Showing posts with label embroidery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label embroidery. Show all posts

Sunday, April 7, 2013

My Embroidery Learning curve

I have been teaching myself 
free-motion machine embroidery
and really enjoying the process.

This is my chronological embroidery journey.....











So that's is it in a nutshell.
Some of it is on Etsy and some I am putting in
Reverse Garbage's upcoming exhibition
"Thread Count".

If you want to keep up I post much more regularly on Facebook and instagram (elle and lou).

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Free Motion Embroidery: 1st timer

I've had a hankering to try my hand at something different.



So I purchased a new foot for my machine
and began to have a small play
 with some fabric sample discards.


 Not to sure where this was going,
I glued it onto some more sample fabric
from Reverse Garbage.


Working over the print with some more
stitching added some much needed detailing.



Time for framing in the hoop.



Finishing the edges.



Fabric glued.
(Note to self- but some more bull dog clips)


Amazing stories:
I'm actually happy with it!
(I might even put it on my wall)


I'm