In between Halloween parties and the approaching Rainbow Birthday Party, I've been playing around with an embroidery idea.
A while ago I found a striking heart shape embroidered with stitches surrounding a heart shape in the fabric - essentially stitching the 'negative space' around the center. I loved it so much I decided to try it out using my new-found skill with French knots...
I might be bonkers using the butterfly shape, it may turn out to be too complicated a design to effectively show up with negative space knots. We shall see, it's not a large design so hasn't taken very long at all to get to this point.
I'm using just one colour - I chose white as I wanted a very simple, ethereal, girly air about it - and I'm joining in with the &Stitches Month of Colours, which focuses on using single colours in embroidery. This is a very interesting exercise, no matter what type of embroidery or needlework you are doing. I urge you to check it out!
And even though I might not be able to post each and every Sunday for Stitching Sundays, given the busy holiday season upon us, I'll be sure to put the linking tool in my weekend posts, I'll keep the grab button on the sidebar, and I really hope you all continue to share your latest projects!
Oh, one final word, in case you're wondering where I got the image for the butterfly...
It's a cookie cutter!
Hello to my newest followers, and thank you all for your comments, they provide so much inspiration!
Chrissie x
A while ago I found a striking heart shape embroidered with stitches surrounding a heart shape in the fabric - essentially stitching the 'negative space' around the center. I loved it so much I decided to try it out using my new-found skill with French knots...
I might be bonkers using the butterfly shape, it may turn out to be too complicated a design to effectively show up with negative space knots. We shall see, it's not a large design so hasn't taken very long at all to get to this point.
I'm using just one colour - I chose white as I wanted a very simple, ethereal, girly air about it - and I'm joining in with the &Stitches Month of Colours, which focuses on using single colours in embroidery. This is a very interesting exercise, no matter what type of embroidery or needlework you are doing. I urge you to check it out!
And even though I might not be able to post each and every Sunday for Stitching Sundays, given the busy holiday season upon us, I'll be sure to put the linking tool in my weekend posts, I'll keep the grab button on the sidebar, and I really hope you all continue to share your latest projects!
Oh, one final word, in case you're wondering where I got the image for the butterfly...
It's a cookie cutter!
Hello to my newest followers, and thank you all for your comments, they provide so much inspiration!
Chrissie x
