Bark embroidery

The bark that still clings to the tree has a rougher texture than either the exposed wood or the tree creeper. I stitched an under layer of colour in long and short stitch but made the angle of the stitches more irregular than I normally would. © Carol-Anne Conway © Carol-Anne Conway © Carol-Anne Conway © Carol-Anne Conway When I had finished I thought that the bark still looked too smooth so I over stitched with irregular cross stitches to rough it up a bit. It still does not have the…

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Pine Branch Tree Bark by Kim Tepe; Kim Tepe manipulates fabrics to create her art inspired by often overlooked elements in nature. Her process involves experimentation and a variety of techniques.

Time to launch into the official work on Autumn Fire! Last week, we covered some preliminaries. Today, we are going to talk about design transfer and how to stitch the trunk and limbs of the tree. As usual with stitch-alongs on Needle ‘n Thread, I’ll eventually have an index of these articles available so you ...

When I first started exploring embroidery with any seriousness, one of my favorite resources was this old (as in almost 100 years old) book on ecclesiastical embroidery. Whenever I looked at that old book, I yearned to see the details of the embroidery in those black and white photos. The photos were good – but ...