Yesterday was world embroidery day and I decided it was a great excuse for visiting some embroidery that I have completed over the years. I love having an excuse to revisit the photos and remember the pleasure that it gave me to stitch the pieces and finally complete them. I hope you won't mind too much if I indulge myself.
My longest stitching project was the millennium sampler. John gave me the kit for my Christmas present in 1999 and I started it over the Christmas holiday. The sampler is cross stitch and includes fractional stitches. They were my downfall as I found them rater difficult. As a result the sampler took me 20 years to complete, but I don't feel bad about it since I know a couple of people who started around the same time and are still a long way from completing it. The sampler is now framed and on the wall in our hall. I took the picture below when I had thought I'd finished but then I decided to add the name of the village and county where we celebrated the new millennium.
Mum with striped scarf 2012.
Mum wearing white T shirt 2016.
I also really liked the Threads for Creation which we saw at Bath Abbey and later at Portsmouth Cathedral. This was a series of 12 quilts created by Jacqui Parkinson. They were amazing. There were a mix of applique, embroidery and quilting.
Your Millennium Embroidered wall hanging is so special.
ReplyDeleteI also like all your other embroidered projects.
I’ve found over the last few years I do enjoy cross stitch and doing some embroidery, it’s so relaxing.
The ones of the ladies Mum are lovely.
Maria lifeontheblock
Thank you for sharing your epic embroidery projects! Not much of an embroiderer myself but I can appreciate all kinds of hand stitching and yours are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your epic embroidery projects! Not much of an embroiderer myself but I appreciate all kinds of hand stitching. Love the Millennium Sampler.
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