Wild Threads storage

I bought a bag of oddments of threads from Oliver Twist. Needless to say the ones I was using most often were sea coloured. I wanted to separate them out and found a jar while we were away in Shropshire. I wrote to the company and asked if they could do me a special commission. Here is the finished jar and it is just perfect for my wild threads. I was inspired by a very grey sky and green sea when we were in Clare recently so I have to add some silver and grey threads to this jar before I start the next piece.  

 

Happy stash sorting!

 

 

Allium

I did another seascape and was thinking about what flowers to add to the foreground because I had used up the other material. My eyes lit on some silk allium flowers I have in a vase  and I thought they would be perfect. I used a purple batik fabric cut in a circle then stitched the flowers on top with some green seed beads.

 My silk flower looks a bit sad but I can turn it agains the wall. This one may be heading off to the UK but if not my sister wants it and if it does head off I will have to attack the silk flower again.   

 

 

Commission for Jill

Jill asked me to do an underwater scene for her. I have had a scarf with wavy ends for ages and thought it would make a good jellyfish so that was the starting point. I wanted a bit more colour so decided to do some Suffolk Puffs with some batik fabric I had in my stash.

 

The circle for the small ones was the lid of a glass yoghurt pot and the larger ones were a mug. They are very easy, you just do a running stitch all round the edge, pull it tight and iron them flat. You can stuff them to create fuller ones and line them with a different colour and not pull up as tight.

 

I am pleased with the end result and think I will make some pink flowery ones next for hollock flowers. I can see a window in France, with blue shutters and hollyhocks.