QUILTsocial | Issue 08

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Hand Embroidery
I did a lot of hand embroidery back
when I was a kid, but never really got
back to it until recently. The WonderFil
threads enticed me to try my hand at
some basic embroidery stitches, mostly
on my wool applique pieces. A few years
ago my husband and I took the train to
Halifax and since I was going to have
lots of relaxation time I decided to take
along some wool and to try my hand at
learning some new embroidery stitches.
I pinned a bunch of references on
Pinterest and brought along some
pieces of wool and my Razzle and Dazzle
threads and ended up with quite a few
different embroidery samples. One of
the several samples that I liked the most
was this little piece that I ended up
making into a little zippered bag.
Now that I have my new Sue Spargo
embroidery stitches book I’m going to
experiment a bit more using my new
yummy Eleganza threads.
Sashiko
Although I’ve often admired Sashiko
embroideries I’ve never actually tried
it myself. Sashiko is a form of Japanese
embroidery which is usually worked on
indigo fabric with white thread. It can
range anywhere from a simple gridwork
to ornate designs depicting scenes
from nature. Just Google “Sashiko
images” and you’ll be amazed at the
different designs that are available. I’m
going to do a bit more research and
later this week I’m going to try my hand
at this lovely technique.
The Slow Stitching Movement
Usually for a week of blogging on
QUILTsocial, I design and complete a
fairly large project and break it down
into manageable steps that we can
complete each day for the week. It’s
usually a pretty fast paced project,
but it’s always fun to see the entire
project through to its completion.
For the purpose of this article we’re
going to take it a bit slower! In starting
a new year, I, for one, am looking for
some quiet, reflective time. The Slow
Stitching Movement was launched by
international quilting personality Mark
Lipinski to help creative people like us
to slow down, enjoy the process, and
create fiber art that we’re really proud
of. Because Eleganza thread is so suited
to handwork I feel inspired to take it a
bit slower and to make a few smaller
projects that showcase the 3 great uses
for WonderFil’s Eleganza thread.
Different examples of Sashiko patterns
Embroidery stitches made with WonderFil’s
Razzle and Dazzle threads
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