Pebble #2: Finished!

I've finished Pebble #2! Yay!
Have a look:

This turned out quite a bit bigger (8") than my first pebble at 4.5 inches. But I do like the result.
It's really encrusted, isn't it?  I'm going to hold off on creating more pebbles for a little while.
Now I can begin on the Chikan Embroidery Class.
Hope you're having a lovely weekend. We woke up to another 6" of snow. groan. Where's spring?
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz

TAST and a Pebble-in-Progress

This week, TAST is the running stitch: a very simple stitch which can be used in many ways.
Here's my sampler:

I've scrolled, rolled, knotted and woven, layered and played with the running stitch. What fun.

Pebble #2 is still in progress. This is a larger one, so it has taken a bit more time to stitch.




There's a large shell under the net that DD brought home from one of her travels.....I have some more shells, too, somewhere.......I'll have to search for them.
Some of the other pebble stitchers have added shells, and they look fantastic.

This is a slightly different angle......and shot in the sunshine streaming through the window.

I think 1 or 2 more items to tack down, some beads, some french knots, and this pebble will be ready for finishing.

I plan to do that this evening.

Hope you're having fun creating today.

Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz

Encrusting Calico- a Pebble Adventure

Over at stichin fingers, Deb and Marjolein invited everyone to join in a challenge, calling it a "Pebble Adventure".

 This is my beginning.  We're creating "Encrusted Calico," which looks like rocky surfaces encrusted with growth. Just like a tiny underwater scene.

Using muslin for the base, I added some buttons, and plastic beads and rings. I'll add a second layer of muslin and entrap the bits between the layers, sewing them down.

This is the perfect place to use any ugly plastic beads you have in your stash. I'm using all plastic here, so that the fabric won't become discoloured.

Can you imagine, though, doing a 'rusty bits' "pebble Adventure"?  That would be cool. Another wonderful reason to make rusty bits fabric!

Here's how it looked with the top layer, and a start on the encrusting.

Here's my progress so far. What do you think?

There's lots more stitching to do......

This is so much fun I've already begun gathering bits for my next 'pebble'!



I'm off to do some more encrusting.

There's still time to join in the fun!




Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz