Friday, May 24, 2013

Make something that you really love



I am in my happiest of places when I am embroidering. It really does not matter whether I am using knitting, crochet or cloth as my background, it is the tiny stitches that whisk me to another level. It takes hours and hours, it sometimes requires the tedious unpicking of the tiny stitches with tweezers when the outcome is not what I expected, it is always hard on the eyes, not to talk about the shoulders and the neck, but yet, I love it, love every single second that turns into long hours.
This necklace was inspired by Betsy Hersberg. I saw her class on Craftsy last summer, I took it and ever since I have had embroidered beads on my mind. The process into this piece was long, as is so typical to me. I see something that inspires me, but for some reason, I have to allow me weeks or months even before I can turn the inspiration into my own work.

Here is the link for Betsy's site - go take a look at her stunning work - and the link for the Craftsy class.

I have said this many times before but once again: I highly recommend Craftsy, I have learned so much and sometimes I just take a class to see inspired artists. For someone like me, in a remote, quiet village, Craftsy is just a treasure trove.
Have a good weekend. Spend time with something that you really love and set aside all the musts for just a little while.
Wool with you,
Lene

11 comments:

  1. You have a terrific title for this post and your embroidered beads are amazingly unique and beautiful! Thank you for the lovely inspiration and my goal for this long Memorial Day weekend in the US.

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  2. It seems Life is constantly keeping me from Art these days...it used to be the other way around and I do agree that it's a wonderful, necessary thing to switch it up once in a while. I think this weekend I will leave it all on the floor, and work on something that has been waiting patiently for months now.

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  3. What a looooovely necklace you made !
    I lóve the variegated thread you used for the (tiny) flowers !!!

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  4. It's so beautiful. I've always loved your embroidery.

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  5. Your necklace is amazing. I love the embroidery that you do on top the knitting.

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  6. I too love your embroidery on the knitting and this necklace is very cool!!

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  7. I love the tiny stitches and I completely agree with your comment about Craftsy. For me Craftsy is a wonderful site for someone like me, who does not live remotely like you but in a foreign country. Back to the bracelet, tell me you made it for yourself!

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  8. Wow, wow and another wow. The beads are so beautiful.
    Meredith

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  10. Beautiful! So original.

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