If you know me, you know I'm usually working on something crafty. Lately my craft of choice has been sewing. However, in the past I have also been very into (and have tons of supplies still for) jewelry making, painting (Donna Dewberry style), scrapbooking and stamping. I also enjoy my tye dye (a lot), have done a little bit of crocheting, and some cross stitch. But one thing I've never ventured into before was embroidery. I was facinated by this style of sewing that has a pattern but leaves the stitches up to you. Yes, patterns tell you what kind of stitch to use, but unlike cross stitch where you have a set grid for making stitches, this is just an open piece of fabric. I liked the idea of this challenge and the somewhat less structured approach. (I also hate numbers and counting, so I don't particularly care for counted cross stitch.)
So, my pictures for tonight are of my newest venture, embroidery. I found a WONDERFUL website (see
here) and have been practicing some stitches. I'm not very good. I need to work a lot on conformity, spacing and evenness in my stitches. But, I plan to work on this and hopefully improve. The nice thing about this is that it will be portable. So when I'm sitting, say waiting to see a doctor, have tests, etc. I can carry my embroidery along with me and keep myself occupied. Enjoy my pics. (Please don't judge me, I'm new at this embroidery stuff!)
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| Satin stitch (green), running stitch, chain stitch |
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| running stitch with weaving |
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| Butterfly stitch |
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| Lazy Daisy stitch (petals), stem stitch |
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| A little bit of crochet I started today too. Not sure what its gonna be, so I'm just stitching. |
That Daisy is pretty, you should do something more with it!
ReplyDeleteI miss crocheting but I just haven't been in the mood lately to do....which sucks because I have a blanket for Henry that he will not get from me when he is born because I still have so much left :( oh well, maybe I will take it to the hospital incase I have a long labor!