: Wow - the Diploma Blackwork piece is off to Japan for an exhibition there of the work of the Royal School of Needlework. Chuffed to little ...

herringbone stitch

herringbone stitch

I am currently experimenting with herringbone stitch, mainly because I have been inspired by our City & Guilds STITCHBUSINESS students.  Students are required to explore this stitch, and it can be stumbling block.  So I am showing that it is a very versatile stitch which can be very decorative, with lots of movement.  Worked with various thread types on calico. 

Poppies . . .

from my parents garden

Twitter logo . . .

Petit point

my Twitter bird 

This design was taken from Les oiseaus de Marie-Thérèse Saint-Aubin. Marie-Thérèse's designs are so beautifully minimal and refined, that I decided to work my bird in Petit point, using silk threads I have acquired, on an old piece of fine open weave canvas, in the Twitter colours!
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The Finished Gloves

loved doing these

My finished gloves from a one day workshop with Mandy Pattullo - now complete, but not-mounted.  I may mount them onto fabric separately, then onto board.  So far, I am just pleased I completed something so quickly.  So great to create!

Another glove . . .

my second glove, which includes . . .

bits and . . .

buttons

This is my second glove I worked on during the Mandy Pattullo workshop back in April.  It includes applied net, sequins, buttons, and various acquired bits!  I worked on a glove shaped template, which was coloured vilene - it was already coloured pink by Mandy.  I worked with a theme of red, black and pink, with a splash of dark deep green, as I was looking for a hot colour theme vaguely based on mediterranean/latin/spanish colours, and in complete contrast to my other glove.