Stitch with Jennifer Pudney
Designed by Mary Self
I like the exuberance of Hungarian Embroidery, and how many variations you can get from some simple shapes. I first digitized the pomegranate outlines, then started stitching with 8 colours of the Madeira Lana thread. Each flower has every colour in it and no two are the same. This will be the start of something more.
The stitches used are chain stitch, split stitch, French knots, satin stitch, seed stitch and what I am calling bauble stitch for the top of the pomegranates.
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Finished size: 24 x 8 cm
The Fabric Pack includes:
Cotton/linen fabric with design outline stitched on your fabric.
Embroidery needle to suit your thread
Stitch Booklet
Detailed colour stitch and colour placement diagram
The full kit also includes Madeira Lana Threads in 8 colours:
Just the design to do on those rainy days when cabin fever is about to set in!
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We had a really windy day here in Wellington (funny-that) and I took the dog for a walk. Usually the wind makes me a bit grumpy – but on this particular day I found it quite exhilarating. I was moving with the wind, rather than fighting it – I loved it…
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This is perhaps the most English of our designs and is for all those people (like me) who sometimes have just a little too much!
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Designed by Mary Self
I come from South Taranaki where the trees are all windswept in one direction so this is a celebration of the effect of mother nature.
The stitches used are blanket stitch, lazy daisy, split stitch, running stitch and French knots.
In the following set of instructions we have described the threads and stitches that we used in our sample. However, please feel free to use other threads and your favourite stitches. This is freestyle embroidery and by varying the methods you use, your embroidery will become unique.
The outlines of the leaves, branches and trunks are stitched for you to embroider and embellish as you wish. Our sample uses the enclosed scan of the outlines for you to use as patterns for applique, either with felt as in the sample or material.
You could also just stitch them with simple stitching or paint them (we used So Soft fabric paint) and stitch outlines or just unpick the stitching … we would love to see what you will come up with.
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Designed by Mary Self
This design is based on a Stig Lindberg leaf design.
The outline of the leaves are stitched for you to embroider and embellish as you wish. Our sample uses the enclosed scan of the leaf outlines for you to use as patterns for applique, either with felt as in the sample or material.
You could also just stitch them with simple stitching or paint them (we used So Soft fabric paint) and stitch outlines or just unpick the stitching … we would love to see what you will come up with.
Finished size: 24 x 28 cm
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A holiday trip to Samoa was very inspiring.
I loved the brilliant tropical colours and foliage, and the intense turquoise coloured sea.
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In a tangle of flowers
were angels and butterflies
flitting and fluttering
singing a tune
arias for summer
and whispers for the moon
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