Susan Barrett Price's Blog, page 12
April 26, 2014
Stitching: Back to Embroidery Basics
4.25.2014 In March I was hellbent on learning ribbon embroidery. I bought books. I bought silk ribbon. I dug out my old embroidery hoops. On our roadtrip, I brought 8″ squares of navy blue serge and a variety of ivory ribbons and threads. I can’t practice embroidery in a sketchbook. I’m too unskilled. I actually have to use fabric and thread and needles to experience how they interact. I thought my simple white-on-indigo squares would form a kind of “practice journal.” But alas, one very sad silk daisy was the only output, along with a few rows of
sashiko
straight (yokogushi) stitches. – See more at: http://madinpursuit.com/Journal2014/20140425.html#sthash.IZVEnMX4.dpuf
April 22, 2014
Doll Hospital: Miss Tolly Out Of Rehab!
4.22.2014. (Cont’d from 4.5.14) After her basic clean-up and then major foot surgery, Tolly was ready for the rest of her work. Except for the feet, our goal here was not a complete makeover, but a gentle preservation. As a doll who survived more than 30 years through many tough times, she absorbed enough Molly-love to become as real as the Velveteen Rabbit. I just wanted to patch her up enough so that she can continue to beam her love. - Continued here>>>
April 21, 2014
Fiber Adventure: Making a “Thread Scarf”
Thread scarf, with Fang reliquary guardian
4.21.2014 With my bent for complicated projects, I keep an eye out for no-brainers as a change of pace. This one — “Thread Scarf” – came from artist Carol Ann Waugh, who teaches Stupendous Stitching and Stitch & Slash on Craftsy.com.
The idea is to lay out a carnival of fibers between two layers of Solvy Water Soluable Stabilizer. Continued here>>>
