Playing around with a bit of applique, thread sketching and pears.... mmm, pears....
A set of serviettes, each one just a bit different. The green solid is scrap fabric from a quilt I'm making for my sister. I like that pop of green but actually I'm still pretty partial to the basic black-and-white scribble on the reverse side...
Now enough of my lame-o pears, if you want to check out the real thread sketching talent around these parts, please pop over here and salivate over Tara Badcock's work (thanks Lauren for pointing me in her direction). While you're at it go give Linguisticky lots of praise and adulation... she found my thread sketching tute via WhipUp and immediately took it to another level with THIS:
BAM! A continuous line drawing taken from a life drawing class and transformed into fabric art. LOVE IT. And I love the fact that a little tutorial from my blog has prompted a new burst of creativity for someone over the other side of the globe. That really gives me a kick.
Anyway, I'm grabbing a coffee and heading off to check out the explosion of creative spaces happening at Kootoyoo... see you there!
I just love seeing the word "clutter" in your blog used as a good thing! I have always believed creative clutter was a good thing. I love recycled, restyled reworked or repurposed anything verses buying new, cheap and outsources items. I enjoyed my visit to your site and will surely stop by for a visit again.
ReplyDeleteAwesome Gina. Love love love the pears! Also awesome that you've made this threadsketching thing accessible for lots of people. :)
ReplyDeleteThe pears look awesome, terrific idea!
ReplyDeleteI happen to like the 'lame-o' pears. Quite a bit! I also think the life drawing thread sketching is pretty amazing - I hope you're suitably chuffed at inspiring it :-)
ReplyDelete"Your pears are so lame-o" she says laughing SO AT you and not with you! Love the serviettes and love even more than they don't match.
ReplyDeleteAs for you prompting new bursts of creativity all over the place, go on, tell me something I don't know!!! xxx
G. You are a veritable illustrator-in-waiting. I don't care what you say. It's those little bits of detail that convince me it's not only the gorgeousness of thread sketching. You're just a bit of an 'inspire', Mrs!
ReplyDelete"lame-o pears". sheesh woman.
ReplyDeletethat was kind of meant to be funny. it didn't sound rude did it??!
ReplyDeleteCool pears (though I love the word lame-o, just not in relation to your pears), I like how each napkin is a bit different. I love the work that your tute inspired too! How does it feel to be an inspiration??
ReplyDeleteI *heart* your pears.
ReplyDeleteGina, those pears are amazing! You have a natural talent for putting lines in the right places. That probably sounds weird but it's a real talent to be able to sketch with such fluid line work let alone sew with it. You are truly inspirational.
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, the pears are so cute.
ReplyDeleteThe pears are so not LAME-O and oh I so need to check out your tutorial already I have lots of ideas in my head.....Thanks for the reminder :)
ReplyDeleteYour thread sketching is so amazing, I love the pears they look fantastic! xo
ReplyDeleteI really love those pears!!! So NOT lame-o, missy!! Great idea for christmas presents :) K
ReplyDeleteI love the applique with the thread sketching.
ReplyDeletethis is an intricate form of special art...pure bliss!
ReplyDeleteLame-o!?? You have to be kidding me!
ReplyDeleteThey're not a gift are they? I don't think I could part with them if they were mine.
Getting very clever now aren't we!
i think the pears are great! i agree, the black and 'white' stitching looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteamazing response to your tutorial!
oh, oh - I'm on pears at the moment. (perhaps printing onto fabric, but shhh don't tell anyone yet!).
ReplyDeleteI love your pears. major inspiration for my pear drawings I'm hoping to get back to today.
You are doing some amazing work with those tread sketches!! I love the pears!!
ReplyDeleteStunning, stunning napkins!
ReplyDeletewow your work is good. huge compliments to you all around the place.
ReplyDeleteLove it Gina , You have inspired me again - I just need some more time......
ReplyDeleteabsolutely amazing pears - brilliant work!
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How on earth can you call them "lame-o" - come on girl! They are fab! I just jumped over to your tutorial - yep, I'm going to have to play with that soon, looks like lots of fun! I already have ideas going around in my head - you've inspired me too!
ReplyDeleteLoving the pears front and back.
ReplyDeleteThe pears are gorgeous. I'm so keen to have a go of the thread sketching. Might have to get the machine out this weekend I think.
ReplyDeleteYour pears are so wonderful - the colour is superb on the white with black stitches. I would gladly buy them - seriously!
ReplyDeleteLove your pears!!! I am so inspired! TOo many things to learn and don't know where to start! (Probably not my computer LOL).
ReplyDeleteThese look great! I love pears too and tried my hand at thread sketching (oddly enough a pear) after your tute. I'll post it when I have taken a pick.
ReplyDeletewow Gina your pears are stunning! i like the green but yes I love the black and white too
ReplyDeleteoh my you have left me gobsmacked! Continuous line drawing with a sewing machine! Damn what inspiration! I love love love your pears, now I'm off to check out your links and your tutorial. I've always loved continous line drawing ...hmm wonder if it's possible to do blind continous line with a machine...could be dangerous
ReplyDeleteGeez I love this creative space thing for finding new and very awesome blogs!
Ooooh gorgeous much! Now that would make a fantastic christmas gift.
ReplyDeleteThat thread sketching is insanely cool, but pears, especially luscious green pears, rock too.
ReplyDeleteNA pears are good front AND back. I really have got to give this a go...
ReplyDeletethe pears are wonderful...i'm so glad i found your creative space...
ReplyDeleteyour thread sketching looks amazing, I've never seen anything like it...now if only I could make friends with that sewing machine of mine...
ReplyDeleteYou're way too modest Gina. The pears look amazing! All your thread sketching has such lovely fluid lines - it looks like you picked up a pencil and little stitches fell out as you drew.
ReplyDeleteMore! More!
love love love
ReplyDeleteI really wanted to embroider one of my life drawing drawings for the quilt project but didn't like how it looked handstitched... if only i had known the miracles of thread sketching beforehand! jess.
ReplyDeleteps- those pears are so lovely
loving the pears- this is my other 'job' www.yalcafruittrees.com.au- growing (mostly) old fashioned varieties of fruit trees- so always happy to see all things fruity, makes me feel happy.
ReplyDeleteas all say above - THEY SO ARE NOT LAME!!! - Great Christmas gift ideas, thank you. Chele
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nod Gina - LOVE the pears!
ReplyDeletehi Gina. it was lovely to meet you on friday night. thanks for taking the time and talking to me. i love these pears you have made.
ReplyDeletenaomi
Aha, now I get to see what all the fuss is about those pears! Very impressive indeed. I know what you mean about liking the backside, I recently did some hand embroidery for the centrepiece of my first ever quilt, and I much preferred the reverse side. Pity, but oh well. What a star you are with the thread stitching!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I love your space! And yay (or should I say BAM! lol) - for reaching near and far!
ReplyDeleteI so love these - I am busting to try and have a go at this, as soon as I have some time this is on the top of my list
ReplyDeleteexcellent pears :o)
ReplyDeleteI love your pears. By the way, you've inspired someone in NC, US now!!!
ReplyDeleteHI Gina. Ooooh :). Very gorgeous. Very very gorgeous.
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