sampling
approaching and landing
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| in my last post in my answer to Jude's comment I mentioned that I would attempt to make a sampler, with the 'Early 20th century embroidery techniques' book by Gail Marsh as my guide. I learnt about the fishbone stitch, Roumanian stitch, fly stitch, chain stitch, detached chain stitch, open chain, feather stitch and one-sided feather stitch, snail trail, outline, rope, Vandyke and stem stitch; reaquainted self with the (split) back stitch, cross stitch, buttonhole stitch and herringbone; it was Fun, lots of fun and this practice has indeed brought me joy. What's more: there are many more different stitches in this one book to discover! The small woven bird piece, where the bird print had become half lost in the weave.....was invigorated with a split back stitch outline of the bird with another small bird added on top, much better....I will be experimenting more with the different stitches I'm sure; there is a sense of freedom with more actual awareness of the sewing possibilities |
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and the bird sitting on the bird...
it must be in the Air...Patricia
with a bird on a head...and i
was remembering a fiber figure,
a seated figure with a little paper clay bird on her head...
Why do we need birds on us?
Must be a
reason
Grace, birds on heads, birds on birds, birds on my mind, perhaps we project a sense of freedom onto them and would like a bit of that ourselves......