Distraction...

I haven't posted anything lately as I'm sure you have noticed. Rest assured when I finish with this super secret project I am working on there will be a flood of pictures to show. I got really inspired by this photograph and am on a mission to make something fabulous!

I don't have any more information other than what is written on the painting and that it was done by Hans Maler, but for me the painting alone was enough.

Yesterday was a little diappointing...

Here is my sampler of the embroidery I am wanting. I'm most impressed with my split stitch (the outline on the left in red), but my brick stitch (the middle fill stitches in red), and the stem stitch (black outline at center bottom) are going to need work. With no feeling in my hands I am going to have work harder on visual precision more so than the "feel" of the needle on the linen.

A little something im working on...

Here is the pattern... and the linen... on the light table.. what I want you to notice is that if you have a glass top table of any type, get a fluorescent light and put under it an …poof... instant light table. Take note all you patterners, scribes, and embroiderers!

The design

The Fabric and glimpse of flourescent light under glass table.

The combo with the light on.. looks weird don't it...lol

Trasnfer complete! It's that simple!

Progress

Working on some cloaks that are long overdue. Finally got the em-battlements drawn and beginning to cut out. The challenge is holding a fabric pencil and scissors when you have no feeling in your hands.

Concept art for the new cloaks for the Baron and Baroness of Ravens Fort.

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Close up the embroidered/appliqued Raven.

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Been looking through this database... omg there is a ton of period stuff to oogle on here... there is my geekimania for the day!
~Grishka~

Another week gone by...

     So remember all those projects I was gonna work on that I had mentioned in my last entry? Well, let's just say that I accomplished none of it. Sadly to the bane of this Russian I developed peripheral neuropathy in my legs up to my thighs and in my hands. I still have full use of them but I have no feeling in them. I have much trouble trying to operate my sewing machines or trying to sew by hand.

     Kinda sucks, but I've got a new med that is supposed to help with the pain management from it. I will be working on some machine embroidery since I can do that fairly easily. I will try and post some pics... I know, I know, I keep saying that but I really will take pics and post them this time....