IHSW- REPORTING IN

 

Last weekend was International Hemet's Stitch Weekend and I did manage stitching on two pieces of embroidery, as one is still under wraps I will share that at a later date Meanwhile here is my progress on the piece I selected to be stitched on these weekends , Shepherds Bush the Wool Gatherer. But first the point at which I stopped stitching last month

 

 

 

And here is my progress for the weekend, I am getting use to stitching the soft colours relying very much on the DMC numbering  and have at this point only changed one colour to the next deeper shade. Had fun however buying beads, I an working on 40 count so that I can stitch in one thread of floss and needed smaller beads went off to my local shop ( small and limited stock) had the numbers of the ones I thought would be best thanks to Mill Hill colour charts on line but of course what I wanted was not there I had to get help from another customer to confirm what I had now selected was green as it is really difficult  working out between greens and blues. But I am thankful that is my only problem as it is a small one.

 

I am also counting down till I go across to Napier for a very exciting event. Ellen Chester from With my Needle is coming to New Zealand and teaching her wonderful design Fruits of the Vine and I am doing the workshop. I have not done any workshops for some years now and have always said it would need to be something very special to tempt me and this I think is extra special share more later in the month as I am staying with my sister then she is taking me on to Tauranga to stay with a very old girlfriend, old in the number of years we have known one another, we worked together in the same florist shop  for a year in 1954 and have remained friends ever since and yes she is also an embroiderer. 

 

 I hope all other Hermits had a great weekend of stitching


 

 

ARE YOU A SHEPHE'RD'S BUSH FAN?

Rowyn from Stitching under the Southern Cross Blog here recently shared one of her Shepherd's Bush Charts ( along with the left over thread) and I was the lucky one to be selected in the draw.

It arrive late last week and I must admit other things were put aside so I could stitch it straight away, I really enjoyed stitching this little design and would now like to offer the chart to another embroiderer.

For my piece I stitch on 35 count Lambswool permin , not the 32 as suggested and kept a note of how much thread I used of each colour. The threads were silk and the number given apply to

Kreinik    Soie D'alger there is not enough of all colours to stitch another one however I have checked the colours against my DMC chart and made a list so if anyone else would like this chart I am happy to pass it on. Please leave a comment and in a weeks time  on February 6th I will do a draw and pass the chart on to another embroiderer,

I plan to make this into a Needle book and havin looking at some of my Shepherd's Bush designs for small motif to finish it.

Simple threrads which to the work belong

Remember in your silence - my hearts song.

quote from a Shepherd's Bush Sampler.