Crathorne Bug - design and colour

Design

Colour ways

Stitch ideas

Colours

I was due to teach this design to a needlework touring group on the 1st October 2014 in Crathorne Hall Hotel in Yarm, North Yorkshire, except we had to evacuate as there was a fire in the roof, so I never actually starting teaching.

I promised the group that I would blog the working of the design once they were back home again (Australia, New Zealand, USA) - so here we go . . .

It may take me a little while to get going as I am mid-term with a load of students with day to day admin, but I will get there.

Above is the design, and my working drawings, and colour ideas.  

Linear Contemporary Whitework

free style pulled work, stem stitch, herringbone stitch, woven silk chiffon, eyelets, running stitch, back stitch, hem stitching, free style pulled work, hem stitching

in more detail

 students work - part 1

 students work - part 2

This is a workshop I have just taught in the Scottish Borders in Jedburgh, working on a linear whitework sampler, creating a lot of hand stitch ideas on different natural fabric surfaces, including pulled work, drawn thread work, shadow work, eyelets and surface embroidery.

The idea for me is to continue the sampler and work more ideas which may include machine embroidery, mixed media, and more traditional and contemporary hand stitching.  

I will of course do more postings on my blog as I continue to experiment and explore.

Just Got Made . . .

Now featured on the website 'Just Got Made' - check me out . . .

http://www.justgotmade.com/supplier/tracy-a-franklin-studio/ 

. . . more gold work contempo . . .

More from my gold work sample based on line ~ zig-zag lines, and spirals . . .

gold work contempo!

I worked this piece a couple of years ago, but as yet, I have not really published any images of it, only a glimpse!

This is only part of the whole piece, based on couching and line.  My aim was to experiment with couching and work with straight lines, stepped lines, curves, spirals, zig-zags, etc.  I also decided to work the piece in black and gold threads, including tarnished threads, as I love the depth of colour they produced.

The threads include - Passing thread, Pearl purl intact and stretched, Rococo thread, Twist, Plate - crimped and upstanding.

Most of the plate I used was thrown in a bin by a student I was teaching on a residential workshop sometime ago which I lifted out and kept for myself.  She had obviously thrown it away because it was tarnished, but I loved it!

The last two images I experimented with in Photoshop.  I always slightly edit images anyway, but I thought I would experiment further and post them.

Enjoy!

News from Royal School of Needlework Durham - June 2014

News bulletin for the Royal School of Needlework on what has been happening for those based, and living in Durham!

June 2014

Frances Pickering workshop . . .

20 pages hand dyed

hand stitched paper, with an acrylic wax surface, glued to Vilene

hand stitch detail

more paper applied to Vilene

transparent paper applied to paper with detailed drawing with a fine liner

This weekend, I did a Frances Pickering workshop, making a hand dyed book made with card, Vilene, and paper, which I based on the theme of my LOGO!

It remains unfinished, but I plan to add more detail every now and then, or when I have more time.

It was most enjoyable and part of my continuous professional development to learn new, or enhance existing skills.

I will blog more about it when I have more to show.