CORAL STITCH WITH BEADS

 Continuing on with my attempts to learn beaded embroidery, the next page uses the Coral Stitch.

BEADS WITH CHEVRON STITCH

 Back to work on the bead book pages.  Today it was the Chevron Stitch.

STAR BOOK

 I watched the replay of a live video from Tuesday that I couldn't attend.  It was with e bond, she showed us how to make a Star Book.  I followed along and got it done during the video.  It is a simple and fun little project.

It involves folding the papers and gluing them all together somewhat like an accordian.  Then when you open it up the pages for a star.

MORE BIRDS

 I worked on the Fine Feathered Friends again today.  I got them all cut out and fused down, then began appliqueing them to the background.

Fusible attached to wool, ready to be cut out.

I thought some of the fabric choices that were included with the kit were not quite right.  I dug into my wool stash and found some better colors and used those instead.

I was using Sue Spargo wool thread to applique the pieces down and a spiral eye needle.  Unfortuntely the thread would occassionally get caught on the eye and start to shred and tangle.  

FINE FEATHERED FRIENDS

 I bought this wool embroidery kit called Fine Feathered Friends a month or so ago.  Today I had the urge to start it.  So I did.  I should have been working on my bead project.

I cut out and fused two birds today.  There are five birds.  They will all be fused onto this black wool background, then appliqued and embroidered.  Another black wool piece will be fused to the back to cover up the threads and then the birds will be cut out.

BEADS WITH CHAIN STITCH

Another kind of stitch, the Chain Stitch with beads.

 

OFF TO PORT TOWNSEND

 Darrell, Jelly and I left early headed to Port Townsend.  Darrell is going to Edensaw to pick some lumber for our front gate project.

We caught the ferry from Fauntleroy to Southworth.  The sun was coming up behind us while we were on the ferry.

Very few folks making this early trip on the ferry.

Arriving at Southworth

Crossing the Hood Canal floating bridge

Seen in the Womens Room at a gas station in Chimacum.

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I dropped Darrell off at Edensaw.  Then Jelly and I headed to Fort Worden for a walk.  It was a beautiful morning.

Then we went back to retrieve Darrell and we headed to Water Street in Port Townsend.  We had a few minutes to kill before anything opened at 10am.  We walked up the street and back enjoying the old buildings and window displays.

I wanted to make a quick stop in the Art Toolkit Store.  I have a couple of their watercolor palettes and needed a few tiny pans.   I forgot to take pictures of the store though.

Then we went back to Bazaar Girls yarn and wool store that I had spotted on our walk.  I bought some felted wools and a pin kit and spotted a few things for inspiration.

BEADS WITH BLANKET STITCH

The next pages in my Exquisite Bead Book are using Blanket Stitches and adding beads to them.

 

All of the pages will need edgings added to them.

BEADS WITH BACKSTITCH

I'm finally working on the pages for my Exquisite Bead Book.  I'm starting out easy and working my way to the more elaborate embroidery stitches.

This first one is using the Backstitch and adding beads.