Day 82

Day 82

 

Day 81

Day 81



I feel a bit like this face looks today, I am trying to tidy my studio. never good when you start but always good when its done!

Day 80

Day 80

 

I have no idea what these silver things are, I found them in a plastic bag with some beads. I do have random things in my studio sometimes.

Day 79

Day 79

Day 78

Day 78

I love the way the French knots make a shadow on the fabric, it looks like the faces are flying.

Day 77

Day 77

I found this gimp thread that I have had for about 100 years!, made a pretty cool face. I have some red as well, think I will use that tomorrow.

 



Day 76

Day 76

 

Not sure why I hadn't thought of eyelets before.

icon finished

I have spent the day stitching which has been fantastic. I only had a small amount to do to finished St Clare so I concentrated on that. Silk Shading and Gold work go together so well. This piece is 9cm square so pretty small. One more thing to cross off my list of Things to Do.

 

 

Day 75

I am 3/4 of the way through my 100 days, it had a very slow start but now I can see the end. I will roll my frame out for the last time this week so I get to the last couple of rows of squares to fill with faces.

Day 75

Day 74

I am back from my teaching so here are the faces from Hawkes Bay and the one from today.

 

Day 71

Day 72

Day 73

Day 74

Day 70 only 30 to go

Day 70

 

I feel like the faces are really getting somewhere now, I just sat down and stitched this one, no drawing and I am pretty happy with it.

 

I stitched another project for the book today, I must start typing up the instructions or I will have loads of paper work to do once the projects have been stitched, much better to do it as I go.

 

I am off to Hawkes Bay tomorrow to teach an applique landscape class, I haven't been down there for a few years so I am really looking forward to it. The students will come out with something like this.

 



Day 69

Day 69

A pirate today, only because the eye under the patch looked a bit odd! so I thought I would just cover it up.

Day 68

Day 68

 

 

Day 67

Day 67

 

Pink and yellow thread again, I really like how that looks.

Day 66

Day 66

 

 

I am about to post of a piece of work to the UK that has been selected for a show in Norwich. It will be part of the Silvery Threads exhibition of the Costume and Textile association. I do not normally post an image until the exhibition opens but the organizers have put a picture on their facebook page so I thought it would be OK to put one here too. The piece is called Silver Lining.

 

 

It is all stitched using silver passing thread with silver Pearl Purl on the top. I used Smooth purl for the flowers. It was inspired by the Mexican day of the dead skulls, and the idea that everyone has a silver lining that we should all let shine!

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Day 65

Day 65

 

 

Day 64

Day 64

sorry not a great photo today! pleased with the face

Day 63

Day 63

 

 

Its only taken 63 days but I think my faces are starting to look cool! Its been a long 63 days. Maybe its because the rain has stopped and spring seems to have arrived. The sun always makes me feel good.

Day 62

Day 62

Just 2 French knots and 4 straight stitches make a face.

Day 61

Day 61

No eyes today!

Day 60 and snails

Day 60

 

I spent yesterday in the garden clearing up ready for the summer planting. I cleared a patch of beetroot and brought them into the house in a tub, along with 3 snails as it turns out. Aren't snails the most beautiful creature, so peaceful and the patterns on their shells are fantastic. I put them back outside so they are nice and big to eat all my plants when they come up! I will still love them!

Day 59 and icon

Day 59

 

 

I have finished the face of my icon and started the halo. I am going to us different sorts of gold thread to give texture to the halo without taking the focus away from the face. 

Day 58

Another eye today.

My family of faces to date, they look a pretty odd bunch!

Day 57

I love eye's I think I will do some patterns of eyes for my book.
I have stitched the 1st project for the book! just have to type up the instructions and we are on the way.

Day 56

Quite like this pink and yellow thread together. I will remember that!

Day 55

At last a face that looks interesting!

Day 54

Day 53

Day 54