I guess the 'cloth book' is a running theme here.I last spoke about those here. Yesterday, whilst 'sorting through' a pile of embroidered work I came across unmounted samples, perfect pieces for the current cloth book.New fabric and embroidery will be added to some of these, creating more embroidered pages.
Do you remember this from a few days ago?It's finished now, tiny applique circles edged with sequined bullion knots are dotted across the piece.It has also been damp stretched.This will be the front cover of my latest cloth book. The other piece here will be the reverse of that cover.At the moment both pieces are pinned around three sides.Next is basting, removing pins and hand
A large panel, 23x15 inches of white cotton seersucker fabric, applique, sequins, bullion knots and gimp.This will be the front cover of my latest embroidered sample cloth book.I've added a few images below of the pages for this book because once again.........Typepad stole my original post.(can you tell it still hurts) I've been thinking about my embroidered sample books, there are a
a silk ribbon edge.
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read moreApplique, weaving and patchwork.....a sample.
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read moreembroidered cloth, pages for a stitch sample book.
read moretied embroidery for the reverse
read morea hand embellished reverse for embroidery, a video
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