View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This embroidery is from June, when I decided to break down the stitches themselves and learn how to direct and blend them smoothly. At this point I switched from using two strands of thread to using only one, since I found I …
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May: Water Lily
View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from May, and I based it off a photo I took years ago. I chose it for its high contrast and discovered I was struggling with how to make stitches give the impression of smooth curves.
April: Lake Success
View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from April. I was sick for much of the month and couldn’t figure out how to make the clouds work like I wanted, so instead of forcing myself to finish I decided to move on in May. The irony …
Mending Saga
I told myself I’d get Episode 5 done by the end of March so here it is…Mending Saga. Find the full video here. View on Instagram
February: Austrian snowstorm
View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from February. After January’s first attempt, I realized I needed to focus more on the contrast between colours rather than the colours themselves and chose an image that easily lent itself to greyscale in order to simplify. I tried …
Acorn Saga
In which I attempt to turn acorns into bread. Spoiler alert: it was surprisingly delicious but it took a while to get there. Find the whole Acorn Saga here. View on Instagram
Craft Saga
Remember that video I did about the carpet? Well there’s more of them and they now have their very own home on the interwebs. Last time I checked lockdown wasn’t over yet so I guess Craft Saga is becoming a thing…episode 4 coming as soon as it can find its way through the tubes; episode …