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Monday, 24 January 2011

Two Beginnings

In her Boro workshop, Jude has introduced the idea of weaving ombre style.....  

and I'm find this fascinating.

Today we had to venture out in a windy snowstorm and REALLY cold temperatures...
to the Dentist of all places.  
In his waiting room I started stitching on the rusty gate... 
My plan is not to add to the design and complicate things, 
but to add the texture of simple stitch...

This will be a slow meditative piece.
So far I am liking the narrow trails being left between the rows of stitch.
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12 comments:

  1. novembergrass24 January 2011 at 11:54

    These simple rows of stitching (and the space in between) are lovely.

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  2. deanna7trees24 January 2011 at 12:13

    loving that rusty gate. amazing how just stitching can add so much appeal. i'm itching to try the ombre but i don't want to wind up with a bunch of pieces that just sit in a pile. i'm trying to 'limit' and 'finish' this year, but i love the ones you have shown.

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  3. grace Forrest~Maestas24 January 2011 at 12:33

    penny...the blue is close to
    the "diagonal" i want to look for.
    THANKS for this...it will help
    me a lot!

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  4. Storycloth24 January 2011 at 13:52

    I love the colours in your weavings- you have (as always) brought vivacity to cloth. Gilly

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  5. gerfiles24 January 2011 at 16:38

    Yes, I too like the trails between the rows... - allows the fabric to breathe...

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  6. Lynda Howells24 January 2011 at 17:47

    so simple and so beautiful and l am sure it helped to pass the time away while at dentist's. Hope it was not too painfulxxlynda

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  7. kaiteM24 January 2011 at 18:43

    yes i can see that little path, i should take a wander along it...or plant some trees beside it...k.

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  8. Catherine V. Bainbridge24 January 2011 at 21:33

    HI Penny,

    I love the narrow spaces and the stitching!

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  9. Penny25 January 2011 at 12:10

    "...a slow meditative piece", isn't that always the very best kind?

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  10. Els25 January 2011 at 15:14

    Love the two woven pieces!
    The other one with the stitches is promissing ...do you do the stitching in a hoop??

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  11. Penny Berens26 January 2011 at 08:40

    The few rows of stitch I've managed to do so far are a bit too pale looking at a distance. I want to make the trails between stitches more of a feature. Off to look for more colour in my threads.

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  12. Judy Martin27 January 2011 at 09:23

    Beautiful minimalist stitching, Penny.
    And, I was also very fascinated by your miksang photography - lovely.

    So looking forward to next week!!!

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