A finish and many WIPS

I know, long time without posting...it's that I'm becoming lazy in taking photos and also a bit Facebook fault.
Anyway, I have a finish ! It's Winter is Past from Blackbird Designs, a really nice sampler to stitch and of course I have replaced the called cottons with Soie d'Alger. How can I resist in changing something ?

And here is one of the many works in progress...I'm in love with the Jenning sampler published on the Goodhart Collection book so had the crazy idea to make a my own sampler similar to the Jenning's one but much simpler in the whitework/reticello middle section. There are some charts available today having similar bands so I'm using two from Scarlet Letter where the motifs are the same and doing my own where there isn't anything ready. The colours are a mine adaptation, all filament silks.

A new 2018 start, Dorcas Haynes from Scarlet Letter, here too many colour changes at my own taste.

Have some progresses on the Talliaferro Royal Persian Blossoms too.

Also the Elizabethan little panel is very near to be finished:

In 2018 I have also started:
HATS Jane Vaughan
HATS  Hariet Hartland
BBD Merrily Merrily We Welcome Spring
SL Sarah Dutnel
LHN Melicent Sampler
CHS As life wears away
Chatelaine Medieval Cloister Herbularius
Chatelaine Tinctorium
Chatelaine Classizism Mandala
A counted canvas work, Mystere
A needlepoint cushion, Berlin Roses

and I'm carring from long time ago SANQ Susan Rambo sampler, Jane Baxter 1838,
1864 EF Sampler, Country House from Sampler Company and a Berlin Woolwork sampler.....

I will also have to take a decision about the stumpwork mirror destiny and the Morris panel as really have to face the reality of having just one life available :)
So let's see what the 2019 will bring hoping to have at least another finish...until next time !

Royal Persian Blossom design - crewel embroidery

Have been thinking on this design from Talliaferro for long time because the colour range used in the model was not fully near to my own taste so finally decided to make some changes.
So the greys are now warm browns, the dull blues are here a more green toned blues and the yellows are still the same of the model.
In the making of long and short stitch as soft shading, have also added and extra shade to the blues and browns to achieve a better and smoother colour transition.
Here are my progresses so far...hope you like it !

Crewel Bellpull

Sono ancora quì, alla foglia Jacobean...

I'm still here at the Jacobean leaf...

Tempo di fragole - Strawberry time

Eccola quì, piccola e laboriosa fragolina in ricamo Crewel, finalmente terminata !! Vi piace ?? Here it is, little and laborious strawberry in Crewel embroidery, finally completed! Do you like it ??

Crewel Bellpull

Un altro pezzetto è fatto, ma troppo ce nè ancora !!

A little part more is done, but to much still to do !!

Crewel design

A volte mi prendono dei momenti in cui ho mi annoio dei lavori che sto facendo e non posso fare a meno di pensare a qualcosa di nuovo; la cosa mi piace molto ma poi ricomincia l'ennesimo conflitto pensando che ho già varie cose cominciate, troppe, e mi chiedo quando le terminerò....come va a finire ? Con un bel " chi se ne importa, mi devo divertire!" e così dopo aver guardato decine di immagini e vari rimuginamenti più diverse ore di disegno....eccolo !!

Un nuovo progetto in ricamo Crewel di discrete dimensioni è 50X70 cm, il twill di lino è già in viaggio e le lane saranno Appleton, la scelta dei colori fatta per ora è limitata alla zona del terreno.

I punti ??ancora non lo so, vedrò andando avanti.

E voi ? vi succede lo stesso o sono malata grave??

Vi piace il disegno ??

Continua prossimamente.........

Sometimes I have moments wich I'm bored with the projects I'm doing and can't stay without thinking about something new to do; I love the situation but after I always feel guilty because have begun so many works and I'm asking to myself when will I complete them....how ends ? Saying " I don't care, want to have fun!" and so, after looking to dozens photos and many "mumble, mumble" plus many hours drawing....here it is !!

A new poject in Crewel embroidery, the dimension is 50x70 cm , linen twill is already on the way, wool will be Appleton and the choice of colours is done at this time only for the ground.

Stitches ?? still don't know, will see going on.

What about you ? have the same situation or I'm seriously ill??

Do you like the pattern ?? (It's available for sale € 50,00 shipping included , if interested email me at fvan@live.it )

Soon some news.....

Crewelwork Bellpull

Un altro pezzeto è fatto...pessima giornata per fare foto !

Another little part is done..bad day to make pictures !

Una fragola - A strawberry

Ho trovato questo progetto sulla rivista Broderie Inspirations e non ho potuto resistere....ho cambiato i colori originali per semplificare la reperibilità dei materiali e così ho utilizzato la lana della Renaissance Dyeing, è un piacere ricamare con questa lana!



I have found this project on Broderie Inspirations and I could not resist...I have changed the colours of the wool because was much easy for me to get them so have used Renaissance Dyeing, it's a pleasure to stitch with this wool !

Ho preparato un disegno per un'altra fragola, eccovi lo schema e le istruzioni, cliccare per ingrandire e stampare, le dimensioni del disegno sono da un estremo all'altro, di 25 cm.
Buon divertimento !

I made a drawing for another one, here it is with instructions, click on to enlarge and print the dimension of the project is side to side 10 inch.
Enjoy !

Crewel bellpull

Avanza molto lentamente ma è sempre un piacere lavorarci su...



It's slowly growing but is always a pleasure to work on it.


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CREWEL EMBROIDERY

Mi affascina molto il ricamo Crewel, soprattutto per la grande varietà di punti di ricamo classico che vengono utilizzati e per quel sapore antico così English; si ricama su un lino tessuto a mano in Scozia chiamato Twill con fili di lana, generalmente la Appleton Crewel.

E' un lavoro lungo e.... un giorno ....sarà una bellpull.

Grazie all'aiuto di un mio amico fotografo professionista che mi ha spiegato alcune cose fondamentali sulla mia macchina fotografica, ora i colori sono abbastanza reali, finalmenteee !!!

I am very fascinated by Crewel embroidery, mostly for the large variety of traditional embroidery stitches used and for his so English old taste; is worked on a heavy linen hand woven in Scotland called Twill using wool threads, generally Appleton Crewel.

It's a long work and....one day....will be a bellpull.

Thank you to a professional photographer my friend that explained me some important things about my camera , now the colors are nearly true !!!