Tricia's Blackwork

 

Tricia said, 'As part of a rainbow theme, I did these two pieces of blackwork. The patterns came from very old editions of Mary Hickmot's New Stitches magazine, but I adapted the colours to go with the theme. Also, because I used 22ct Hardanger fabric, I had to use a single thread throughout although the pattern called for double thread in some places. That's why the motifs have a dark outline, rather than just a heavier version of the fill shade. One thing I must remember is that using Hardanger fabric for blackwork isn't a good idea - it lends itself to losing stitches under the weave.'

Nadi's Card

 Nadi said, 'Just did a card for my daughter's birthday.'

Beryl's Rabbit

 Beryl' has made this beautiful rabbit.

Shilpa's Creativity

 

Shilpa has been crocheting, sewing, embroidering and patchworking!

Tricia's Stamping and Media Plate Cards

 Tricia said, 'I've been having a play with media plates to create backgrounds for simple stamps.'

'For this first one, I created the rectangular section with Brusho paints on a rectangular media plate, then added further detail using Distress Ink and texture stamps.'

'For the other two, all the backgoround ink is Distress Ink, and detailed parts were stamped using Versafine Clair ink.'