I have made some progress on my
embroidery project...
S L O W L Y...
I've finished May, June, and July--
And am now working on August...
I only do two thread lengths per day
to save my hands from cramping...
Stopping in the middle of stuff is totally
new to me--I always have pushed on
to "finish" whatever--but
time does bring changes and
I am trying to S L O W myself
down...
I had begun this piece with the thread
that came with the kit--so, as some of you
who are "eagle eyed" can spot--
that thread had a very "orange cast" to it.
I don't like that for redwork--so I
switched to a better red:
DMC Perle cotton ( 8)
Color 902:
a lovely deep, dark red...
Can you see? Can you see?
The little heart-shaped flowers are
that deeper red that I am using...
I like my choice so much better...
:))))))
**********************
The other project I have worked on is
a "Spine-ish" catalogue glue book
which I plan to use to practice
collage and layering--which seems
to be very very difficult for me to
grasp.!!! 👺👿👀
The idea of covering up lovely
pictures--
( or pieces of fabric for that matter)
doesn't seem to make any sense to me...
So this is a concept
I am experimenting with in
this new gluebook I've concocted.
I took a mail order catalogue and
folded each page to the middle and
glued it into place and then
used washi tape reinforce
each spine area:
Here you can see the pages are now
half-sized vertically and have
washi tape for strengthening...
It is a clothing catalogue and the
pages are just as they came to me;
I will be adding my own collages over them..
It should be challenging to see what to
cover and what to leave in place...
Nice change from starting with
all-white, plain pages.
****************************
Tomorrow morning, Tom and
I are going for our senior flu shots...
and hoping that we don't have any
reactions...;((((
We have an appointment for 11 a.m.
Soooo
I will be preparing everything for
our dinner ahead of time just
in case I start to feel funky...
👽👽👽
I will be making my Chinese Chicken Hoisin
in my wok over steamed rice...
This is one of our favorite meals...Take care and enjoy this long weekend
ending with Columbus Day...
hugs, Julierose,
La blageuse
(stitching-away-euse)
