Embroidering a simple design
needleworkmonday·@cryptocariad·
0.000 HBDEmbroidering a simple design
Happy #needleworkmonday ! I have been busy doing a bit of embroidery… and below is a little section of it.  It all started with a photo of goosegrass or cleavers… what do you call this sticky weed? I took this particular photo some time ago and I really liked the shadow.  I was really keen to make use of this lovely natural pattern and even made a drawing to make an easy ‘zakka’ style embroidery - I wrote a [post](https://steemit.com/craft/@cryptocariad/zakka-embroidery-my-new-craft-book-to-explore-and-inspire) about a book I’ve got ages ago and I’ve been practising. I did a sketch simplifying the photo and got this:  It was just a sketch started with red biro and then changed to black biro when the former ran out. I then took it a bit further and tried to think of a design for a simple zipper pouch:  I then traced the design using pencil onto a thin polycotton piece of fabric… it’s what I had.  The fabric is so transparent that you can see the original below - it looks pretty.  This could also be a design for a bookmark… Incidentally have you seen this [steemit bookmark contest](https://steemit.com/contest/@kristyglas/random-games-week-6) ?  Thanks to @tinygalaxy for taking a photo of me embroidering the stem and trying to avoid showing my really sore hands with eczema 😖  It was fun to make.  That’s the finished design. I’m pleased I made it 😁 and actually there’s more to this story … I may write a different post about it if I get the chance. --- --- _photos by @cryptocariad and one by @tinygalaxy_ --- --- With thanks to @crosheille and @crystalize for hosting and co-hosting #needleworkmonday and thanks to you for reading ! 
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