...hand-dyed fine cotton thread...
...and a few beads to help it along :-)
..destined to become part of something bigger....
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Showing posts with label indian inspiration. Show all posts
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
..round and round and round and round.....
...block print on hand-dyed Egyptian cotton ....
...hand-dyed fine cotton thread...
...and a few beads to help it along :-)
..destined to become part of something bigger....
...hand-dyed fine cotton thread...
...and a few beads to help it along :-)
..destined to become part of something bigger....
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
..off for a stitchin' day...
This one is coming along nicely......
.....tiny seed stitches around one of those gorgeous birdies...
...and a few "faux-shishas".
I'm off for a stitching day with Sandra...
...two women...
...lots of threads...
...lots of chatter....
Goodness knows what ideas will come out of it!! :-)))
You all have a happy Wednesday too...
x C
.....tiny seed stitches around one of those gorgeous birdies...
...and a few "faux-shishas".
I'm off for a stitching day with Sandra...
...two women...
...lots of threads...
...lots of chatter....
Goodness knows what ideas will come out of it!! :-)))
You all have a happy Wednesday too...
x C
Monday, 28 January 2013
...more chemanthy...
Hardly any snow left on the ground now...
...and I'm stitching away listening to the gentle sound of rain on the window pane.
Not too keen on the amount of water coming down...
...but I do love the pitter-patter. It's soothing :-)
Plenty of bits and bobs have been done over the last couple of days...
...and this little green baby is finished.
I indulged in some more "chemanthy" circles...just LOVE that stitch!!
Back to it....
....got loads of printing to do this afternoon :-)))
x C
...and I'm stitching away listening to the gentle sound of rain on the window pane.
Not too keen on the amount of water coming down...
...but I do love the pitter-patter. It's soothing :-)
Plenty of bits and bobs have been done over the last couple of days...
...and this little green baby is finished.
I indulged in some more "chemanthy" circles...just LOVE that stitch!!
Back to it....
....got loads of printing to do this afternoon :-)))
x C
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Magic Sketchbook Saturday....2
Another Saturday...
...a couple more pages....
......coloured stripes....
...and elements that resemble designs for the backs of playing cards!! :-o
(...which they are NOT of course :-)
...print blocks and Brusho...
Have a good weekend
x C
...a couple more pages....
......coloured stripes....
...and elements that resemble designs for the backs of playing cards!! :-o
(...which they are NOT of course :-)
...print blocks and Brusho...
Have a good weekend
x C
Thursday, 17 January 2013
..stitching in the snow....
Winter has well and truly arrived...
...and it's going to arrive even MORE tonight and tomorrow....
...so weekend travel plans have been shelved again!
It looks like we'll be stuck in for a few days this time...
...one of the hazards of living 1300 feet up! :-o
Ne'er mind...
...got plenty to do...:-)
Here are a few of piccies of some stitching already done on the dyed fabrics of last week.
...one of those birdies....
He still needs a bit of grooming before he's finished....
...but it won't be long now...
I've had a few folk ask what cotton fabric I use. Well, it's a superb Egyptian cotton that I get from Empress Mills. A really smooth cloth with a tight weave - mercerised of course - takes dye like a dream...feels like silk in your hand!
They sell the white in bundles and natural by the metre....GO ON!!....you KNOW you want to :-)))
...and it's going to arrive even MORE tonight and tomorrow....
...so weekend travel plans have been shelved again!
It looks like we'll be stuck in for a few days this time...
...one of the hazards of living 1300 feet up! :-o
Ne'er mind...
...got plenty to do...:-)
Here are a few of piccies of some stitching already done on the dyed fabrics of last week.
...one of those birdies....
He still needs a bit of grooming before he's finished....
...but it won't be long now...
I've had a few folk ask what cotton fabric I use. Well, it's a superb Egyptian cotton that I get from Empress Mills. A really smooth cloth with a tight weave - mercerised of course - takes dye like a dream...feels like silk in your hand!
They sell the white in bundles and natural by the metre....GO ON!!....you KNOW you want to :-)))
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