Stitched photo

This is a stitched portrait of my son and me. 

I used a monochrome colour palette with a few colour pops. 

It's framed by the embroidered lyrics of "Song for the asking" by Paul Simon, one of my favourite songs.

Mittens, upcycling galore!

I wanted to do a real upcycling/recycling project, using the sweaters we don’t wear anymore. Mainly to improve my sewing machine skills. I used the free pattern "Simple felted wool mittens" from Purl Soho.

I learned a lot from this and had fun looking for good colour and fabric combinations. But the most fun was decorating them with beads, embroidery, appliqué and all kinds of flowers. 

I ended up with 10 pairs of mittens, all rather quirky and fun, definitely unique!

Basket from leftovers

All crafters have leftovers. So do I, a lot. I had this ball of discoloured cord and decided to make a basket from it. I crocheted with some yarn leftovers around the cord, so the basket has a firm feel and I could give it a bit of shape by thightening or loosening the cord. It looks slightly like a piece of pottery, which I like. 

crochet around the cord:

 cord and yarn:

nice basket for my mini balls of coton yarn!

2 more abstract pieces

These are 2 more abstract textile pieces made using paint, crayons, pencil, a seashell, a pebble and stitching. 

The atmosphere of the first one is calm, with muted colours and fainter lines.

The second is more vibrant, because of the contrasting colours and clearer lines.