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Embroidery Needle Painting20 August 201720 August 2017

Wrens in the making

I started stitching Trish Burr’s ‘For the Love of Wrens’ design nearly two weeks ago and so far I have stitched the branch, the tails and the eyes and I can truly say it is the most challenging kit I have stitched so far. As I mentioned in my post about starting this kit, I…

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Thank you all so much for your many 💙 and lovely comments on ‘my’ finished fox (design and kit by #beckyhoggembroidery! I have been totally overwhelmed by all of your reactions as it has beaten my most popular post more than twice over! I have written a blog post about stitching this #beckyhoggkit (full link in bio) and I hope you like this picture of framed foxy!
Finished ‘my’ little fox by @beckyhoggembroidery! Doesn’t he look cute? 😍 Will frame him in the hoop included in the kit and do a blog post tomorrow about stitching him and what I have learned in preparation of the RSN summer intensive in goldwork. #beckyhoggkit
Some more exciting books arrived this week. A great mix of exhibition catalogues, monographs on historical techniques and reproductions of out of print needlecraft books. Lots to inspire my new designs! #embroiderybooks
Finished the pearl purl outlines this evening. He is starting too look like a proper fox now. Really enjoying this kit (by #beckyhoggkit) and can’t wait to continue! #beckyhoggembroidery
Finished the back of ‘my’ little fox (design by #beckyhoggkit). Looks really lovely and shiny. 😍Loved couching the passing thread. Doing the spiral for the centre of the back seemed a great idea at first , as you only need to plunge two ends, but the spiral centre was really fiddly and difficult to keep it tidy and closed enough so no felt was showing. That definitely needs more practice! Next pearl purl outlines! #beckyhoggembroidery
Getting into the rythm of couching (kit by #beckyhoggkit) He already starts to look like a very cute and very shiny little fox 😍 #beckyhoggembroidery
Finished couching the gold passing on the head of ‘my’ fox (#beckyhoggkit). I also plunged and secured all the ends. Plunging and securing is a challenge by itself, especially since I had to hide it all behind the small fox’s head. I am just glad I am not mounting this on card as the back is definitely not as pretty, nor as flat as the front. #beckyhogg
Just got my marks for my silk shading: 85%!!!!! So incredibly chuffed. Will do a blog post about it at the weekend, after I have calmed down and stopped bouncing around the room!!! #rsncertificate
Started the actual goldwork on ‘my’ fox today (kit by @beckyhoggembroidery) So glad I have decided to start this before my RSN summer intensive goldwork classes as I have already learned lots from it and I am already making a list of questions for the tutors about how I need to do certain bits in my design. So all in all a very useful, fun and cute project for me! #goldwork

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