Irene’s Sumptuous Embroidery
My friend, Irene Watson, doesn’t get much sleep. Although she’s never told me this, I’ve figured it out based on the many wonderful projects she completes.
Recently, she showed this fantastic embroidered and textured piece at a meeting of the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, a group to which we both belong. (You’ll definitely want to click on these photos to see larger views.)
Irene designed and made this little embroidery as part of a Sumptuous Surfaces class, which was taught by Sharon Boggon on joggles.
Check out all the amazing stitches, beads, and other textures. I think they’re fabulous!
Irene is a very talented fiber artist. She loves hand stitching and is a bead and button addict. Irene also enjoys dying fabric and using paint sticks to enhance her quilting.
Speaking of quilting, this is how Irene spends a lot of her time, since she runs a longarm quilting business and also teaches machine quilting on domestic machines.
I think Irene did an awesome job on this little piece. A monochromatic color scheme can be tricky. If you’re not careful, it can be boring. The way to avoid that is to use a wide variety of values and to add texture. Just as Irene has done.
Gee, I feel like grabbing some embroidery thread!
Ellen Lindner
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