Thread painting embroideries.
My embroidery passion is thread painting. This form of stitching can create the most intricate and detailed artworks. I love it’s freedom and especially enjoy the textures and effects I can achieve with just a straight stitch.
Blue Beetle. I embroidered this purely because of the colour, I loved finding as many blues and greens as I could to make this fantastic insect come to life in embroidery. Long and short stitch in stranded cottons with a tag inspired by Livingstone's original paper labels.
Stanley. Stanley sparrow was a very chatty sparrow that would sit in my front garden on a hedge and would not stop talking. I took lots of photos of him and decided that a flowery Liberty print background was perfect for him. Long and short stitch in stranded cotton on tana lawn fabric, with Indian ink details.
A graffiti thread painting with a quote from Shakespeare, an Agatha Christie Book title and relevance for stitchers!! Long and short, satin and stem stitch in stranded cottons, metallic thread on a printed cotton background.
An embroidered goldcrest thread painting. This little bird would often be in the conifer tree in my garden, I embroidered him for my parents golden wedding anniversary. I was a little sorry to give him away.
Wild Rose. My first thread painting project. This wild rose was my first attempt at thread painting, it daunted me somewhat , but by the time I got to the last petal I was converted. Thread painting was for me! Long and short stitch in stranded cottons on a flat silk back ground.
