Bug applique

Green velvet applique with blanket stitch, straight stitch, chain stitch, back stitch, satin stitch and maxillary palps of drizzle stitch: stunt sequins as a bonus! I thought I'd finished this one a while back, but decided to go back and define the elytra and thorax, add eyes and palps and spots... and realised I'd forgotten antennae. Oops.

I had a bit of a hiccup as I started to embroider the caterpillar on the spoolholder from Carolyn Pearce’s ‘Home Sweet Home Workbox’ book this week. I started by putting in two fu…

quite proud of this one, it almost resembles "real" embroidery! satin stitch, chain stitch, split stitch, straight stitch, buttonhole stitch

sequinned lycra applique, stranded cotton blanket stitch, satin stitch, split stitch, chain stitch, bullion knots and a bit of lazy daisy. And some 4mm black seed beads for eyes.

1of1 red shirt with embroidered ladybug square 🐞 I embroidered this onto a shirt that I was going to declutter to give it a new life! Size L. I cropped the... - Sold by @theowlshollow

Creating Art in Times of Corona can be challenging. Once quarantine started, I forced myself to create a little evey day to keep sane.

My "big project" for 2011: a plain dress that's becoming a beetle-themed embroidery sampler. A mixture of applique and surface techniques with a steep learning curve! I might even finish it before summer is out...