Using up scraps
Carlyn Clark Carlyn Clark

Using up scraps

When I get stuck on other work or am feeling generally bound up and uninspired I reach into my scrap pile and instinctively stitch bits together with no end result in mind. I'm getting to the bottom of this color way.

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Embroidery Stitches
Carlyn Clark Carlyn Clark

Embroidery Stitches

Each week I'm working on a different hand embroidery stitch that began by following the guidelines of the “Take a Stitch Tuesday" project created by Sharon Boggon.

I worked on Linked Chain Stitch, Fly Stitch, Italian Border Stitch, Blanket Stitch, Reversed Blanket Bar Stitch, Stem Stitch and Portuguese Stem Stitch.

I'm putting the stitches onto a scroll, continuing my use-it-all-up initiative begun in 2020. Still haven't purchased any new art supplies, although I was gifted a few things I was short on by kind friends.

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