I made an Instagram reel, in fact I have made two recently.
Believe me that's a big achievement.....I need practice but I've got to start somewhere.
It's about this work, this seemingly never ending cloth book.
I get so much joy working on this piece that it may never come to an end.
The video?
That shows me adding ties to the embroidered reverses of these pages.
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My little embroidered patches are being put to use now as further embellishment on these cloth pages.
I was building my stash quite successfully or so I thought, turns out I need a lot more of these.
Also, an idea that's brewing for class.....
Reverses, backs untamed stitching.
I like a reverse, it's evidence of my hand and my process.
Some of you however can't bear to look at the back of your work.
That's ok. We are all different.
An idea of how to cover that reverse which is also another opportunity to embellish.
It's a win win.
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If you have been following this project you will know that seven inch squares are being hand embroidered before a patchwork border is added.
My plan was that would be the completion of each surface before a lining was added to the reverse.
However, it seems I am an obsessive embellisher and I am now stitching separate little patches to add after the borders are complete.
The early stages of this 'little book of stitch samples' can be seen in this post. (there's a very quick video show and tell on there)
Following on from this post, four of my pages are now complete.
They have patchwork borders and tied, embroidered overlays on the reverse.
The weight of these in your hand is fabulous. There are still six to finish and I can't begin to imagine how substantial this finished project will be.
It will be a fabulous resource of stitch which feels amazing to handle.
This morning has been about measuring and cutting ribbon for tying these overlays to the reverse of my pages.
If you missed it, I speak about the overlays here.
Yesterday I posted a very short video, just a little chat about this work and a paper piece I am also working on.
I have posted it again today.
Have a great Saturday x
Remember these? This is what they were for.
Embroidered overlays for the reverse of my embroidered pages.
These pieces will not be 'fixed' to the reverse, they will just be gently tied, liftable, leaving me free to examine the reverse of my embroidery.
I have a certain respect for the reverse of embroidered cloth. It's evidence of my hand, of my time, of my thought process.
It's quite a while since you saw this work.
The last time was in this post.
To remind you, seven inch squares of white cloth are being embroidered and edged with a patchwork border.
These pieces will then become a 'cloth embroidery sample book'.
I haven't shown my progress on here before today because it has been the focus of my new subscription learning programme.
I do think it's safe to show progress to date but it will probably diasappear again for a while after today.
Yesterday I mentioned how I wasn't sure how many of these seven inch squares I had finished embroidering.
Today I can tell you it's eight.
Another piece will be put together later today and meanwhile.....patchwork.
There's an awful lot of patchwork squares to be stitched for these edges.
I was tempted to count how many I would actually need to finish the eight seven inch pieces I have up to now but I thought better of it as it might be too daunting.
Hi everyone, I hope you're well.
For various reasons I'm struggling at the moment to keep up with all things embroidery and specifically this space, my blog.
I can only apologise for my infrequent posts but please believe me when I say I'm trying very hard to get back on track.
The work today is progress with my seven inch square pages for my 'book of embroidery'.
I have been posting about this work for a while now and although you see pieces you have seen before you do also see new work on new squares, some in progress, some complete.
If you are new here you can read more about this project by scrolling down through recent posts.
Today I have also included a one minute video from my last post which is a brief show and tell of this work.
A reminder about my new online class.
Registration, expressions of interest will remain open until Wednesday of next week. You can read more about the course here.
Thank you to those of you who have registered an interest already, it's so appreciated.