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when stitching up this cross-stitch pattern from the ever-fantastic cauchy, i couldn't help but think of this scene from the wire. that's not what prompted me to make it though. i liked the idea of taking a classic sampler and doing something irreverent/ballsy/modern/funny with it. (let's ignore the fact that i've never even done a sampler before...) tex loves it and proposed that we hang it in the kitchen.
I've finally finished the present for my mother. It's taken forever and that whole journey has been blogged about here.
I got The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden, which I love, and made this sampler using her stitches.
It was winter, and I love chickadees in winter.
The Film Photography Project LOVES Sampler Packs! The Kodak 5-Roll Sampler Box updated for late 2018.
This 5-Roll box contains super-fresh BW film. All rolls are 36 exposures, DX coded and standard BW processing.
You Get:
One Roll - Kodak TMax 100 (iso 100)
One Roll - Kodak TMax 400 (iso 400)
One Roll - Kodak Tri-X (iso 400)
One Roll - Kodak TMax 3200 (iso 3200)
One Roll - Eastman Double-X (iso 200)
I decided to pick this sampler back up and finish 'er off. It ended up being rather quick work too.
Pattern: Daisychain ABCs Crewelwork Sampler Kit by Alica Paulson
Materials: Appleton 2-ply crewel yarn
Start Date: July 14, 2011
End Date: January 29, 2012
Early nineteenth century sewing sampler stitched by Elizabeth Lyle when a young girl.
The text in the center reads,"Elizabeth Lyle worked this in the eleventh year of my age. In the morning think what you have to do. And at night ask yourself what you have done."
This design is now available to buy as a pattern pdf, details on my blog www.bearpawandbearpaw.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/embroidery-p...
For a class I am teaching in the Autumn and blogged: bearpawandbearpaw.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/sampler-tree-emb...
tutorial for some of the stitches here www.mybearpaw.com/2012/07/embroidery-stitch-tutorial.html...
little stab bound books, origami paper covers. These will be sent off to The Sampler for Feburary. More info about The Sampler: www.homeofthesampler.com.
Architectural styles not selected by Frank Lloyd Wright for Unity Temple across the street. Oak Park, Illinois.
rainbow block for laura. sorry so grainy. i lost everything on my camera and laura was sweet enough to retake it for me. i wanted a close up which resulted in grainy. i thank her greatly in saving my pic.
An enjoyable few hours this afternoon in the kitchen making this sampler for Anthotype prints. Paper is Bergger Cot320. Everything still wet, obviously, so not representative of final colours; will repost when dry.
Each row represents a different base ingredient.
A. Spirulina powder (a 250g tub from Holland & Barrett) unstrained/strained
B. Red chard (pack from Waitrose), blitzed then strained through coffee filter paper. Estimate that a whole pack would make enough to coat a few sheets.
C. Red cabbage, blitzed then strained through coffee filter paper. Used 1/8 of a whole cabbage. About 1/4 of a cabbage would probably be enough to coat a few sheets.
D. Blackberries, ground down in pestle then strained through muslin. One supermarket pack would probably be enough to coat a few sheets.
E. Raspberries, ground down in pestle then strained through muslin. One supermarket pack would probably be enough to coat a few sheets.
F. Petals from deep red roses, blitzed then strained through muslin. Petals from a whole bunch of roses from the supermarket would be enough to coat a few sheets.
[G. an attempt at extracting something worthwhile from some Holland & Barrett Baobab powder: fail! just got a washed out yellow-grey paste.]
H. Turmeric powder, mixed with warm water (unstrained - I think that straining would make this look a bit closer to Saffron - see far end of Turmeric row); no alcohol on this row in fact.
I. Raspberries + Turmeric, approx 1:1
J. Saffron, about 0.5g, mixed with 200ml boiled water, left to stand/stirred, then strained through coffee filter. Colour would be more red if left to steep for longer.
The columns are:
1. Unadulterated or mixed with distilled water.
2. Mixed with some alcohol - I used surgical spirit for this, but will probably use vodka in future because the stuff absolutely stinks!!
3. Soda crystals, ±2 tsp in 125ml distilled water
4. Soda crystals, ±4 tsp in 125ml distilled water
5. Bicarb of Soda, ±2 tsp in 125ml distilled water
6. Bicarb of Soda, ±4 tsp in 125ml distilled water
(tbh, steps 3-6 aren't that different, and 2tsp in 125ml didn't properly dissolve anyway, so probably overkill, but effects are interestingly different)
7. White vinegar
For steps 3-7 I simply added some drops of each onto the alcohol mix. In real use I imagine I will make up a mix of the base and then apply enough additional solutions to get the colour.
As you can see, from Blackberries onwards I got a little better at doing the application to the paper (!)
Through 3rd lesson
begins with teal floss herringbone added to the last line from week2
2 tows of cable chain, both in pearl cotton
row shallow herringbone in hemp
next row has slinky yarn couched and laced (look closely!)
turquoise row of twisted chain
chain variation
knotted cable chain in Watercolors (green tea is the color)
double cretan with straight stitches in pearl
running stitches in copper metallic yarn (this area is not finished)
Finally in #8 pearl crested chain
These were the first stitches I learned. After I practiced, I just kept this piece on the hoop and kept filling in the space. I actually like it though. i think I'll make something out of it.
I just started working on this absolutely gorgeous sampler, and I've been really enjoying it so far! It's great practice and will make a beautiful piece to hang in my apartment. Love it! : )
Pattern: Daisychain ABCs by Alicia Paulson.
Just a few lines of stitching this week as lots of variations were done on a fabric postcard for the 2007 challenge.
Now it's added to the new Sampler.
Both stitched with variegated fine perle from Caron Wildflowers collection
Blogged at, konnykards-musingsofaseniorcitizen.blogspot.com/
Here are a few sneak peeks of a vintage lace sampler I have just finishedt. I am not showing it in its entirety as I am submitting it for publication in the next Sew Somerset magazine and don't want to give too much away yet. (Lots of 20 minute sessions!)
Blogged at:- vintagebunty.blogspot.com/
As I look at all of the photos of fiber art by fabulous Flickr artists, I find myself inspired to try new ideas, learn new things. So This is my sampler of embroidery stitches, It is not in the traditional way some samplers are made.. Im not really a traditional girl.
The fabric is from Ikea, it is mostly black and white line drawings, a perfect thing to practice on.
Thanks for the inspiration all of my dear flickr contacts :) You are are all so talented and Im glad to know you via the web.
I added 12 more blocks to make it a twin sized quilt. Backed with a flannel from Irving Street by Erin McMorris and bound with Summersault Pinwheel in Marine. My daughter loves it as it fulfills her wish for rainbows and lots of blue.
Thank you Faith, Lee and Kate for hosting the Series.
Notes: linen sampler bordered in running stitch and feather stitch, with patch, eyelet stitch, hook and eye stitch, and darning stitch in pink, blue and red cotton.
Ethel Urquhart (1887-1916) attended Springwood Primary School 1894-1901. She was the grand daughter of James Lawson who built Braemar House in Springwood 1892.
Format: linen sampler 17.5 cm x 15.5 cm
Date Range: 1901
Location: Braemar, Macquarie Road. Springwood
Creator: Ethel Urquhart (1887-1916)
Licensing: attribution, creative commons
Terms of use: please credit - Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies Collection
Repository: Blue Mountains Library library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Part of Local Studies Collection:
Provenance: from her daughter Gwen Alexander
Links:
Sampler (needlework) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampler_(needlework)
Three panels sewn together. These are the "yardage" that a pair of pants will be made out of...well, plus one more panel that's not shown here. Tammy has actually finished the pants, but I'm way behind on taking and loading pictures and someone asked to see these when I could get them up...so here ya go. This is a composite of pictures of each panel seperately. Oh, the elephant should get uploaded this evening...(I hope!)