tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post7574263285613319547..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Travelling stitches...Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-3534953130382812182014-02-03T11:04:11.519+10:002014-02-03T11:04:11.519+10:00Yes Lesley well spotted - some fabric rust-dyed wi...Yes Lesley well spotted - some fabric rust-dyed with green tea! The stitching process is so enjoyable; but I often feel odd finding the time/giving myself permission to do it at home, so I think that's why the travel stitching might work for me. We have a few trips to make in the next wee while...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-29085937213086203542014-02-03T01:54:36.947+10:002014-02-03T01:54:36.947+10:00I spy beautiful fabric - home dyed? I have a piece...I spy beautiful fabric - home dyed? I have a piece of hand stitched rust dyed cloth that I started after looking at the Storycloths of a textile artist called Wendy Rudd. I must search it out, pick up that needle and carry on as your description of the act of stitching makes me want to do it too Fiona!LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-15187466628154308622014-02-02T14:44:06.727+10:002014-02-02T14:44:06.727+10:00All taken with my phone Louise, but I do love the ...All taken with my phone Louise, but I do love the intimate details of threads. Sigh.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-54440390787938152382014-02-02T14:43:31.318+10:002014-02-02T14:43:31.318+10:00Laugh! I hope you have been enjoying your stitchin...Laugh! I hope you have been enjoying your stitching as much I have. You almost can't stitch fast can you - so things do get a chance to unfold…have fun!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-68846343231253197212014-02-02T14:42:41.060+10:002014-02-02T14:42:41.060+10:00Thanks Velma - I really do fee in safe hands! It ...Thanks Velma - I really do fee in safe hands! It is also such a well put together programme - the chance to go back in, repeat, skip parts…always with some wise and sage words to accompany things...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-14489585573290916952014-01-30T20:46:26.645+10:002014-01-30T20:46:26.645+10:00These images are just beautiful Fiona! It's al...These images are just beautiful Fiona! It's always wonderful to see your work in such detail.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043122487729540469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-25082157757046672522014-01-30T04:18:47.077+10:002014-01-30T04:18:47.077+10:00I swear we share a brain cell! I too have been sti...I swear we share a brain cell! I too have been stitching these past few weeks, enjoying the repetitive, slow process. My results are not as appealing as yours but I enjoy allowing the unfolding...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294031837043482355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-25491162567890036762014-01-29T21:18:07.145+10:002014-01-29T21:18:07.145+10:00this is a great way to find out where stitch will ...this is a great way to find out where stitch will take you, with a master teacher in the ethers when you need her.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-6872230819166424882014-01-29T15:59:47.017+10:002014-01-29T15:59:47.017+10:00Thanks Charlton - I can imagine how stitching beco...Thanks Charlton - I can imagine how stitching becomes lifeblood, the connection, and a force. It comes from within and emerges gently onto the fabric telling a story…things take shape and take place before your eyes don't they?Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-44552069475865039732014-01-29T15:58:29.144+10:002014-01-29T15:58:29.144+10:00Thanks Caterina - it is going somewhere interestin...Thanks Caterina - it is going somewhere interesting and it is so very enjoyable. The fabric and the stitching feel like good friends getting together with me for a chat!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-71796257302665419062014-01-29T15:57:26.378+10:002014-01-29T15:57:26.378+10:00I feel like Cookie Monster here - mmmm stitching!I feel like Cookie Monster here - mmmm stitching!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-19604209984090884312014-01-29T15:57:04.722+10:002014-01-29T15:57:04.722+10:00Thank you Debbie - very kind! I have been stitchi...Thank you Debbie - very kind! I have been stitching in many ways for a while, but not so much with free-form fabric. I love hand-stitching!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-79637353719447709332014-01-29T02:40:56.247+10:002014-01-29T02:40:56.247+10:00These are beautiful and so delicate and 'of an...These are beautiful and so delicate and 'of another world'. <br />Stitching for me has become life-blood. I love the nothing really planned at the start, not perfect approach and how the work blossoms in my head and grows in my hand. A story of travelling stitches sounds wonderful to me. Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-17482048004077783362014-01-29T00:23:28.456+10:002014-01-29T00:23:28.456+10:00oh my...wonderful...oh my...wonderful...Caterina Gigliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866569809702127806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-30690348266371725592014-01-28T22:58:00.615+10:002014-01-28T22:58:00.615+10:00Big smile here. Isn't there just something abo...Big smile here. Isn't there just something about stitching?Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-53910565604469100742014-01-28T22:51:24.222+10:002014-01-28T22:51:24.222+10:00Lovely, such neat stitches and lovely choice of cl...Lovely, such neat stitches and lovely choice of cloth are you sure you haven't been doing this for years?Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.com