Ledger-Page two, a start

The starting point for page two, is an old embroidery transfer.  This would have belonged to either my grandmother, or great grandmother originally, so it's nice to use it in a different way.

This part of the page isn't finished yet, but it triggered another thought, so while the idea was fresh, it was put down on paper.

I'm hoping this will be replicated in fabric, a combination of patchwork and applique.

Ledger-Page one continued

Page one now contains  some stitching.

There's a mounted colour swatch of french knots.  Lift the flap and you can see the paint test dots.

There's also a header mounted piece of embroidery.  Here I'm exploring the effect that plain, and more heavily stitched areas have on colour.

This is the page as it stands at the moment, it's still not finished, but I like how it's going so far.

Something Completely Different

Over the next few weeks, there will be evidence of painting, but it will be connected with stitch too.  I am taking another of Karen's classes, this time An Embroiderer's Legder.  This is a process I've never attempted before, so it's both scary and enjoyable.

This is the start of my first page, the starting point being the card on the left.  I've used watercolour for the first line of colour sampling, and then card wrapped with thread, and of course some buttons.

For some reason the camera picked up the blue, which made the yellow really pop.

Surprisingly, I'm quite pleased with the start, it will be interesting to see how it moves on.