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Category Archives: Needlepainting
Water’s Edge: More bird feathers
Just a quick update today – I worked some more feathers, finished the beak, and added the eye. Then I played with camera settings for a while. Look, I got it in focus and didn’t wash out the … Continue reading
Water’s Edge: Bird feathers
I decided to go back to work on this bird for the Water’s Edge Anchor embroidery kit. I’ve been working with 1 strand of thread for the bird (more threads for the rest of the piece). The bird looks extra-delicate … Continue reading
Posted in My work, Needlepainting
Tagged anchor embroidery kit, bird, embroidery, water's edge
13 Comments
Water’s Edge: Working on the flower
I decided to restart work on the Water’s Edge kit, and finished several petals. The complicated part is figuring out which parts belong to which petal – it isn’t labeled well. I like all the different shades of orange and … Continue reading
Kingfisher Chinese Embroidery: Bird feathers
A quick update today: I started work on a kingfisher! Birds are a lot easier than I thought they would be. As long as the stitches are in generally the right direction, they look great.
Posted in My work, Needlepainting
Tagged bird, chinese, embroidery, needlepainting, silk
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Water’s Edge: Quick Update
I’ve been working on the split stitch outline of the flower. It’ll all be covered with long-and-short stitching soon, but I console myself with the knowledge that it really makes the edge look nicer. I also added a little bit … Continue reading
Water’s Edge: Bird Bottom
I decided to celebrate Saturday with embroidery. Isn’t this a cute bird butt? I’m using the colors and threads that came with the Water’s Edge kit, but I am using 1 strand instead of 3 and working it with needle-painting. … Continue reading
Posted in My work, Needlepainting, Surface embroidery
Tagged anchor freestyle kit, embroidery, needle-painting, thread-painting, trish burr
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Update: Trish Burr Wild Rose
I worked two more leaves trying to incorporate y’alls suggestions and hints from the introductory post on this needlepainted flower (it’s also now listed on my Projects page). As you can see in the close up photo of my new … Continue reading
Posted in My work, Needlepainting
Tagged embroidery, long and short stitch, needlepainting, threadpainting, trish burr
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Revised Needle and Hook
Here’s another free book, the full title of which is Revised Needle and Hook: Instructions in Silk Embroidery, Knitting and Crocheting, Illustrated with cuts, half tones and color plates. It’s available online from the Antique Pattern Library, and originally published … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, books, Free resources online, Historical, Needlepainting
Tagged embroidery, free books, historical, needlepainting, silk shading, threadpainting
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A treatise on embroidery
I’d like to recommend an amazing book on needlepainting. It is completely free because it was published in 1907 and is therefore public domain: A treatise on embroidery; with twenty color illustrations from original models by Hemingway & Sons Silk … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, books, Free resources online, Historical, Needlepainting
Tagged embroidery, free books, historical, needlepainting, silk shading, threadpainting
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embroidery for ducks 