Today I am going to share the images so far in the book that will eventually be mine to keep. In this round there were six different stitchers.
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Didn’t they all do well? I will now be working with 7 different stitchers and have the first book here ready to work on. Now…….. what shall I do this time?
Watch this space!
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
Detail of page one
It just happend to be Christmas when I did this one
Daisies, stamped and embroidered
Abstract flower on my own dyed fabric
I called this Perfect Day . It is painted Pelmet Vilene and hand stich
We held a very successful exhibition last week. Lutterworth was celebrating Feast Week and also holding various events as it’s memorial of WW1. The Guild had an exhibition of work made in honour of those who served in WW1 as part of the overall exhibition. Here I am showing you selected works and will upload some others tomorrow.
PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO SEE A LARGER VIEW.
The first two are from the WW1 exhibit. In the first collage the top two images of poppies are remembering the men of Ibstock. The bottom left image was very beautiful but hard to focus on as it consisted of several layers. Bottom right was in hand made felt with appliqué additions.
The second collage of the boots was all free machine embroidery, very skillfully done. I have included a close-up.
The next image shows some of the entries for the Chairman’s Challenge this year. The top one is the winner and is a very lovely hand stitched box. I have also included a close-up. The other two images are my own selection of the rest of the entries.
There was a workshop on Permanganate and batik printing and some indigo dyeing, which are shown in the next images
The lovely teddies below are made from old embroidered tablecloths.
I love the bright clear colours in the patchworks below too.
I also like this little velvet picture with it’s beading.
more images later.
Pandora's Box 