Embroidery on Paper - Anne Warburton, Fibre Artist & Creative Wellness Facilitator

Embroidery on Paper

Alphabet Book - Numbers 0 and 9

5/26/2014

Two more numbers done this week:

0 - This was an exercise in learning to make cording. The material I chose - called Knotmore, new product from the U.S. - was slippery to work with as it's waxed, but overall I'm pleased with how it turned out. Not as neat as I'd like perhaps, but at least I now know how to make cording.

9 - I had been wanting to try embroidery on bookcloth for some time. My plan was to add words in a metallic thread, much, aiming for a look similar to the gold lettering used on book spines. Alas, the metallic thread kept breaking as I worked on the bookcloth (it's a leather-type material). So I then switched to a silk thread, which worked much much better. I'll need to continue trying different types of threads to see what else may work and if I can eventually get the gold colour.

Sandra :) link

5/30/2014 04:16:03 am

WOW I would never have thought of making my own cording - that's cool! You could make whatever colour you needed, and I bet you could even do variegated in colours to match projects you were working on :) I'm not sure what bookcloth is, but I remember trying to work with metallic threads when I used to do cross-stitch, so I feel your pain, lol.

Anne

6/2/2014 07:21:44 am

Thanks for your comment. I had come across directions for making cording and tassels in an embroidery book. And liked the idea. Variegated colour would look great - good idea! Bookcloth is basically the material that is used as the covering for hard cover books. It's quite sturdy. Thanks again for stopping by.

Emma Jones link

8/8/2014 09:19:46 pm

Excellent post! I must thank you for this informative read. I hope you will post again soon.

Sheeza payari link

8/19/2014 08:38:39 pm

Thanks for a lovely day Jo, I've learnt so much and feel really lucky to have been included. What a great bunch of girls you all are.

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Artist - Anne Warburton

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It's taken years to discover the medium I enjoy the most. And how what I have learned before somehow fits into what I am doing now. Even when I travel my needles and threads are with me so I can continue to create while away.

It's been wonderful being able to share my work with others and to be a part of an artistic network that continues to grow and develop.

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Alphabet Book - Numbers 0 and 9

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