and have unpicked the botchy baby, and redone it marginally less botchily
and that's probably it.
I've had this image in the back of my head for a while - she keeps turning up in different ways. I've done her as a woodcarving, as an etching, as a mini-quilt and now as an embroidery. I don't know why because I don't think of myself as a sentimental or particularly maternal mother even though I love my children dearly!
Things I learned with this project:
- Stranded embroidery thread can be divided into strands for finer stitches (yes, duh!)
- Straight stitch
- Backstitch
- Stem stitch
- Laisy daisy stitch
- Satin stitch
- French knots
- The quality of my stitching definitely got better as I went on, so practicing on a sampler first might have helped - I just like to dive in too much.
- Not to sew my embroidery to my lap
I'm linking up to:
that's lovely! (and laughing at the last thing on the list!)
ReplyDeleteAh it's lovely! I have 'The Embroiderer's Bible' but yet to put it into action - must do soon, those stitches are just so pretty!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet! (and I have sewed my work to my clothes before, too!)
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet. And I nearly LMAO on the last thing you learned! It happens:)
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely :)
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with the embroidery. And you are right, it gets easier and better with time. What are you planning on making with this embroidery piece!
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