Shabby Chic book in progress

3 more signitures.

Seems its being very Garden like.

More hand embroidered flowers and the lady-bird is calling all her friends to play along :)

I'm not sure how many signitures I will end up with, as this is very addictive. :)

Happy Shabbying

Phillipa



Shabby Chic Book. In progress

Book/journal making is very popular these days, so here is one

that I've started to create.

The cover

And a couple of signitures.

On upcycled cotton/linen from a large shirt,

Ive added Lace n doilies and one of my hand-stitched motifs.

A stamp of a dear little ladybird on a torn edge of the same base fabric.

Its approxiamatelyA5 in size.

This is great fun :).

I will tack them down next, then add some embroidery here n there and some beads, But you know me.

I never know when to stop..lol.

Happy shabbying

Phillipa







Fibre Art Journal. "Aerial"

From a distance this gave me the impression of an aerial view of the countryside.hence the name :)

And this is the back which I have left uncovered to add even more texture to the inside of the journal.

For the pages, I have,

Basic black card

2 sheets of handmade papers

and a double sided print using 2 of my own photos of

some rust cloth and an amazing grid with shadows, taken on one of our walks thru the old railway sidings.

Then one of my stitched pages was added for even more textural interest.







Bound with a red n white twine and closed with a delicious wooden button from the collection. :)





All stitched in layers of calico, silk remnants, hessian,

coconut fibre all held in place by a layer of tulle, scattered with wool and a gold evening fabric. ( Gotta have some bling ;) ).

This sat beside my chair and was randomly stitched with thread ends from other projects. Just a continuous build up of textures.

Finally a small scattering of beads, that awesome button, textural papers and "Aerial" has arrived.

As in the final photo, it sits across the room from my lounge chair

so I can enjoy it while I decide what to do with it.

I hope you enjoyed the eye candy and maybe it will inspire you in some way.

Regards

Stitching more eye-candy

Phillipa





"Strata" Journal

What to do with my smaller one-off pieces.

A journal of course.

The cover is made up of layers of raw silk scraps, then thick rug wool, held in place with tulle and hand stitching on the top.

Just as I like my work.

Lovely and textural.

Begs to be touched :)

8 pages of coloured card and some handmade paper.

No, I didnt make the paper as well..lol ..Tho I have tried it in the past. I collect it when I come across if from Paper artists.

Then I glued in a few images from a vintage book.

Its all ready for adding artistry.

I didnt line the cover either.

I love the look of the back of a stitched piece, so I thought I would leave it on display au-natural.

I hope this helps to inspire your own work.

Lots of Yummy texture.

Happy slow-stitching

Phillipa