Tuesday 15 March 2016

A Wander Through the Woods


Wandering through my woods
my mind is often on stitches
I look at things and wonder
what stitches are hidden in the textures and shapes.
Perhaps this one has very delicate sword stitches in it.
I like the fineness and irregularity of those little cracks in the bark.


Not so sure stitches would do here
What I see is burnt bits and pieces of silk
loosely attached to a foundation.


French knots
Sorbello knots
both individual and continuous Palestrina knot stitch.


Perhaps Bullion knots
or
another wrapped thread type stitch
or 
the simple running stitch


Definitely Sorbello stitch.


Couched lumpy bumpy threads
and as for those eyebrows....
I made a piece many years ago using a kind 
of stitch used in carpet-making.
Can't recall the name any more!


Heaven only knows!
Distressed and ruched cotton fabric perhaps.


And then sometimes you spy 
a wild and rusty animal wandering through the woods
in the distance!


I like this delicate graffitti
Just stabbing stitches here and there.


How about Raised Cup stitch
or some other
Catherine Wheel type stitch


Tall and narrow Cretan stitch
might work.


Stem stitch
or some might call it Outline stitch


More knots
or padded Satin stitch would do too.


Haven't a clue
but like that this really doesn't look like tree bark
more like water I think!

That was a fun walk!

9 comments:

  1. Thanks for taking us on this 'tree stitch' walk with you. You've now given me something else to look for and ponder while I'm out walking. I'm sure you now have lots of ideas for your 'crumb' stitching.

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  2. Thanks for taking us on this 'tree stitch' walk with you. You've now given me something else to look for and ponder while I'm out walking. I'm sure you now have lots of ideas for your 'crumb' stitching.

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  3. How inspiring, Penny. Your eye for pattern is so astute.
    x

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  4. I've been sticking with using just a few stitches of late, but you're definitely inspiring me to take another look at the world of knots (although I must admit the graffiti tree was the one that really pulled me in).

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  5. What a great idea! You might be thinking of Turkey stitch for the rug making...

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  6. Nature inspiring stitches...a sweet conversation!

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  7. I do this too, see things in "stitch". The last one, washer shapes perhaps.

    The 'stem stitch' picture, I can see couching in that one.

    The bullion stitch is right on!

    Jude's 'thread beads' are a possibility for one of those....and I have to look up Sorbello knots....

    Thank You Penny for the wander outside.

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  8. thank you for sharing ~ amazing thoughts and how you translate those markings on trees to stitches.

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  9. I love how your mind works! And that wild and rusty beauty is the best!

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