Happy #needleworkmonday !
I have been busy doing a bit of embroidery… and below is a little section of it.
It all started with a photo of goosegrass or cleavers… what do you call this sticky weed? I took this particular photo some time ago and I really liked the shadow.
I was really keen to make use of this lovely natural pattern and even made a drawing to make an easy ‘zakka’ style embroidery - I wrote a post about a book I’ve got ages ago and I’ve been practising.
I did a sketch simplifying the photo and got this:
It was just a sketch started with red biro and then changed to black biro when the former ran out. I then took it a bit further and tried to think of a design for a simple zipper pouch:
I then traced the design using pencil onto a thin polycotton piece of fabric… it’s what I had.
The fabric is so transparent that you can see the original below - it looks pretty.
This could also be a design for a bookmark… Incidentally have you seen this steemit bookmark contest ?
Thanks to @tinygalaxy for taking a photo of me embroidering the stem and trying to avoid showing my really sore hands with eczema 😖
It was fun to make.
That’s the finished design. I’m pleased I made it 😁 and actually there’s more to this story … I may write a different post about it if I get the chance.
photos by @cryptocariad and one by @tinygalaxy
With thanks to @crosheille and @crystalize for hosting and co-hosting #needleworkmonday and thanks to you for reading !
