stitch samples
June 28, 2007 ~ posted by fiona in drawing :: oca textiles 1 :: stitch
I’ve been working on the next stage of OCA Textiles 1, which is using stitch to make marks, lines and textures. I’ve been trying both machine and hand stitching - I’m always in such a hurry I tend to think ‘machine’ first, and I’d forgotten what a pleasure it is to sit and stitch by hand. Especially with La Traviata on the CD player and the sun shining 
revisiting some of my pencil marks and lines in stitch
a machine stitched sample based on something linear from my sketchbook
playing with hand stitches to create texture
I got some Koh-I-Noor watercolours from Art Van Go on Tuesday, plus a new tiny sketchbook for my handbag, and a Aquash paint brush with a water compartment. I christened them all with a sketch of my little dog, Tansy the Tibbie, asleep on her favourite chair. The brush is quite hard to hold as the handle’s so fat with the water reservoir.
I love the samples you made and especially the development of the sketch. The Koh i noor watercolours are just great. I saw them demonstrated at the launch of Thr3fold and was amazed how great theye were and also how cheap. I’ll be looking out for more examples.
Sarah Jayne :: June 28, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
You’ve done some great stitching there. You lucky thing you’ve got sunshine, you’re making me jealous it’s raining here, again.
Susan D :: June 28, 2007 @ 5:49 pm
Thanks Sarah Jayne - did you enjoy the Thr3fold launch - I’m still deliberating whether to get the first issue.
Susan - I shouldn’t have mentioned sunshine - it’s bucketing down now - and I had washing on the line!
fiona :: June 28, 2007 @ 6:44 pm
[...] by Fiona at Love Fibre Fiona Love Fibre Tansy Tibbie Tibetan [...]
Alan’s blog » more tibbies :: August 20, 2007 @ 7:09 pm
Hi
I’ve just started OCA Textiles and I’m really enjoying it too. I love your stitch samples.
I also have a tibbie called Lottie, she is 6 months old and is currently lying in the small patch of sun by the open back door.
Rachael
Rachael Newson :: September 5, 2007 @ 4:58 pm
Wow, Rachael, six months old - how lovely. Tansy is almost 14, but actually she still thinks she’s 6 months old. I’m just about to start the stitch samples for colour effects, but have got waylaid with my other course (quilting), which I really need to finish soon.
fiona :: September 5, 2007 @ 10:19 pm
I love the stitched chair!
Melinda :: October 5, 2007 @ 1:43 pm