Wild Sorghum, snail and Lion Mane Daisy
I decided to give the daisy more of a Lion Mane look than a Shasta Daisy. Silk ribbon used: petals are Silk River color 268 which has speckles of rusty-red throughout the yellow …
Fuchsia Flowers
These Fuchsia flowers and buds are quite different from the suggested style shown within Di van Niekerk’s book for this floral panel. They are more like the ones that we have locally.
These Fuchsia flowers and buds are …
Agapanthus, Beetle Daisey, Delphinium, Hollyhock
The flowers of the red Hollyhocks are detached buttonhole using a strand of Caron Wildflower cotton, color 219 Cardinal. Eyes of the flowers are a sunflower yellow tube type length of chained thread called French …
Yesterday I walked through our frozen back yard to check out the forsythia bushes hoping to find a branch of fat buds that I could bring indoors and force to bloom … nothing. Though, surprisingly I found healthy green leaves …
I did not like the floppy irises shown within the instruction book for this section and decided to change them to look more like the irises shown in Ann Cox’s A-Z of Silk ribbon flowers book.
The Iris stems (twisted …
Foxglove Dagga Dragon Fly
The foxgloves stems (twisted long stitch) and leaves (detached chain stitch) are worked in 7mm YLI silk ribbon color 020. Using a double strand of Gentle Arts Sampler Threads – Shutter Green I stitched French Knots…
Stumpwork Pansies, Silk Ribbon Tulips and a stumpwork flying insect.
I sure did drag my feet getting started on stitching this panel of the Di van NieKerk design.pansy wip
The Pansy petals and leaves.I am not much for …
Designer: Di van Niekerk Silk Ribbon Embroidery, Printed Flower Design and Book
This worked piece is a Di van Niekerk design. I purchased the printed design fabric and the book for this design from her website. The printed size of …
Rose Gazebo
Victoria Sampler design called Rose Gazebo.Chart is for a 4.5 by 17.5 inch sampler worked on 28 count Confederate Grey Quaker Cloth fabric. I shortened the design (leaving out…
Christmas Wreath Sampler
I have already worked this design twice before (they can be viewed within my posts listed under the VS directory on the top Menu). This time I am closely following the instructions given within the cyberclass lessons…