Faffing with lace cloth continues. I'm adding layers, new edges, torn pieces of lace cloth and pleated trimmings along with lots and lots of hand stitches.
Now I'm wondering if I should add a little gimp.
I have definitely decided to make some pretty toggles for these though, wrapped cloth tied with gimp so gimp will play its part in some form.
This one has a base of patched, stitched papers layered at one edge with lace.
The gingham piece is attached with running stitch and a frill has been added at the lower edge and the right hand side.
Gingham patches are coming in handy for extra adornment too.
I've also been replenishing my supplies.
The machine thread is most needed from these, I have a lot more paper to stitch.
Artist books 2023 begins 2 weeks today!
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Silk velvet, gimp, net, hand wrapped ball buttons and embroidery, the fabric element of 'creative portfolio'.
This piece has been a long time in the making and it's not finished yet.
There are two layers here, an embroidered silk dupion base with a silk velvet and net overlay, also hand embroidered.
I created the hand wrapped ball buttons as a means of recording my thread choices and next up, a little stitch reference to accompany those.
A simgle line of couched gimp, the latest addition to my white collection which is growing rapidly, which some would say is getting out of control. Yesterday I shared an idea I'd had for mounting these....I'm not feeling it today.
I'm getting a lot of pleasure from making these delicate white pieces, the same can't be said for the mounting plans. I have changed my mind so many times. The idea of mounting them on cloth, on silk did feel right initially but then I asked myself 'where is the protection'? where is the 'crease prevention'? (creases are very important to me, or the lack of them is) So I'm changing course again. Embellished paper mounts, that's the way forward I think but don't nod off because I could well change my mind again.
I do apologise if you are fed up of seeing these London 2018 pieces over and over again. As these are taking most of my time it's all I have to show you but on the plus side for you....I am very happy with progress and I may even be finished in ten days or so. These are wonderful to create, I'm not in the least bit bored of them and will need to be careful I don't finish up with too many, get carried away. Although I said these were taking up most of my time there is other stuff going on that I can't share. I am creating stitched ''bits'' to go inside these workshop packs and have spent a bit of time on my current ''artist book '' for the 12 month ''artist book blog''.
(artist book girls....you will get your post later today not tomorrow because I won't be here tomorrow so stand by your computers)
I can show you these.....new thread cards I treated myself to with money I got from father Christmas.
and last night I wrapped some of them with thread and ribbon
Artist books runs until September. You can enrol anytime. Read more here. (you won't miss out on anything, access is given to everything posted since September 2017)
There are only two places left for the London 2018 workshop. I am so excited about this upcoming event. A full weekend of stitch, good food and incredible company. Read more here.
Embroidery School 2018. Begins in just over one week. Read more here.
I am away tomorrow at a Baptism. I will see you on Monday.
There's been a change of plan. My intention was to create pockets for the ''workshop kits'' for London 2018. I've changed my mind. I am now going to make cloth books with internal pockets to hold the supplies, the hexagons, the little snippets of things, the stitched papers and other stuff I haven't even thought of yet.
More embroidery will be added to this, it isn't finished yet. There will be web stitches for sure and the embroidery will continue inside too. I can't get too carried away though as I need to make several of these....I best crack on. You won't see these again until after the event as I would like there to be some element of surprise on the day for those who are coming to play. There are only two places left................you can read more here if you are tempted. We will have to be on our best behaviour as someone is coming all the way from the USA...wow.
I have started playing with ideas for my workshop packs for the two day London workshop next February. To be precise....I am thinking about the actual ''workshop pack'', the pocket which will hold things to be used in the workshop. So far I have secured gimp with bullion loops on a piece of vintage white which may or may not become the pocket. More surface embroidery will be added to that piece over time so the pocket itself will become a keepsake after the ''event''.
I have made a decision on which printed cloth will be used for hexagons and patchwork and general titivation and I am thinking about how to present those within the pocket. Do I add more pockets on the inside or do I pin the hexagons, ribbons and bindings to strips of vintage trim which can then be used in the workshop too.....decisions decisions. I will of course need inside pockets regardless for paper pieces, applique templates, waste canvas and lots of other little things, surprises....
It's early days I know but there are quite a few of these to put together, a lot of stitching and thinking still to do.
Something new....well partially new. A header has been attached to one of my new samples. It's attached with trailing gimp, bullion knots and some tiny little flower/sequin things. The next thing is to embroider the actual header, the expanse of silk above the gimp and sequins...... I'm thinking either flowers, cross stitch of some kind or applique. Maybe I can combine all three. I'll ponder all that later.
You last saw this piece here, a week ago. Then it just had two circular embroidered areas....pockets of sorts and one straight line along the bottom with added beads. I said then I was sure I could get more straight lines on here and true to my word....straight lines, couched gimp.
I'm doing a lot of playing with all the pieces for my second embroidered swatch book. I'm laying them together, changing them around, all the time learning and realising which piece needs what and which process is best suited to which swatch. As the revere of these pieces will also be embellished there's still a long way to go, lots more embroidery to do.
You last saw this piece here, it was untouched by hand stitch, naked....not any more. I haven't added a lot to the surface yet but it has definitely been brought to life with the addition of three buttons, three gimp knots and five bullion loops.
I am in ''artist book'' mode, not only because of class but because of the waiting list I have of people wanting an ''artist book'' of their own. I can't rush them, they wouldn't be the same, they need to be considered, taken slowly, allowed to develop naturally. This piece is the first piece of embroidered cloth for that process.
There are several post concerning ''artist books'' in this link.
I'm early today.....I am needed elsewhere. See you tomorrow.