Saturday, August 22

The next generation: embroidery work in progress



It was bound to happen after seeing their mother embroidering like a maniac in almost every single free moment she has. Both Luna and Zoe wanted to embroider. I already did some with Zoe during our stay in France but now Luna, who is only 4, wanted to do 'real' embroidery too. I thought the step from lacing cards to real embroidery with a real needle seemed a bit big but it went so well! Obviously I chose a needle that was not too sharp, yet sharp enough to go through the fabric easily. From my pattern stash I chose some simple Sublime Stitching images which I thought would appeal to them. The top one is made by Luna and the bottom one by Zoe.

9 comments:

  1. They look so cute!
    And with a mom who do such wonderfull embroidery it's no wonder they want to do the same

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  2. Dang! They embroider better than I do! :-D

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  3. Yes, they do like they're really enjoying it, how fun!

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  4. Such concentration! They both did so well! Imogen just told me yesterday that she wanted to do some embroidery too. I wasn't so keen though, because I had given her a little needlework/tapestry thing to do before it it was just too difficult - I had to tell her which hole to put the eedle in every single time. Maybe embroidery would be easier though, you've inspired me to give it a try with her. :-)

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  5. hurrah for wholesome hobbies!

    do they plan on making pillows or hoop wall hangings when they are finished?

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  6. I'm not sure what their plans are with the finished projects, something for their rooms or a bag maybe?
    Georgia I had one of those cross stitch kind of things for Zoe but she couldn't do it without me helping her all the time. This was much easier for her!

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  7. Great stitching!! Wow! they did great for such young girls. I'm not quite sure my four year old can do something like it just yet. I also admire you patience to teach them. Great work!!

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  8. How sweet, and very exciting for you (kinda like how I felt when my son first discovered a book series that he couldn't put down)!!

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