WILLIAM MORRIS TIMES TWO

Here is the second part of my W. Morris triptych. I am currently working on the 3rd piece. The colours will all blend once it is all put together. Keep watching!

AEMILIA ARS ITALIAN NEEDLE LACE

At long last my Aemilia Ars lace piece finished but with a few booboos! See if you can spot them! I enjoyed the journey on this but will perfect it next time around.

Celtic Tree of Life

Here is my Celtic Tree of life! I have added the words from the bible at the bottom. I downloaded the tree from the net & I think it was a tattoo. I have interpreted it in my own fashion, using hand dyed rayon thread.
The leaves on the left gradually changing to red on the right is meant to represent the changing seasons hence the wording.
My next project is another William Morris piece to go with the first piece so keep watching this space!

William Morris re-visited!

Yet to be framed. I have just finished stitching this piece of William Morris's achanthus leaves. I began by printing the image on treated fabric, then after rinsing in water & ironing on the wrong side to fix the ink, I worked the leaves in Split back stitch in a rayon thread, using 1 strand. This is one of my favourite Morris pieces & I aim to do more of them. Currently I am working on a Celtic tree so watch this space!!!

A little bit of fantasy!

This is "Genie" which I have interpreted in very fine stitching in DMC threads on fine linen.
I have called her "Genie" because she looks like she is rising from a bottle or in this instance a jug.
The design comes from a kids' colouring page which I found on the internet.

Who knows she may grant you a wish! Enjoy!

Lynette's needlelace.

Here is a piece of needlelace which I did using a drawing from my archive of designs. Again another peacock! They do lend themselves to a lot of interpretation for needlework & lace work! Enjoy!

I have been busy of late doing Pulled Thread embroidery, & some Aemilia Ars Lace. I sometimes wish I could split myself in half so that I could get twice the work done! However while we haven't had much of a summer yet, all needlework & lace making is a welcome filler for the dull, cold days.
Here I have done a piece of Pulled Thread embroidery on a stylized peacock, with added beading for a bit of pizzazz.