Bouquet from the Heart of Japan
"I loved stitching this piece, it was my second piece after hanazume"
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Elizabeth
- Female
- Cheshire
- United Kingdom
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Elizabeth posted a status"Well, a good question Carol-Anne - I've been working on Queen of Flowers on grey fabric. Just a few more hours should do it now..."
Carol-Anne left a comment for Elizabeth"Hi Elizabeth, long time no speak. I hope all is well with you. What are you stitching now? I finished Loving Couple and have begun Camellias but the long and short stitching is by far the biggest challenge that I have met. It…"
Judy commented on Elizabeth's photoBouquet from the Heart of Japan
"Beautiful stitching and I can not image doing such lovely work. hugs Judy"
Elizabeth replied to Carol-Anne's discussion How did you stitch your tassel? in the group Japanese Embroidery"Hi Carol-Anne
Having just finished Himotaba, I thought I'd add my comments on this. I did the extended version of the design and stitched the tassel design as printed. I used flat silk - but I can't remember whether I used 1F or 0.75F -…"
Carol-Anne commented on Elizabeth's photo
Himotaba
"Elizabeth, you have stitch this beautifully. You must be delighted with it. I pleased that you enjoyed Karahana, I did as well."
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- What textiles are you interested in?
- Traditional Japanese Embroidery and also traditional western embroidery e.g. silk shading, whitework and crewel work.
- Where did you learn your textile skills?
- Various - Royal School of Needlework, Burton Manor College, Hawkwood College
- Is there anything else you'd like other members of Stitchin' Fingers to know about you? Please feel free to tell us a little bit about yourself by way of introduction.
- Just completely hooked on traditional Japanese embroidery at the moment...
Sensu complete!
Just finished Sensu for phases 2 & 3 (photo posted). Around 140 hours in this one.
Really enjoyed the geometric effects: tie-dye, shippo and flax leaf effect, and also doing the shading on the cord and the chrysanthemum (which wasn't quite as hard as I expected). Found the imitation wicker rather challenging though... Overall quite pleased with the result ;-)
Really enjoyed the geometric effects: tie-dye, shippo and flax leaf effect, and also doing the shading on the cord and the chrysanthemum (which wasn't quite as hard as I expected). Found the imitation wicker rather challenging though... Overall quite pleased with the result ;-)
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- At 12:02 on July 13, 2011, Carol-Anne said…
- Hi Elizabeth, long time no speak. I hope all is well with you. What are you stitching now? I finished Loving Couple and have begun Camellias but the long and short stitching is by far the biggest challenge that I have met. It is 'resting' at the moment while I do other things, mostly decorating but that is finished now so hopefully I can get back to stitching :-)
- At 9:31 on August 18, 2010, Carol-Anne said…
- Hi Elizabeth, thank you for your gift. (Just as I'm typing this, Aaron Copland's Simple Gifts has come on the radio and made me smile all the more).
You can ask about Loving Couple. I very reluctantly put it out of sight so that I could get on with Riches and I haven't got it back out since. 'He' is nearly finished; 'She' is not yet begun. I don't think it will take much to finish when I do return to it.
I'm still not stitching but I have a feeling that will soon pass. I haven't had much time to stitch even if I'd wanted to this past week and I'm beginning to resent not having the time.
How is your stitching? What are you doing at present?
- At 6:23 on May 30, 2010,
Michiko kamoshida said… - Hi,Elzaeh,
I did not know you are on the stitchin fingers until now.
I did phase 1 in April with Denise and Jane.I am doing quite well but I have struggled with flat silk so I often take stitches out and do it again and again. I have not learned pink flowers and cord.I started thinking about phase 2 now.
Michiko
- At 17:12 on April 9, 2010,
Jane said… - Thank you Elizabeth - I loved stitching this piece. I'm sure it'll be at the gmex next time round if you are going to visit.
jane
- At 6:51 on May 28, 2009, Carol-Anne said…
- I began my cords in March (although I have not done much on them since then). I also chose the extended version.
Yes, I do find the anticipation almost as good as the stitching but I try not to plan too far ahead or I find myself iching to start a new piece rather than focus on the current Phase :-)
- At 6:38 on May 28, 2009,
Nancy said… - Beautiful work Elizabeth. Are you stitching Karahana on black or red silk? I stitched mine on black as I like the contrast between the gold threads and the black background fabric. For phase II, I stitched "Golden Fan" and used these colors for the cords. The pieces are hung on the same wall and complement each other nicely. I also chose to stitch the extended version as I liked the shape of the tassel better.
- At 11:38 on May 27, 2009, Elizabeth said…
- Thanks for your kind comments on my photos. I've already started Karahana - managed to do one large petal and a few smaller elements of the design in the 5 days I spent with Jackie, who certainly is an excellent teacher. Although that design will take me some months to complete, I've already started to plan my cords (extended version) by buying some coloured pencils so I can do a bit of colouring in to get an impression of how to arrange the colours. Don't you find the anticipation of starting a new piece is almost as good as stitching the piece in hand?
Elizabeth
- At 20:42 on May 26, 2009,
Nupur said… - Wow Elizabeth!
You have done such a good job on both your pieces - I enjoyed seeing your pictures... absolutely gorgeous... you have a great teacher too... I was fortunate to meet her in Atlanta earlier this year... look forward to seeing more of your work
Take care
Nupur
- At 16:27 on May 26, 2009, Carol-Anne said…
- You should be pleased, you have done amazingly well. I also enjoyed the geometric effects on Phase II and look forward to revisiting them. Your stitching is superb. So, what is next for you? Karahana? Embroidery sculpter?
CA
- At 3:27 on October 19, 2008,
Sue Noble said… - Hi Elizabeth thought I would drop you a hello as not heard from you lately hope you are ok and just busy stitching
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