Another little project

This is a little art silk kit that I have just finished, thought it was time I got out all the kits and UFO's that I have had for a long time and this is one of them.

Its been Framed

This the the little cottage that I made for my dearest of friends Pierrette for her Birthday and she has just collected it from the framers and I am sure that you will agree that the choice of mounts/mats and frame are just perfect for it. Credit for the choice goes to Pierrette's husband who has had the framing done for an extra Birthday gift to her from him.

You can see a picture earlier in this blog when I first finished the little cottage before I sent it from the UK to the US

Freestyle Embroidery

These are a couple of little motifs that I stitched onto a CQ Block for my very dear friend Pierrette the Squirrel was stitched using silk perle from Vikki Clayton's Hand Dyed Fibres and the mushrooms and toadstools were stitched using assorted threads

Freestyle Embroidery/Needlepainting

This is a peacock that I designed and stitched for my City & Guilds Embroidery and Design course it is worked on Ivory silk fabric and the threads used are all silk with the odd scattering of a gold metallic thread

This was one of my first attempts at creating a picture with threads, it is worked in a single strand of either DMC or Anchor. The design is one of the Di Van Niekerke miniature cottages http://www.needlecraft.co.za/vanniekerk.htm this is her old website but you can find her new designs here http://www.dicraft.co.za/

This is another of Di Van Niekerk miniature cottages that I worked with single stands of either DMC or Anchor threads

William Morris Design

This was a kit that I purchased at a show for the silly price of £5 it took some time to finish but once I got stuck in I could not stop.

It was originally for a cushion cover but I decided to mount it, to date its still not framed but is laced onto a board and all ready to go.