What a lovely combination of block printing and embroidery. The image and the stitching work really well together in this 'folklore' piece. Simple and beautiful and the limited use of colours underlines the simplicity.
July 27, 2009
July 26, 2009
Totally awesome
Stitched by s. jane!
For once, I have nothing to add. Because "totally awesome" describes it perfectly. :)
July 25, 2009
Stitching in Arabic
I love Arabic script and to see it in stitched form is absolutely lovely. Despite the fact that I can't read it and only just make out a few of the letters..
After finding this I searched Flickr to see if there was more embroidery in Arabic. Not a lot, sadly. But let this be an open invite to anyone who does embroidery in Arabic or any other non-Latin alphabet to get in touch. I'd love to showcase it.
July 24, 2009
She embroiders
Stitched by mary's granddaughter
Oh wow. So amazingly detailed and delicate. And just a tiny bit creepy and perfect. Gorgeous!
July 23, 2009
Bug shirt
Stitched by LittleBeeThatCould
Is this shirt not adorable? And I can't think of any young boy that wouldn't want bugs on his shirt. I want bugs on my shirt! Right now.
July 22, 2009
Abe Vigoda is alive
Stitched by tinyairplanes
Oh my goodness. First William Shatner, and now this? Abe Vigoda was SO my favorite curmudgeon on Barney Miller. I just wanted to hug him. Awesome work, Ms. Virbitsky!
And of course, these embroidered portraits bring to mind the amazingly talented Ms. Hart. I finally saw a few of Jenny's portraits in person last week and I almost passed out from their sheer amazingness. Keep the portrait spirit alive, peeps!
July 21, 2009
Cave painting inspired
Stitched by crazybutcute
Doesn't this cave painting look perfect on linen? And, against that fabric backdrop? Wonderful!
July 18, 2009
July 16, 2009
July 15, 2009
But will they wipe their hands on her?
Stitched by JulieFrick
When your stitching is as amazing as JulieFrick's, it creates a certain conundrum. It's so beautiful, will people actually use it? :) As for myself I might dab my hands around the image, but I would never want to yuck up her embroidery.
How about you? For your embroidered projects - to use, or not to use? :)
P.s. That's a Sublime Stitching design, by the way!
July 14, 2009
Georgette the mouse
Stitched by bookwormbethie
I have long been in awe of the wonderful stitching prowess of bookwormbethie. But Georgette the mouse really seals the deal for me - isn't this cuteness incarnate? Ok, maybe not incarnate, because it's on a tea towel. But, you get what I mean, right? Wonderful! Visit her blog for more on this mouse.
July 13, 2009
Pin-up preciousness
Stitched by Say Say Oh Playmate
I am a real sucker for embroidered pin-ups, and this one is adorable. I love the blues and crisp white on this sweet handkerchief. Lovely!
July 11, 2009
Tea Towels in progress
Stitched by cornflowerbluestudio
Seeing bright projects like these in progress just gives me a happy, peaceful feeling inside. Is it just me?
July 10, 2009
Wowzers
Stitched by judeisathome
The amazing layers of chain stitch on this piece just leave me speechless! Wow. zers.
July 9, 2009
Inuit inspired cutwork T
Stitched by chou.diane
Isn't this gorgeous? I'd love to find out more about the Inuit inspiration behind this design. Check her stream for closeups of her beautiful chain stitch. Lovely!
Mmmmm.. freehand...!
Just the way I like it! Aren't the colours lovely? And the stitches are so neat and pretty. :-)
July 8, 2009
Worst songs
But not worst embroidery!
Maybe bad songs could be made better if the lyrics were embroidered... Maybe getting them onto fabric we could get them out of our heads...
See more on the Embloggery blog. :-)
July 7, 2009
July 6, 2009
Beautiful drops
This is so happy and lovely.
Do check out the rest of Sarah's photostream. Lots of beautiful goodies!
July 4, 2009
Stickgarne
Photo by Demoiselle Libellule
That's German for deliciousness. Okay, it's not. But you have Google. Look it up! :)
July 2, 2009
July 1, 2009
Man's Best Friend
A loving tribute to our furry four legged friend
1. Puppy Forget Me Not by Apple and Eve (center)
2. Scottie with flower by Sewicalbutterfly 3.ella2008 by nanceejoo, 4. lil puppy. by lovely little deer, 5.Just Because... by sewsew-a-gogo, 6.puppy by doe-c-doe, 7.Lottie, the Dog Face Girl, embroidery by bad bird, 8.Beaded Irish Jack Russell Terrier dog pin (brown) by the lone beader, 9.Scooter embroidery by georgiemcdonald, 10.Zosia by kaparoff magda, 11.Circus Dog Embroidery by Iamsusie, 12.dog napkins by sewitsforyou, 13.Two in the bathroom makes for an angry household by amanda panda pants
2. Scottie with flower by Sewicalbutterfly 3.ella2008 by nanceejoo, 4. lil puppy. by lovely little deer, 5.Just Because... by sewsew-a-gogo, 6.puppy by doe-c-doe, 7.Lottie, the Dog Face Girl, embroidery by bad bird, 8.Beaded Irish Jack Russell Terrier dog pin (brown) by the lone beader, 9.Scooter embroidery by georgiemcdonald, 10.Zosia by kaparoff magda, 11.Circus Dog Embroidery by Iamsusie, 12.dog napkins by sewitsforyou, 13.Two in the bathroom makes for an angry household by amanda panda pants
All of these wonderful amazingly talented people are on flickr and can be found in the embroidery group.
We're Twittering!
You're probably used to our daily awesome Flickr finds. What you might not know, however, is that I'm constantly freaking out over all the amazing stuff I find in the Embroidery pool. I couldn't possibly blog every single awesome thing I find, because then there'd be, like, 3,000 posts per day. (OK, I exaggerate - but only a tiny bit!)
Enter, Twitter! Carina and I will be using Twitter to point out even more cool stuff as we find it, on Flickr, and elsewhere on the web. So subscribe to us and get ready for more awesome!
June 30, 2009
Taco Tuesday
This work belongs to mimilove forever from the Flickr group. It just cracked me up this morning when I was surfing and having my coffee. *added* Be sure to check out her blog and explaination.
I almost spit it out.........so.....you are wondering, what does that have to do with Taco Tuesday? *shrug* It's Tuesday, and when the kids were growing up, we had a taco tuesday and they were always looking forward to it....so naturally, it stuck in this mind........carry on.........
June 29, 2009
Poetic shrub
Oh my goodness! I just stumbled upon this on Flickr and don't you agree that I just HAD TO post this?
This is one of the things I love about embroidery. All the different forms it takes, sometimes completely unexpected. The imagery here is whimsical and poetic; and the use of stitching is just beautiful I love the little flowers and the colours.
Do yourself a favour and go check out the rest of whimsiology's photostream!
Poppin' poppies
Oh look! Aren't these poppies just beautiful? The colours really pop! And how about the stitches? So perfect. :-)
June 28, 2009
Fab ferret!
In the title of this photo it says it is a ferret, but it reminds me of a panther - like an Inca type panther. Thpse spots and tail led me in that direction. Anyway, ferret or panther, it doesn't take away the fact that this is pretty cute and the stitching is fab!
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