While I’m finishing up the design work for the big huge shower curtain project from the depths of my over-commitment (yes, I’m getting cold feet… a little!), I’ve been working on this little bird – he’s 8 inches or so tall, and so far worked in long and short stitch. I’m sure there will be other stitches soon, but I do tend to lean towards the simple, effective use of a few stitches, despite my love of the baroque!
He comes from an old Dover iron-on transfer book Jacobean Crewel Embroidery. (It looks like this is out of print these days…)
He’s being stitched on cotton canvas, and I’m doing him in the Paternayan tapestry wool I’ve had in the cupboard for years. He’d fit in in the new bathroom, but won’t be remotely washable. Maybe I’ll actually make him into yet another pillow (I seem to have gone pillow-happy since I broke my fear of making them…)
Your Bird In a Hoop is lovely, but I do hope your feet warm up over the curtain!
Well, they’re only a LITTLE chilly. I’m waiting for the yarn to arrive, have established that I CAN trace the design on to the fabric with the use of a light box (yay, no prick and pouncing!!!), I’ve cut the fabric.. Just need to hem the bottom so I can put the design in the right place. I’ll do the top and the grommets after the stitching’s done…