Monday 8 July 2013

TAST 70,72 Embroidery

Take a stitch Tuesday 70 - crested chain stitch.
I've used some vintage gingham and dyed laces. Attached to the vintage suspender is a scrap of yellow vintage fabric and lace attached with a French knot. The patch of gingham is attached with running stitch and there are more French knots on the yellow trim.
I didn't do tast 71 this time but I have done it before, see here

Take a stitch Tuesday 72 - wrapped coral stitch.
I was having a spot of bother with this to start with, I kept putting the thread the wrong way round. I've disguised it with French knots [with long stalks] in the yellow thread. Vintage fabric and dyed laces.

This one was not for tast but for the pastel book. The background fabric is handpainted/stamped. Four different dyed laces with running stitches on the narrow yellow lace in two colours. French knots. The buttons were created with art work and clear buttons.


6 comments:

  1. That's the most creative use of a suspender I have seen in a long time. Oh, I used to struggle with them when I was a little girl and wore prickly, horrid wool stockings! The gingham also brings out memories of long ago...

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    1. They bring back memories for me too, the gingham of school although we didn't have pretty pink. And the suspenders - yuk, I remember wearing them although I think tights had been introduced, just not in our house.

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  2. I love the combination of stitching with the laces and gingham - so pretty!

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  3. Oh, yellow and pink! Reminds me of the summer frocks I used to wear as a kid and all those wonderful summer memories, sand, sea, ice cream, freckles.

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    1. Well I never thought of freckles until you mentioned them...

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