TRAVELLING BOOKS

Nothing for months and then the posts come along like buses! 🙂

Some branches of the Embroiderers’ Guild have started travelling books and my branch (Lutterworth) is taking part. Basically what happens is that participating members are divided into groups of six and each member buys a small  (5 x 5″) spiral bound sketch book. The book one starts with ultimately becomes yours at the end of the process.

I worked page one in my own book and then at the next meeting passed it on to the next member in my group of six……. and so on. We have just come to the end of the first round and below are the pages I made. For some reason one is missing, but you will get the idea.

This week we will hand these six books over to a new team and receive theirs in return. Then begin the rounds again, until the books are full. At the end the first one becomes mine to keep.

I am finding it is fun and not too onerous as the pieces are small and one has a month to finish it.

Page one in what will become my book at the ed of the process

Page one in what will become my book at the ed of the process

Detail of page one

Detail of page one

It just happend to be Christmas when I did this one!

It just happend to be Christmas when I did this one

Daisies, stamped and embroidered

Daisies, stamped and embroidered

Abstract flower on my own dyed fabric

Abstract flower on my own dyed fabric

I called this Perfect Day . It is painted Pelmet Vilene and hand stich

I called this Perfect Day . It is painted Pelmet Vilene and hand stich

10 thoughts on “TRAVELLING BOOKS

  1. Thimble Soo

    They are beautiful Dorothy, we in Herts EG are TB too it must be the latest and really lovely thing. If you have space perhaps we could swop pages rather than actually posting the book?

    Reply
    1. dorothyag Post author

      Thank you Sue. I have just picked up the next book to work on. This next set will be finished in November I think!

      Reply
      1. nuvofelt

        Not really, but it will be. Long op yesterday (3 hours) still plugged into oxygen etc. Now we can start on part 2, and then part 3 of the recovery…

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