Making s l o w progress on my embroidery for Phat Quarter Music Swap sponsored by Mr X Stitch. I chose a turntable because, as I blogged a few weeks ago, Rico and I have rediscovered the fabulousness of vinyl, thanks to The Record exhibition at The Nasher. Thanks to Rico for taking these shots in the terrible winter light.
This design is based on various sketches I did of turntables. My deadline to ship this to New Zealand is Jan 31st and I'm having to hustle to get it done. Stitching every night until my fingers are bloody and raw.
OK, that is a slight exaggeration. But I'm stitching a lot, especially the back stitch fill of the record itself. Trying to suggest the grooves of the vinyl, but we'll see how this turns out.
I really like the colors! Black, red and two shades of gray which have fantastic names: Very Dark Beaver Gray and Very Light Beaver Gray. The ground fabric is Kona Cotton in Cactus and, allowing myself to sink into true embroidery geekery, I'm using a Number 5 embroidery needle. (I think I've finally found the perfect embroidery needle for me!)
I just had to share my absolute favorite flickr comment that Taff1973 left about the hazard sign on my Do Not Enter embroidery. "I'm a departmental safety coordinator at my labs and once, a newbie said it meant 'No big hands!!'. I think I giggled for a week...." I was just as confused about the image when I first saw it, too! I was like, what the hell is this big hand?? And why isn't it allowed?!
Back to stitching... or I'll never get this sent off on time!
Wow! I LOVE the record embroidery! I can't wait to see it all finished up. It definitely looks like a lot of work, but your satin stitch (um, is that what it's called?) is really beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteOh, how cool is that?! I love the yellow background fabric, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Monique and june @ noon! Monique-- this stitch is a sort of funky back stitch, not really a satin stitch. I kind of suck at satin stitch, truth be told. But I'm working at it! Thanks for your comments!!
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