I had a new start this week and it’s an ongoing project that I expect may take a while to complete, if my last Betsy Morgan project is anything to go by.
A few years back I purchased the ‘Willing Hands’ book from Inspirations, which introduced me to the world of Etui and sewing boxes and the beautiful designs of Betsy Morgan.
I wanted to stitch everything in it and although I thought they were all above my skill level, especially as they were stitched with silks, I decided to stitch the ‘Virgin Queen’s Stitching Wallet.
Then just recently I noticed that there was ‘Willing Hands 2’ and one design especially, caught my eye, ‘Bee Contained’
I had already decided that my summer stitching was going to be all about bees and this fitted in perfectly with my plans.
I asked Tomás
from Nicholas Flamel Designs (Etsy) if he would be
able to custom dye a piece of 32ct linen for me in a buttery yellow shade.
He came up with a piece he called Lemon Squash and last week I made a start on the main piece of the Etui.
The book calls
for Gloriana Silk in Antique Black and Inca Gold but when I ordered mine I hadn’t
realized I had ordered Florimell instead of the straight forward silk. I don’t know what the difference is but I’m
going to keep with it.
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Happy Stitching!
Sue
x
This piece has special meaning to me.....it was my last class with Betsy before she retired. And, if you read the intro to the piece, you'll know my second reason it's so special. Have fun with this....I know I did!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG Stasi !!! How wonderful that you are a friend of Betsy and that you were her inspiration for the project. I had read the introduction to the piece but it obviously didn't sink in. I feel under more pressure now to make a good job of it, lol! Happy Stitching. Sue xx
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