So, as you know, lately, I've been doing some handwork concurrently with my other work - ever since I did Last Fall In Spring, I've been kind of bitten by the handwork bug.
Although it seems very unlikely that I'll ever be an embroiderer in the traditional sense and similarly unlikely that I'll be a thread-painter like Monika Kinner-Whalen, nevertheless, there are elements of each of these types of work that I'd like to incorporate in my own.
'Cuz, as it turns out I *do* like hand stitching (a no longer gasp-worthy statement although this time last year, it seemed more likely I'd fly to the moon); and I'd also like to incorporate some elements of other traditional kinds of embroidery: silk ribbon and tatting (pieces within the context of a larger piece), and I'm quite intrigued by blackwork and stumpwork (the former is particularly appealing).
And...
Although it seems very unlikely that I'll ever be an embroiderer in the traditional sense and similarly unlikely that I'll be a thread-painter like Monika Kinner-Whalen, nevertheless, there are elements of each of these types of work that I'd like to incorporate in my own.
'Cuz, as it turns out I *do* like hand stitching (a no longer gasp-worthy statement although this time last year, it seemed more likely I'd fly to the moon); and I'd also like to incorporate some elements of other traditional kinds of embroidery: silk ribbon and tatting (pieces within the context of a larger piece), and I'm quite intrigued by blackwork and stumpwork (the former is particularly appealing).
And...