Tuesday, September 6, 2011

First Attempt

One of the things that I'm most excited about in my new book is embroidery!  I have all of these inspirations and ideas in my head, but I didn't quite know how to execute them.  Now, I have a few options and I am SOOOOO excited!  I jumped in last night and this morning to try some out.  This pictures shows both attempts.

On the far right, you'll see a half-butterfly (I didn't plan my yarn amount properly) and a flower.  Both of these were done completely free, no pattern, no nothing.  On the left is the butterfly I did today.  I drew the butterfly on wax paper, which I laid on the crochet background, and stitched through.  It was relatively easy to pull the wax paper off the project once I was done.

Granted, I need a lot of work, especially with even stitch lengths, etc....but for a first go, I don't think it's all that bad.  :)

 
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  1. SherryeSeptember 6, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    I think it looks great.....ESPECIALLY for the first time! It'll get more comfortable as you do more. Have fun!

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  2. SherryeSeptember 23, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    http://ncquilter.blogspot.com/

    I hope to get one started too.

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  3. SherryeOctober 10, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Here's a link to the "knook", a combo of knit/crochet with a type of "crochet hook".

    http://www.leisurearts.com/how-to-knook?utm_source=Leisure+Arts+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8a60c15cd6-September_2011&utm_medium=email

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