Tag Archives: plas teg

Continuing the Jacobean bellpull

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Hannah

There’s only a little bit of progress to report on the Plas Teg bellpull from the Mary Jane Collection (see project page for previous posts). The purple is double running stitch – I was inspired by my Turkish embroidery book … Continue reading →

Posted in Crewel, My work | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Continuing work on the crewel bellpull

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Hannah

This bellpull is just gorgeous. It’s really coming along. Here’s a closeup of the area I was discussing in the last post on the bellpull (I’ve added some leaves in fly stitch, and finished one of the cluster flowers): I … Continue reading →

Posted in Crewel, My work | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Debate: Flower cluster colors

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Hannah

I’m traveling, y’all, that’s why my posting is off schedule. I resolved my trunk color debate: I am keeping the gray tones (dark, medium, light), but I switched to a darker gray for the shaded side of the trunk. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Crewel, My work | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Debate: Trunk Color

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Hannah

OK, folks, I’m looking for some opinionated people. The trunk (according to the kit) should be in 3 shades of gray. I’ve started work on it, but it’s not too late to change! I’ve had one commenter who prefers brown. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crewel, My work | Tagged , , , , , | 25 Comments