Wednesday 18 March 2015

England the home of the Tudor Rose.... A design in the making!



England ... Tudor Rose
Scotland ... Thistle
Wales ... Daffodil
Ireland ... Clover


When I was sorting through my stitchery room last night, putting things away and getting project baskets together an idea popped into my head and I just had to do something with it.  

I got out my design journal and did a bare knuckle sketch to see what it might look like and was very pleased with the outcome.  What if I cut out a map of England and one of Ireland from beautiful vintage fabric and stitched the boundary lines across the borders for England, Wales and Scotland and then somewhere have their national flower stitched.  Then there will be a mariners compass at the top and maybe the north wind blowing and tiny ships in the surrounding seas....

This would be dedicated to all of our brave fisherman from our tiny isles that have lost their lives at sea.  

I have found some cotton weave ribbon in a drawer with the words 'cherished memories' on it and |I think with some lovely stitched words and some stunning buttons this might well be a great piece of work......

As you can see I have drawn and cut out the British Isles and just need to do the same for the Emerald Isle......

It makes me wonder where my ideas come from, I do not consciously think about new designs ( at least I do not unless it is a commission piece) and things just pop into my head....

I will make the surrounding Islands look like an ancient mariner map in a way, maybe even a outline stitching of a mermaid!

Well my copy of my sketch and the materials already gathered in a basket and is in the line of FIVE more!  need to have more hours in the day and several pairs of hands....


Anyway have a great day and Happy Stitching!










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