Hello again my friends, another long absence, but I have been busy. It is also winter here so I have virtually been hibernating.
I have been working on the pages of my fabric book and wanted to share these below with you. Originally the book was to be all about Tast Stitches I have now decided to include pages of my early attempts at embroidery.
The photo below is my very first example when I went to learn basic stitching from Debbie Mercer in 1994. These particular stitches were in preparation for two projects with her...a silk ribbon bouquet and a crazy patchwork cushion.
In 1998 I undertook a creative embroidery course by correspondence and this was my very first sampler on running stitch
I have many special memories of the people who helped me along the way and who encouraged me so much. Now I look back on some of my early work and shudder, but I was fortunate to mix with people who never discouraged me and only gave me the will to continue.
This week I am off back to the farm for a couple of weeks, where it wont be so cold and there is a fireplace. I will still be "on the air" with my tablet and fancy wifi.
Before I go I would also like to share some photos of my pot garden. At last my strawberries are fruiting with a lot more to grow and ripen and I have tomatoes coming along. My herbs are also flourishing.
As you can see the gum tree in the park is still shedding leaves everywhere.
bye for now
putting all your samples and tast stitches together is a good idea Shirley, wish I had kept some of my old stuff but it went in a big clean up. Have a lovely time at the farm. amazing strawberries and tomatoes growing in winter must be quite warm for them to grow
ReplyDeleteYou've come a long way baby!! Even your early forays showed the fine work that was to come. Great photo collage you have done, clever girl
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see your early samples! I know what you mean, when I see my first TAST 2007 samples I'm not so happy with them too. But they tell the story of my learning!
ReplyDeleteIt's winter there and we are broiling over here! lol. Love that you are getting your stitching book done!!!! your garden plants look very healthy and happy!
ReplyDeleteShirley, I think your fabric book is a wonderful idea, and those early pages show just how far you have travelled in stitchland! (It gives the rest of us hope, too, that we can make a similar journey) I'm sure it will be filled with many happy memories.
ReplyDeleteYour pot garden is doing splendidly! I can almost taste those strawberries.....
Have a wonderful time at the farm. Safe travels.
Adding your early stitching into your fabric book is a great idea and it will be nice to have them all together in one place to open up and "read" and remember. Keep warm and enjoy the fireplace :)
ReplyDeleteSeeing your early embroidery work just serves to remind me that I should have held onto mine, if only to prove to myself how far I've advanced. It would be fun to see my early attempts, but I threw them out long ago.
ReplyDeletethe running stitch sampler is adorable. and that curly parsley could win at any farmer's fair!
ReplyDeleteFunny that we are both looking through the 'archives'. Thank you for your kind comment.
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