This hand embroidery gallery contains pictures and descriptions of some of the hand embroidery projects I have worked on recently. Some of these projects have produced finished items and some are simply examples of various techniques I have been developing.
Fuchsia Flowers This embroidery design came about as a result of an exercise ironing real Fuchsia flowers flat!
Trapped Leaf Following on from Fuchsia Flowers I continued experimenting with layering of fabrics behind sheer silks such as organza and chiffon.
Detached Chain Stitch Sampler Doing a sampler using just one stitch and trying to create as many variations of is as you can will really help your creativity. Here is my detached chain stitch sampler using a wide variety of threads.
Lazy Daisy Squares Having done the detached chain stitch sampler I set about using some of the stitch variations in a separate piece of work.
Oak Leaf A further use for detached chain stitch, this time stitching around a shape rather than stitching the shape itself.
Book Cover Inspired by Mountmellic Embroidery from Ireland, combined with my aversion to white this simple embroidery combines the traditional with the modern.
Purple Layers This very simple hand stitched sample shows the effect that can be achieved by simply stitching fabric scraps.
Flowers Worked on a simple hessian background simple stitches combine to create an effective embroidery.
