My Studio Calico kit came with an Amy
Tangerine embroidry/stencil kit.
It comes with a variety of items; i.e., words,
punctuation, corners etc.
a mat, a punch and needle and thread.
I chose the ampersand because well - why not.
Chose some paper, laid it out on the mat
and punched away.
And then I proceeded to sew.
Using a back stitch and following the holes
it wasn't hard to do, remembering
to pull tight but not too tight as paper
is a bit more delicate than fabric.
And then I noticed I got lost in the sewing
and forgot it was an ampersand.
Don't do that.
and forgot it was an ampersand.
Don't do that.
I was sewing an 'S' and it wasn't until I got
to the doohicky (for lack of better word)
that I knew I screwed up.
No worries.
I could have pitched it and started over again
but I decided to
carefully pull out all the thread
I had stitched and begin again.
(backside)
And wa-la finished product.
I believe I'll be trying a couple more stencils.
Later.
Came out pretty good.
The paper is light blue with brown thread
and now its sitting on my desk
waiting for a home.
Stay tuned.
It may take awhile.
