Category Archives: beading

Stitching Fishes

Posted on October 16, 2014 by playfulstitching

I’ve started again with the stitching on Swimming With the Stingrays. It is good to finally be back with the simple stitching again. I have ripped out the offending parts of the fish in my last post. He hasn’t been reworked … Continue reading →

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Felted Vessel

Posted on July 24, 2013 by playfulstitching

Does anyone remember the vessel from way back in March, seen here, that I started during the class with Sharon Costello? I’ve been working on it in bits and pieces, trying to figure out how to best embellish it. My … Continue reading →

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Buttonholed Herringbone Stitch

Posted on March 2, 2013 by playfulstitching

And an update on my armadillo…His head is finished. This week’s stitch for Take a Stitch Tuesday was just perfect for his ears.  Buttonhole herringbone can be worked narrowly and that was needed for the not-so-big ears.  It also has … Continue reading →

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Take a Stitch Tuesday-2013

Posted on January 31, 2013 by playfulstitching

After several weeks of vacation, Sharon over on Pintangle has started the stitching challenge up again.  This year she is doing a continuation of last year’s challenge instead of starting over.  She has also changed up the format a bit.  … Continue reading →

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Closed Base Needlewoven Picot Stitch

Posted on October 31, 2012 by playfulstitching

With my elephant/tatting shuttle dream firmly in mind, I decided to embroider an elephant this week.  The new stitch this week in the Take a Stitch Tuesday challenge seemed like it would fit right in with my plans.  Its name, … Continue reading →

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Lady Go-Go

Posted on July 5, 2012 by playfulstitching

Once, when I was a young girl, I perched on our wooden picnic table outside and pretended to be a Go-Go dancer.  As a shy child, I waited until I was alone and then danced like a wild thing.  I … Continue reading →

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Running Stitch

Posted on March 8, 2012 by playfulstitching

I wouldn’t say this is my favorite stitch, but it sure is the one I use the most in my fiber art.  It is surprisingly adaptable to many different applications.  That said, I didn’t do a new sampler for this … Continue reading →

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Take a stitch Tuesday

Posted on February 3, 2012 by playfulstitching

Yesterday I happened across an embroidery website by Sharon B. called pintangle.  She has a fun challenge going called Take a Stitch Tuesday where every week she posts a different embroidery stitch to explore, create, post, and share.  I’d been … Continue reading →

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Dolls on Display

Posted on January 9, 2012 by playfulstitching

I spent the morning helping to put up a fiber art show.  It was rather tiring, but the end product was worth the effort.  The show, which is called “Ten Years in the Swamp,” is located at the Bluebonnet Swamp … Continue reading →

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Faerie Towers

Posted on September 12, 2011 by playfulstitching

Finally I have gotten back to work on the Faerie Towers!  After laying dormant on my worktable for so many weeks, they are back to the forefront.  They better be–I have to have this piece finished in time to arrive … Continue reading →

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