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Re: a little more "Crewel"

Hi everyone,

> This Tree of Life project has really grabbed my creative energy! > I've managed to add just a couple more flowers to the mix. > photos here: >
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idery-tree-of-life-part-2/> > Any suggestions? > I've been going through lots of resources to choose the > stitches. I'd really like to hear some suggestions from other > stitchers. ;) > > -- > -

Alicia, I go to my books first - The Proper Stitch, The A-Z of Embroidery Stitches and Janet Greenoff's books (don't have the titles handy). Then maybe the ANG site

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak
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It always depends on what texture you want, and what threads you want to use. There are a bunch of Crewel books out there as well, I use those. Also, IIRC, Donna Kooler's "Encyclopedia of Needlework" has a bunch os "embroidery" stitches, with photos - so you have an idea what they'll look like. I also have all the Beth Robertson/Suzanne Howeren books - "Stitches for Effect, More SFE, Even More SFE, " and even though they're meant for canvas a lot of the stitches can be done as free embroidery - without the gridded surface. In flowers, personally I like doing buttonhole borders at the top, with some sparse filling below in the shape, or different kinds of lattices, some layered, with/without filling stitches - or you can use beads (if you don't mind that lack of tradition).

Happy stitchin' Ellice

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ellice

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