Modern Hand Embroidery: Van Goghs Starry Night

 Sewn onto calico using DMC threads

Modern Hand Embroidery: Autumn

 It’s Autumn in my part of South East Australia. I did this in a few hours using Japanese variegated hand dyed Coron Sashiko thread onto unbleached raw calico and beads I repurposed from a charity shop handbag.

Modern hand Embroidery: Free as a Bird

This piece came to me as an idea as a push-back regarding posts in other embroidery groups that want embroidery to be confined to hand towel edging, babies bibs and the likes and certainly no hoop frames. I responded that we all are free to do with our needle and thread as our hearts desire and creativity should never be stilted or confined. I had these scraps of material left after a project, hand drew a bird and its title is ‘Free as a Bird’..a good weekends project!

Japanese Sashiko Large Sampler

Sashiko large sampler which I started on my travels from New Zealand to Fiji to Western and American Samoa and just now finished. I’ll use it as a runner on top of my antique Japanese dresser. Both sampler and variegated hand dyed cotton thread bought in a craft store in Yokohama, Japan

Cross Stitch: Golden Budhha

The Golden Buddha, Bangkok full name: Wat Trai Mit Wittayaram Worawihan Samphanthawing, Krungthep.It’s one of my favourite places in Bangkok. It’s 35cm x 37cm on lovely lemon tinted 14ct Aida. I used DMC Gold mettalic thread instead of DMC680 where required. Pattern via Etsy.

Modern Hand Embroidery: Tree of Love

Hand drawn Tree of Love sewn onto 100% natural unbleached scrap calico using Japanese Sashiko variegated thread.

Fine Art Cross Stitch: Yellow Cat, Red Fish

Henri Matisse ‘Yellow Cat, Red Fish ‘ 120 gorgeous DMC colours, 120,000 stitches, size: 42cm x 59.4cms (16.5 in x 23.4 in) on 14 ct impeccably woven Sullivans Aida with at times, over 40 colour changes per 10x10 square. Commenced 1 June 2022, Completed 10 Dec 2024.

Modern Hand Embroidery: Commentary in Thread on Raw Calico

 

Abstract Hand Embroidery: ‘In the beginning there was thread…’.

 On 100% raw calico using Ministry of Yarn recycled spun silk Sari Yarn.

Modern Hand Embroidery: Girl With a Pearl Earring

 Hand Drawn and 'painted' with satin and chain stitch