Recently I needed to go through things to loan pieces for a small exhibition of work for a new FreeStyle group just taking root in Knoxville. When the box was returned, I found some small pieces to share.
These two 6" x 6" pieces were both done in the fall. The first, with the green background, was an exercise in tiny stitching and texture. Sometimes neat, tiny stitches do not have much textural interest. There are beads and Ultrasuede to help the textural considerations along. Most stitching is a single strand of floss, with some sewing machine cotton. I used Beading needles on both pieces.
Below is a design worked from a mark-making session with the FreeStylers. We experimented with different tools for making marks on paper with a water-based printer's ink, then chose a section of our mark-making to translate into a stitched design. There is charcoal, medium and light grey thread used for the stitching, along with Ultrasuede, Bugle Beads and antique glass buttons.
Both pieces were labors of love. We had been stitching for months with heavy yarns, and this lighter -weight stitch was a break in texture.
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