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Friday 27 March 2015

Conundrum of the cobbler's children

Rock pool embroidery

How can I have the patience to take over 4h to stitch the above, incorporating a carefully selected piece of beach glass, bullion stitches of up to 25 needle wraps, pistil stitch, buttonhole bars, french knots, colonial knots, spider's web, woven wheel and yet not find 20 minutes to repair the hems on two pairs of trousers?  Classic case of cobbler's children.

I love this spring evening light that allows the texture to really show.  My own little Durdle Door on these detail photos.

Rock pool embroidery

Rock pool embroidery

Precious beach glass at right

Rock pool embroidery

Rock pool embroidery

3 comments:

  1. Why? Because this is beautiful and trouser repairs are NOT!!!

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  2. Better use of time than ironing socks, undies, pillowcases, Av

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  3. This is beautiful. I think all artists must be cobblers' children. :-)

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