Jude has been Whispering White in her latest What If workshop and that fit right in with the lace work i'm doing in Karen Ruane's Alchemy class. so not too many words just a few pics.
click on the images for close-ups.
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| cheese cloth, cording and free motion embroidery |
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| a piece of lace, cheese cloth and free motion embroidery |
some more white on white work.
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| a new cell phone case from a thrift store table runner |
the drought we've been having for the past 2 years is showing itself lately with limbs and trees just breaking off and falling to the ground. it's taking me lots of time to trim this up so i can put it out for recycling. hope this is it for awhile.
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| this youpon just broke in half. hope the rest of the tree survives and puts out new shoots. |
more next time. have a great week.
23 comments:
Gorgeous lace work, Deanna! Who knew cheesecloth could be so beautiful? I know what you mean about the drought. I got the hoses out to deep water the trees. We haven't had the drought you have had and there is ample water in the snowpack this year, but when we only get 4-6 inches of rain a year, a lot of expensive watering has to happen. Our trees are so valuable in protecting us from the summer heat. So, the trade off of expensive water or expensive electric bills from a/c. I'll take the trees over a/c any day! Have a wonderful weekend.
Wonderful white swirls there!
x
lovely, lovely, lace work - 7 trees. I am such an admirer of cheese cloth. I am always playing with it, dyeing it, painting it, etc. I love its ethereal quality, and in thinking of "whispering white" it fits in quite nicely.
ethereal whites here.
The blogs are blowing blizzards of white meditations since 'What-if' began. Yours is a treat!
Gorgeous work Deanna. Wish we had a drought I'm freezing with all this snow x
The lace is looking gorgeous!
I am amazed that the tree didn't do more damage...be careful! I love what you are doing with the white...you are showing off its beauty perfectly
amazing lace
Love your work on cheese cloth! I really cannot imagine doing free motion stitching on cheese cloth. Do you keep it stabilized in the hoop, or do you have more secrets?
We are losing a lot of trees in our yard....but it is more due to high winds and rain! We have about 5 acres, with lot of trees, but I think we've lost 5 just this winter. It is costly and time consuming to get them hauled off. ugh! I'd much rather spend my time and money on fiber!
Hope you have a wonderful week!
xxoo
Love the light coming through showing each detail on the White! I posted my camera case this weekend. Very simple made of warm & natural, so I can shove it in my pocket :)
So sorry about your tree loss, I know what that is like.
Take care
Your cheesecloth work is so pretty and interesting to imagine how it is done.
So sorry for your tree and other plant life. Wishing you rain.
Lovely lace! I didn't know that cording will look good on a cheese cloth,thanks for showing.
Hi, Deanna. Really like the free motion embroidery you're doing that gives such a beautiful lacy look. And the combination of regular lace and the free motion embroidery is very effective and quite elegant. I have an idea for doing something white, but, I just haven't found the time to get it started. So sorry to hear about that drought, which can only be rough on a garden.
best, nadia
So much possibility using the cheesecloth for lace...
The cheesecloth and cording is gorgeous! What a clever idea for lace.
What contrasts can be achieved with white on white when the textures are so wonderful. This reminds me of the Mountmellick work I did many years ago. Now, I wonder what happened to that?
Beautiful lacework. And the photos with the white shadows. Ahhhh. Hope the tree makes it...
Free motion embroidery? How beautiful, and I love white on white embroidery
The work is lovely and the way the light shines through it makes it so luminous.
your white work is gorgeous.
here on the contrary we are having lots of rain and floods in the south. will my potted plants rot?
That cheese cloth is wonderful Deanna and how lovely that both workshops have coincided in this way !
Well, I am finally following your blog. I'm taking Karen's Lace class in May. Your white embroidery on the cheesecloth is beautiful!! Love Linda
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