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August 2011 - The Brandywine Chapter Challenge # 1:
 For
this challenge, your needlework creation needed to be made up
of only French knots. You could cover the entire area or
only part of the area.
The design area also needed to fit into approximately a
2" by 3" mat opening of a 4" by 6" frame.
I took a
short trip to London to visit my son in
the end of June, and loved
walking around exploring the
area where he is staying. On the last day of
my visit, I stumbled upon a beautiful public
garden tucked right in the square where he
lives.
In
Photoshop Elements, I cropped the image down
to the urn & bench; and softened the image.
Next I printed the image on photo transfer
paper (TAP); and ironed the image
on to Strafhaven linen. I stitched French
knots in a
variety of textured threads and
silk ribbon to accent the flowers at the
base and top of the urn.
Below are the embroidery guild challenge projects
completed so far from the gals!
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DENISE WERKHEISER
"West Smithfield Garden, London" |
KATHY ADAMS
‘It’s Knot Easy’ |
JOANNE KERSCH
‘Rabbit Topiary’ |
HANNAH WAYNE
‘Pathways’ |
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LINDA REINHARDT
‘Fly Away Home’ |
MARILYN SIERS
‘A Bee’s View of a Sunflower’ |
JEAN SNYDER
‘ Brain Protein’
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