Tag Archives: embroidery

The Big Green: Part 3

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Hannah

Here is another guest post from Laura (aka Mom) about The Big Green. The big blue and purple crocheted delphiniums have their floss counterparts embroidered in buttonhole stitch in the background. Gold, brown, and tan floss in seed stitch forms … Continue reading →

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Creative embroidery kit

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Hannah

I thought I’d show y’all what I gave my mother for Christmas. It’s a home-made creative embroidery kit! I went to the craft store and put it together myself. It includes ten balls of nice yarn with a variety of … Continue reading →

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Circus Elephant I

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Hannah

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks designing. Here is my first finished piece! I love my little elephant (the circle is 4 inches/10.2 cm across). I’m turning him into the front cover of a scissors case/needle book. I’ve got … Continue reading →

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More Palestinian Cross-stitch

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Hannah

Here is another Palestinian cross stitch piece from Dr. Shirazi’s collection. I absolutely love the warm colors and the geometric motifs. The stitches are tiny and careful. The stitcher used the variegated thread to great effect. A lot of these … Continue reading →

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Branch for the Bluebird Floral

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Hannah

I’ve started work on a leafy branch. You can already see how the color variations in the leaves interact. Farther up the branch the leaves will be darker. My Portuguese stem stitch is really improving – that long section in … Continue reading →

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Future project: Line drawings

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Hannah

Everybody knows that Mary Corbet is doing twelve days of give-aways starting TODAY, right?  So, while I’m visiting my parents, I’ve been going to life drawing with my mother. It’s a lot of fun, and I’ve got some lovely line … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Hannah

Our family Christmas tree: It’s ribbon embroidery on chicken wire. Ours is twenty four years old – we replace any faded ribbons every year. I always wonder why more folks don’t have embroidered Christmas trees. It’s such a fun project, … Continue reading →

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Castelo Branco Bird: Body

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Hannah

After troubleshooting the earlier problems with the project, I continued stitching away at the bird. I think it’s looking great. Portuguese bird designs are so much fun. Here’s a close up of the bird body.

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Castelo Branco Bird: Difficulties

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Hannah

Well, folks, (previous project post to jog your memory) I started back on my Castelo Branco bird. There were some unfortunate mishaps. The lighter yellow to the right is earlier work. You can see the sudden color change where I … Continue reading →

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Christmas Card

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Hannah

Look what I made! It’s a Christmas card for some friends of mine. I’m pretty sure they don’t read my blog regularly so I’m posting even though I haven’t given it away yet. It’s worked in two strands of rayon … Continue reading →

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