The lovely muted sari ribbons and the book are from The Thread Studio - the stitched sample is by Katherine - and the article from Jude Hill about weaving a cloth base appears in this Quilting Arts Magazine (online extras here) 
I wove the sari ribbons with some other pieces of silk and cotton and tacked them to a supporting cloth of cotton. 
Then I "had to" purchase some new threads to match
and started to stitch 
This book (another birthday gift!) is going to be a wonderful resource for more creative stitching ideas. 
Be inspired by Jude Hill's posts about stitching and her hearts -- I LOVE hearts and spirals, and if I think I can find the time I will definitely do her Whispering Hearts online class. Linda Vincent's lovely spirit cloth pieces have also been very inspirational to me (I will be moving to more colourful pieces after this one is complete)
And I thought you might like a close-up of Katherine's finished piece - turned into a book cover for her mother
Wow, this is super!
ReplyDeleteAm really looking forward to seeing your sample!!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow......how sumptious and sexy is that sampler? Omg, I want to make one right now!
ReplyDeletethanks for the kind words, glad you have been inspired by the cloth weaving and hearts.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work!
ReplyDeleteFab, love your colour choice and the stitching creates such a great texture, love it Mx
ReplyDeleteHi Lynette, What a beautiful posting. Full of wonder and inspiration too!
ReplyDeleteThankyou for telling me how to getover my 'blogger issue'... you are my 1st attempt after taking your advice, so hope this works?
Happy days,
Joan.
Glad to have found you Lynette ...thank you for the mention ;-) Spirit cloths are wonderfully relaxing to make; I'm on my 7th one!
ReplyDeleteYou have chosen lovely fabrics and threads...enjoy!!
Linda x