running stitch sample

Take a Stitch Tuesday, Week 17 - running stitch. I like the middle band of fine running stitch columns.

Take A Stitch Tuesday

I'm so behind

I last posted Oyster Stitch which was week 15. The challenge is now on week 24!!!

I have completed running stitch (week 17) and wheels (week 18) but I still need to do:-

week 24 - french knots
week 23 - wheatear
week 22 - satin stitch
week 21 - crossed buttonhole
week 20 - butterfly stitch
week 19 - basque stitch

I'll try a post photos later....

another new project....

this one has a deadline... 28th June.

oh dear.

I've been asked to cross stitch something for something. I'm not sure how secretive I need to be!

I've not done any cross stitch in ages, let alone designed a chart. I did a quick mock up on squared paper last night and looked out my Pritt stick. It involves a lot of letters.....

oh dear.

the pressure! strangely energising. I'll post vague updates when I can.

Baby Girl is sleeping so much better recently......

not about textiles....

but really interesting - The Great Big Vegetable Experiment found via Florence's Attic.

also love her birthday cards....

more sketchbook pages on Flickr

I've managed to upload photos of the sketchbook for my City & Guilds accessories project.

sketchbooks

Shhhhhh Baby Girl's asleep.

there is a discussion on the City & Guilds Yahoo group re sketchbooks/journals and how people use them. I love this part of City & Guilds and its been a real revelation that I can actually put together a sketchbook (or workbook as I prefer to call it) and refer back to it for inspiration months later.

for each assessment piece I took an A4 ring bound sketchbook and pulled it apart. Then stuck it all back together with fabric, stitching and fibres. I also added a few drawings too.

Some work better than others as a record of the final finished piece (sky sea and sand), others stand alone as resource of techniques (green fields throw) and one in particular is far more interesting than the finished piece (black and white accessory).

My self portrait workbook is a work in progress....

I hope I can carry this on without C&G but I think I will need a topic/subject/end goal to work with!

I've uploaded some more photos of my sky, sea and shingle workbook to Flickr. I really enjoyed looking through this book again. And I'm surprised at how much black and white stuff I did, way back in 2004.

I'll photograph the other books when I get a chance.

Some of my favourite pages...

excuses excuses

I have a neverending list! They include chicken pox, teething, crawling, separation anxiety....

I am stitching (abit) and I'm hoping to be back to 'normal' service soon.

Things that have caught my eye....

LAB magazine
Fibre & Stitch (everyone has noticed this!)
Open Learning with Open University