I bear in mind the primary ever embroidery I tried – a VERY very long time in the past. Possibly I might have been about 8. Somebody gave me some handkerchiefs that had a printed design on them with embroidery threads and hoop for Christmas. I had no concept what I used to be doing and the handkerchief ended up a grubby, muddle of sewing. However at main college at a lot the identical time we crossed stitched on Binca after which lined and folded and added press studs to make one thing like a big purse or make-up bag or pencil case. I stored it for ages.
I had little interest in any type of stitching after that and we did not do a lot needlework at Grammar College. All I can bear in mind doing there was stitching ties in Home colors onto our cookery aprons and making a cotton summer season gown. My Mum did not do a lot stitching both so I did not be taught “at moms knee”!
Subsequent try was a small lengthy sew embroidery on a printed canvas that got here as a equipment with a body. I used to be given it to do when recovering from a significant operation in about 1984. Then I do not bear in mind doing any extra till about 1992 once I purchased a set of three small 18 depend cross sew kits on supply from {a magazine}. They got here with small spherical frames and had been vases of flowers. Goodness is aware of why I picked one thing so troublesome for my first try at counted cross sew. The little footage have lengthy gone.
After that I made a number of wool tapestries and we had a buddy within the Smallholders Society who did image framing in return for simply the fabric prices and fruit from smallholding that he may use for Jam making.
I have never stored every thing and all which might be left are these……………..
Counted cross sew fashions with embroidery threads (Pete – the image framer did not minimize his personal mounts and he stated the person on the place he acquired them from nearly had coronary heart failure making an attempt to do 4 ovals in a single mount and maintain them degree)
Wool Lengthy Sew of a steam practice crossing the Ribblehead Viaduct. This was Colin’s favorite.
Collies and sheep – half cross sew wool tapestry
Beneath is a wool lengthy sew that was rescued from a charity store, and the colors are in all probability all flawed as there have been a lot of skeins of wool and numbers marked on a instruction sheet however which color went with which quantity wasn’t all the time clear.
I believe this was probably the most troublesome to do. I needed to dye the Aida first and it is 16 depend cross sew so fairly fiddly to do with the completely different shades.
Most not too long ago all I’ve stitched are small cross sew items for playing cards and one or two which might be mounted in issues (coasters, key rings, trinket pots, guide marks) for presents.
And the little sampler I did throughout lock down.
If ever I had a elaborate to do one thing new (however I in all probability will not!)it could be this, which I noticed on-line, though I might miss out the yellow solar, which spoils it in my view.
Edited in to say – if you cannot see the image the hyperlink is HERE
Again Monday
Sue
