tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post158224471090808607..comments2024-02-12T04:47:06.603-05:00Comments on Plays With Needles: Organza FlopSusan Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18094024834053351944noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-12821404307936834052013-11-15T09:31:49.972-05:002013-11-15T09:31:49.972-05:00Hi Susan. I'm thinking that light greys and li...Hi Susan. I'm thinking that light greys and light purples might work better for creating the feeling of distance. And I agree with the lady who suggested a smaller scale of stitches might work better and I picture a very thin thread..... <br />I do like the idea of the organza, and look forward to seeing what happens next!Suztatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703965965474209546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-86613451884459964802013-11-15T06:32:32.209-05:002013-11-15T06:32:32.209-05:00Hello there! I asked my followers to nominate stit...Hello there! I asked my followers to nominate stitching blogs they love to read, and your blog came up more than once! I'm so glad to have been pointed in this direction, you have a truly lovely blog. <br />I experiment with my stitching on occasions, and I always find you win some and you lose some :)<br />Best wishes.Bekcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526033675369033679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-83510872770138867752013-11-15T05:54:36.420-05:002013-11-15T05:54:36.420-05:00I like a quote from Winston Churchill "Succes...I like a quote from Winston Churchill "Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm".<br /><br />Anyway, we all have to experiment, play, toss ideas about - silly to think they'd all work, but essential to develop nonetheless. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-73016972219350249922013-11-15T01:40:39.403-05:002013-11-15T01:40:39.403-05:00they say practise makes perfect,and that is how we...they say practise makes perfect,and that is how we learn from our errors, apart from the hardness (not sure if the hardness is the word I mean)of the dark colour the rest of the piece is lovely and I am sure when you substitute the dark for a lighter colour it will come together perfectly.margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225676137708827434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-35935223799590782122013-11-15T00:47:00.192-05:002013-11-15T00:47:00.192-05:00I think.it was Edison who said something about thi...I think.it was Edison who said something about things that didn't work we're not failures but one way that we knew didn't t work. It does help us expand our knowledge and get another idea to try! As long as we don't quit trying.Avonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461451477632543353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-53152630414576097642013-11-15T00:13:50.542-05:002013-11-15T00:13:50.542-05:00Its funny how someone's fail is someone else&#...Its funny how someone's fail is someone else's treasure. Or maybe I just have some perverse swimming-against-the-tide sensibility. I rather like your criss-cross dark thread standing stones. I wonder why? You and all your commenters seem to agree that it didn't work but for me it looks good. Perhaps its because I don't mind that it seems a bit abstract. I'm not looking for a realistic depiction of the stones so much as a representation of them through the mists. Maybe like an idea across time that we don't fully understand. Ah well. I'll reserve further judgement until I see your next version. We loved all the Neil Oliver shows;the History of Celtic Britain, the History of Scotland. Have you seen those? How amazing they were. Cheers, MelissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-24299705567959572172013-11-15T00:04:18.409-05:002013-11-15T00:04:18.409-05:00Susan you are so smart to venture into the unknown...Susan you are so smart to venture into the unknown and try things. There are no failures as we learn from each and every thing we do. I think a very light grey might be a good try. Love what you are going to achieve. I do not know these Stones and will be looking forward to your tale of the Stones. Creative Blissful Stitching Dear...Createologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141896048450385243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-55733128083741502242013-11-14T19:12:01.189-05:002013-11-14T19:12:01.189-05:00Hi Susan,
I want to tell you how much I enjoy seei...Hi Susan,<br />I want to tell you how much I enjoy seeing your process, whether your path to a wonderful finish is straight or meandering, it is always interesting and inspiring! Thanks for sharing!!!<br />Have you ever read John F. Carlson's book, Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting? It was originally published in 1929, but has been reprinted by Dover (I purchased it years ago as a college art student, but assume it is still in print). He talks about how colors get lighter in value, cooler in color (white and yellow are exceptions), and less intense as the recede into the distance. Lots of helpful stuff like that, which apply to art quilting, beading, and embroidery,...as well as painting. I have gleaned a lot of info from it.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18151980017769709403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-69075924480559267982013-11-14T18:14:58.522-05:002013-11-14T18:14:58.522-05:00It'll be interesting to see where you go with ...It'll be interesting to see where you go with this! Highlight of the highlights, eh? You really did have a grand trip!Judy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05591607125583963544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-71843528713605597552013-11-14T15:57:36.045-05:002013-11-14T15:57:36.045-05:00love the idea of layering images with organza. i w...love the idea of layering images with organza. i wonder how it would work with some painting on the organza layers. i might have to try that.deanna7treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707505639796548961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-7984888202842735262013-11-14T14:52:29.995-05:002013-11-14T14:52:29.995-05:00Maybe if you tried with filament silk, it would sp...Maybe if you tried with filament silk, it would spread and reduce the criss-cross? And perhaps work the picture at a smaller scale. Remember all my playing with stitch scale on the Goldwork Masterclass? Sometimes scale makes a bigger difference than you expect...Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322676800314521539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-21222084620010454092013-11-14T13:21:13.415-05:002013-11-14T13:21:13.415-05:00Ah well...if we didn't goof up sometimes we...Ah well...if we didn't goof up sometimes we'd never learn anything new. I think gray would be a good choice...a few shades of gray with a bit of browny green thrown in maybe. I've never seen them myself but in a few pictures I've looked at they sometimes remind of petrified wood because of the weathering they've withstood. Mary Ann Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064111648107079739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-16978309026788053362013-11-14T11:25:01.027-05:002013-11-14T11:25:01.027-05:00See what you mean, dispointing but useful as a les...See what you mean, dispointing but useful as a lesson even so and yes, greys may make all the difference.<br />I would probably have used greys with highlights of white, lichen colours even but laid the threads in striaght lines?<br />Maybe long stitches, laid skew whiff ( ie here n there lol) , along the contours of each stone would be laborious, but could look good? <br />Love the idea though and the stones almost dissolving in mist behind nearer embroidered flowers could look really striking in any case! Atmospheric and mysterious as indeed such stones are?liniecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643986273499722414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-79428879653977562972013-11-14T10:38:22.294-05:002013-11-14T10:38:22.294-05:00I am certain through your trials and errors you wi...I am certain through your trials and errors you will create something that will once again make me go, wow! Looking forward to hearing more about the stones!! Oh, and the hawk agreeing, that made me chuckle!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929920771003768745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-44100308501389035702013-11-14T10:36:46.438-05:002013-11-14T10:36:46.438-05:00Ever since you showed the layering on organza I ha...Ever since you showed the layering on organza I have wanted to try it. I've tried layering a color image over white "memory" image but the organza thing seems like a much better way to go.... I want to do it with an old cottage or barn. Keep at it and keep posting about it.<br /><br />Great shot of your redtail... Yesterday I had a redtail, a sharp shinned and a harrier. With the fields all plowed they are having a feast on gophers and mice. Hawk heaven!Gerry Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443636394415186783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975998.post-66258948991524662792013-11-14T10:02:17.299-05:002013-11-14T10:02:17.299-05:00Susan, It is refreshing to hear that an expert tri...Susan, It is refreshing to hear that an expert tried something that did not work. Us mere mortals at needlework can breathe a sigh of relief at last weeks disaster and start over again. Thank you for your honesty. Managed to get over the see the Burrell Collection - fabulous. Margaret - ScotlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com