TAST 77 and 78

Take a Stitch Tuesday - week 78, Cloud filling stitch.

My version consists of cloud stitch over cloud stitch in different coloured threads and I've used it as a couching stitch to hold the dyed laces and pink gingham in place. For neatness the stitch is best worked on an evenweave fabric, hence mine is not so neat. If you want to see details about the challenge go here and maybe try it out, it is an easy stitch to do. The background fabric is actually pink, and vintage, it is thin but I think it always was and it has not gone like that with age.

I also did this stitch for TAST 2010, see here

TAST 77 - I have an old sample for woven cross stitch here

If you don't like spiders look away now, I saw both of these beauties today. Click on the pictures if you want a closer look.

TAST 51 and Fabric Samples

Take a stitch Tuesday - week 51 - Raised Herringbone Band.

I prefer stitches that grow quickly and this small sample seemed to take an age, so it is probably one that I won't use again. Click on the link above to see more samples.

I've stitched it in purple to go in another new journal. I've finished the green one, I'll post photos next week.

Below are the remainder of the Spoonflower fabric swatches.

I did have another version of all queens but I've altered this one for fabrics, the old one was better suited for a single placement such as a motif for a t-shirt.

This one is an altered doodle.

I have a larger version of this which is still available on Spoonflower, I thought it was more suitable for wallpaper or curtain fabric.

Another one using the doodle trees.

I had this one printed in with the last batch except it was bigger, I altered it so it would be more suitable for clothes and patchwork.

This one is actually altered snakes and a games board. The swatch looks very pretty.

This one was inspired by the tiles at the Alhambra Palace, Spain.

Have you got a favourite from the whole batch [30 swatches]?

The Sketchbook Project [38-41]

The Sketchbook Project spread over 4 pages

Below the surface ..... of the forest floor

the top two pages are the leaves, some collaged, the bottom of the right page is cut around some of the leaves and under the leaves on the next two pages are the insects, creepy crawlies, snails, ants etc

Paints [gesso, watercolours, acrylics], pens, brush pens, felt pens