Finished! Utterly, completely, absolutely nothing left to add, finished. Except I haven’t posted it to my mom yet. But still! It is technically done even if the recipient of the gift hasn’t received it, right?
To the best of my knowledge, I designed the honeycomb border, row 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 2/3 of row [...]
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Bee Sampler – Finished!
Posted in Blackwork, Embroidery, tagged alphabet, band, bee, beehive, beekeeper, Blackwork, counted, Embroidery, flower, gift, honeycomb, iris, motif, sampler, wheat on January 23, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Bee Sampler Update II
Posted in Blackwork, Embroidery, tagged bee, Blackwork, border, counted, design, Embroidery, evenweave, needlework, sampler, tech, work-in-progress on September 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Previous posts on the project are here and here.
I’m almost half-finished:
The last band pictured is the seventh of thirteen planned and then there’s the rest of the border sooooo almost halfway there.
PCStitch has been a big help. I downloaded the trial Pro version and after tinkering around with it I can do some basic stuff. [...]
Blackwork Shading Samplers
Posted in Blackwork, Embroidery, tagged Blackwork, counted, crosshatch, Embroidery, gradient, needlework, perspective, sampler, shaded, shading, tree on September 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
After finishing the two fill-in samplers from Beginner’s Guide to Blackwork I decided to press onward in my self-education.
Here are my attempts:
This was my first attempt at manipulating blackwork patterns. I was so ridiculously proud of myself. Here’s a detail of the top portion of the sampler.
Each column contains a different interpretation of the [...]
Blackwork Fill-In Samplers
Posted in Blackwork, Embroidery, tagged Blackwork, books, counted, Embroidery, fill-in, needlework, pattern, sampler on August 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When I first got interested in blackwork I decided I wouldn’t burn myself out on it. Typically, when I start a new craft I read as much as I can about it and then tackle a project that captures my interest. Usually, this involves a skill set I just don’t have yet. I slog through [...]
Blackwork Sampler Update
Posted in Blackwork, Embroidery, tagged band, bee, beehive, beekeeper, Blackwork, books, comic, counted, Embroidery, flower, insect, motif, needlework, recommendation, sampler, work-in-progress on August 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve “sketched” some new designs for my mom’s sampler. Previous designs are here.
I took one of the bees and after a lot of fiddling I came up with this:
I had to try out both versions but I think I’ll use the second as a band in the sampler.
The motif on the right is adapted from [...]
Planning the Bee Sampler
Posted in Blackwork, Embroidery, tagged bee, beehive, beekeeper, Blackwork, counted, Embroidery, honeycomb, insect, needlework, sampler, work-in-progress on July 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This is a gift I’m making for my mom. She’s really into bees but I guess you could see that for yourself.
It’s in the early planning stages, obviously. There are many, many, many mistakes. I wasn’t pleased with the beehive on a branch band until the very bottom. And some of the bees are very [...]
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