* A fiber artsy finish

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Fiber Art Thingy

I finished this little fellow! (WIP photos here)
It started as a little experiment but I like the result so much I decided to frame it and hopefully someday it will get to be on display in my craft room. Imaginary craft room, that is.

I started with a little scrap of wool felt. I randomly placed some scrap wool roving and lightly needle felted it to the surface. It started to look like a landscape to me so I embroidered the birds and the fence. Then it started to become a garden so I embroidered the edges of the path and needle felted the natural wool to resemble gravel. Then came the french knot (or colonial knot; I don't remember) flower beds, and last came the vegetable patch.

I love it! I feel unreasonably proud of this little thing actually *grins*
I think the combination of techniques and materials worked really well. The needle felted wool has a slightly transparant look, not unlike watercolor. And the whole thing has great texture too.
The scale is a little off though; it's too big to be turned into a brooch and too small to be anything else. So I sewed it into a picture frame to make it easier to display.

I will be experimenting further with this. Maybe next time I will try adding fabric to the mix.


Deze is klaar! (WIP foto's hier)
Gemaakt met een restje wolvilt, wat restjes lontwol erover gelegd en lichtjes met de naald erop gevilt en vervolgens geborduurd.

closeup

detail

detail

texture

layers

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* Felt cuff in purple & aqua

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After almost a year since the last one, I made another one of my embroidered felt cuffs. This one is made of a soft lavendar purple felt with aqua, lime and pale blue embroidery in the style of a sampler.
Now to decide whether or not to put it in the shop... I would really like to keep it for myself: I just love these colours!


Na bijna een jaar sinds de laatste heb ik weer eens een geborduurde vilten cuff armband gemaakt. Deze is van een zacht lavendel-achtig paars met aqua, lime en lichtblauw borduursel in een soort merklap stijl.
En nu beslissen of ik 'm in de shop ga zetten... Ik zou 'm graag lekker zelf houden: ben helemaal gek op deze kleuren!

felt cuff 'purple & aqua' [#8], a photo by HGK handmade on Flickr.

felt cuff 'purple & aqua' [#8], a photo by HGK handmade on Flickr.

felt cuff 'purple & aqua' [#8], a photo by HGK handmade on Flickr.

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Little embroidery experiment I'm not sure I like...

For Mother's Day I started this little embroidered gift for my mum. I hurried to get it finished in time, but when I was just about done.... I wasn't sure I was happy with it anymore.
The 8 buttons represent her 8 children and grandchildren. The rest is basically just for fun.
I think it looks a bit messy and random. But I'm still not sure, because I also think it has a certain charm this way... I just don't know! Opinions please?! ;)

embroidery experiment... not sure about this one, a photo by het groene kamertje on Flickr.

Voor moederdag begon ik aan een klein borduurdingetje. Snel aan gewerkt want het moest op tijd af, maar toen ik bijna klaar was wist ik opeens niet meer of ik er nou blij mee was.
De 8 knoopjes staan voor haar 8 kinderen en kleinkinderen. De rest is eigenlijk alleen versiering.
Ik vind het er een beetje rommelig en willekeurig uitzien. Maar ik weet het ook niet helemaal zeker, want ergens vind ik dat ook wel weer wat hebben... Aaah! Ik weet het gewoon niet meer! Jouw mening graag?! ;)



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* TAST 2012 #13

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Week 13 of Take A Stitch Tuesday. This week: Catch-up Week.
I decided this was a good opportunity for me to finish my sampler of the first 12 stitches, since I was almost running out of cloth anyway. I finished the buttonhole edging and stitched the lettering. Since I limited myself so far each week by using only one colour for one stitch, I went a little overboard this time and used as many stitches and colours as possible :) I like the way it feels a little bit crazy!
Now to figure out what to do with my sampler. It's a little too big to make into a stitchbook of some kind, and I don't really intend on displaying it yet. Maybe someday when I have an actual craft room...

P.S. remember to check out my Giveaway!

Week 12 van Take A Stitch Tuesday. Catch-up Week.
Ik had niets in te halen dus ik vond deze week een goede gelegenheid om mijn sampler (EDIT: merklap?!) van de eerste 12 weken af te maken. Ik maakte het festonneerwerk rond de randen af en borduurde de letters. Tot nu toe gebruikte ik elke week maar 1 kleur voor 1 steek, dus deze week sloeg ik een klein beetje door en gebruikte zoveel steken en kleuren als ik maar kon. Ik vind het effect wel prettig gestoord eigenlijk :)
Nu te besluiten wat ik ermee zal doen. Het is te groot om er een soort boekje van te maken, en ik was ook niet echt van plan om het op te hangen. Maar misschien ooit als ik een echt knutselkamertje heb...

P.S. vergeet niet om even naar mijn Giveaway te kijken!

tast 2012 #13 week 1-12 sampler, a photo by het groene kamertje on Flickr.

tast 2012 #13 week 1-12 sampler, a photo by het groene kamertje on Flickr.

tast 2012 #13 week 1-12 sampler, a photo by het groene kamertje on Flickr.

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* Embroidery piece

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I decided it was time to put the stitches I learned for TAST to some use and this is what it turned into. My first free embroidery. I just started somewhere and added whatever I felt like at that moment.
What do you think?

Ik moest alle steekjes die ik had geleerd bij TAST maar eens in de praktijk brengen, en dit is het geworden. Mijn eerste 'vrije' borduursel. Ik ben maar gewoon ergens begonnen en eraan toegevoegd waar ik op dat moment zin in had.
Wat vind je ervan?

tree, a photo by het groene kamertje on Flickr.

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* TAST 2012 #1

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I had planned on joining Take A Stitch Tuesday because I saw the most beautifully stitched things around the net. I had always thought that embroidery was the same as crossstitching, and that seemed quite lame to me. But it turns out there's lots more! And I'm going to be learning all that :)

Ik was van plan mee to doen aan Take A Stitch Tuesday omdat ik soms de mooiste geborduurde dingen voorbij zie komen. Ik dacht altijd dat borduren niet verder ging dan kruissteekjes, en daar vind ik niet veel aan. Maar er is dus nog veel meer! En dat ga ik nu dus leren :)

tast 2012 #1: fly stitch, a photo by het groene kamertje on Flickr.

Week 1: Fly Stitch. I started a bit late because I still had to round up all the necessary equipment, but now I have actually started.
And I am so enjoying this! You start out awkwardly with a new stitch, but in no time at all (with a little help (read: ideas) from the website) you can make variations and it turns into something really fun. I absolutely recommend this to anyone who is thinking of doing 'something' with embroidery!

Week 1: "fly stitch". Ik ben lekker laat begonnen omdat ik eerst nog al het materiaal bij elkaar moest zoeken, maar nu ben ik dan echt begonnen.
En ik vind het toch leuk! Je begint onwennig met zo'n steekje, maar al snel (met wat hulp (lees: ideetjes) van de site) kan je er mee varieren en wordt het iets heel leuks. Ik raad het iedereen aan die ook 'iets' met borduren wil gaan doen!

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