Jane Meets Jackie

Melanie Anderson

Machine applique, embroidery, hand beading. This piece encompasses two classes – one where we explored the embroidery stitches on our machines, one where we learned multiple beading techniques.

Purple Adenium

Sue Babbs

The stem is made of bobbin lace over felted cat fur. The flowers are needle lace. The lace leaves are machine embroidered. Beading techniques were used on the insects. This flower is a sub-Saharan desert rose. On the stem of the adenium is a beaded giraffe-necked weevil which is endemic to Madagascar and an imaginaryContinue reading “Purple Adenium

Sue Babbs

17th century Stumpwork Mirror Frame

Sue Babbs

Worked in traditional 17th century English raised embroidery and needlelace techniques using replica threads. This piece is the culmination of the Cabinet of Curiosities Part II Stumpwork Class and is a replica of a traditional mirror frame with doors, from the 17th century. Designed and taught online by Tricia Nguyen of Thistle Threads.

Haloed Comet

Sue Babbs

Bobbin lace making in gold metallic and silk threads. This piece of lace has taken around 300 hours, including design and sampling time. It uses many unusual bobbin lace stitch combinations and required a special oval grid to be drawn, which gets wider as it radiates outwards.

River Rocks Bag

Kim Berry-Rogers

Hand embroidered. Linen, wool, many different threads were used for this project. I made many changes in design and thread. I loved making this project! Ariane Zurcher.

Under the Waves

Kim Berry-Rogers

Hand embroidered with natural elements. Embroidered on linen, machine sewn. I love to mix natural items into my stitching projects. I wanted to make a useful item that incorporated some of my beach treasures. Adapted from Ariane Zurcher pattern.