Progress.....the inside lining has been added to the front cover of my cloth book as has the band I embroidered for the front. I've added long ribbon lengths too, mostly because I like them and also because they may be useful for fastening when this is finished. The next stage is to embroider an inside cover for the reverse and yes...I will need to do something there to enlarge the back cover, make it a little wider following my monumental measuring error last week.
A very short video of the pinning stage from yesterday.
Embroidery School 2018. Begins January 15. Read more here.
It's finished, it's embroidered, embellished, titivated to death. Now it needs backing and transforming into something. I'm thinking pouch, I was debating pouch or pillow but I'm going with pouch. If it becomes a pillow and nobody wants to buy it I will have nowhere to use it as a pillow. If it 's to be a pouch however and nobody wants to buy it then I can have it.......result. You can never have too many pouches.
I'm probably going to back it later today and hand finish the edges tonight. It may be ready tomorrow. Both those things depend on my not getting distracted though because I have some ledger stuff to the side of me that is tempting me, calling for me to come play. Ink, paper, thread or cloth and edges? Dilemma.....
The surface embroidery on the wedding bag for Helen is progressing well. Now we have patchwork hexagons, ribbon anchored with bullion knots, lace edged with buttonhole lace and tiny islands of French knots. I think the surface will be finished quicker than I anticipated. Thinking about the ''making up'' stage is causing me a little anxiety. I'm sure it will be fine... it's a momentous occasion. I honestly do not think I have ever made anything as important as this.....ever.
There is progress on the wedding bag for Helen. Bullion knots have been added to secure one piece of ribbon and French knots have been used to embellish sections of the San Francisco lace. The hexagon circle is now attached, all the card templates have been removed and that piece is surrounded by an edge of running stitch.
I'm early again. I'm not going out but everything here is topsy turvy. The decorating continues so there are hazards to white cloth. Paint, paste, dust....roll on tomorrow when I am told this will all be over. I managed some constructive titivating late evening yesterday when the intruder had cleaned up and left. He is back now...making more mess. I know...I moan...I'm sorry...it will be worth it. Back to yesterday evening. I pinned sections, I added prairie points, I embellished a new seam with web stitch and I started another pocket. How many pockets does one person need? Unlimited is the answer....I just love pockets and they make me feel good. That's reason enough for me.
The girls in school are keeping me happy too....they work so hard and produce such amazing work. They are so talented. Don't just take my word for it...go have a look.
I have been thinking about my next piece of work. Remember I was talking about spreading the cloth around the family? Well I have three brothers. This cloth is for one of them and his wife. They love minimalist, they live in Sweden, they have an ultra modern home....it's stunning. One of my other brothers is 'white phobic'. That's OK, I still love him to bits but what to make for him? I am thinking plaid, gingham, rustic colours, warm colours, minimum surface embroidery. What do you reckon? Minimal embroidery is the thing but I think I could still titivate with points etc...couldn't I?
Another piece that received a lot of attention whilst I was away playing with my new hoover. If you have no idea what I am talking about then yesterday's post explains the hoover reference. Remember I made a video? Last week? I cut up some embroidered cloth? The plan was to attach it to my veil thing? You do......then here it is attached. I think I said in the video that I wasn't going to put lace in the seam. Well I changed my mind, there is lace in the seam, a very delicate piece of vintage lace, thank you Barbara.
