Showing posts with label Blackwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blackwork. Show all posts

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Is this the perfect gift for the person who knows everything?

A few years ago, I made cushions with machine-embroidered words. The words were drawn from the sadly now-defunct Save the Words website, which was dedicated to preserving words in danger of disappearing from the English language.

A friend saw a photo of those cushions and declared them "the perfect gift for the person who knows everything". I'd been thinking of re-visiting the idea but having the words in a crossword/scrabble-like grid format. So this version is hand-stitched with white thread on black Aida.


My friend was delighted to receive the piece and now has it hanging in his office - appropriately in the Communication school at a university.

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Blackwork

I like the crisp, sophisticated look of blackwork embroidery, especially when done with white thread on a darker background. These cards proved very popular at a recent fund-raising craft stall.