I usually have some kind of idea when I start an embroidery, but for this ATC I thought I’d start without a plan – and see where it led me. You almost need to trick your brain to without any image in your mind. We are so used to always planning and knowing what we […]
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Stitches, free form sewing and lots of embroidery floss and beads on top of that…
The Madonna Embroidery
The Madonna Embroidery – A mother’s love. In Christian imagery everything has a symbolic meaning; the colours, gestures, people and flowers. But to me, this is not firstly an image of Mary and Jesus, but an international symbolic image of a mothers love, and that’s what I’ve named the piece. A mother’s love. You can […]
Take a stitch Tuesday
The flying stitch. I’m trying it out for the first time. I read about TAST, the Take a Stitch Tuesday Challenge arranged by Sharon of Pin Tangle, on Natalie’s blog and was imidiatelly intrigued by the idea. When I went there to read about the first week’s stitch and learned that it was such a […]
Magic Feathers with Jude Hill
Magic feathers. Embroidery by iHanna 2011. Feathers are being collected from around the world! The Magic Feather Project is a collective stitching project focused on creative sharing and giving. It was started by Jude Hill who had the idea of making the black and white feather a symbol of something bigger than herself. She decided […]
Embroidery is so Captivating
Captivating, free form embroidery by iHanna, a.k.a. Hanna Andersson, 2011. I created this embroidery for a challenge with the theme “captivating” (fängslande). I got my idea rather late and only had a week to stitch this up, but I worked on in it every day. In someone’s car on my way to a meeting, on […]
Fabric, Watercolours and Embroidery
Human beings… have an inherent tendency to seek out novelty & challenges, to extend and exercise their capabilities, to explore, and to learn. Daniel Pink ATC “Gotland”, a keeper. I made this on the boat to the island Gotland this spring. The first line of waves (top) is confident and rhythmic, but the second line […]
Seeing Embroidery Everywhere
I really like the thread nests, but maybe it’s this ATC, in all its simplicity, that is my favorite: Related PostsPeek into my art journal: a yellow flower Poetic words and a Wire Flower Cinnamon, roses & lingonberries Weekly Inspirations: Free Form Quilting Postcards as a Creative Act
Thread Nests Artist Trading Cards
I’ve embroidered a few Artist Trading Cards this summer. After a while even small pieces becomes quite a body of work. Little experiments. Artist trading cards as sketches. Thoughts that are not yet finished, and still they are finished work. I love that. Related PostsPillow with Kantha Embroidery Tutorial: How to make a Mosaic Covered […]
Even more Embroideried Owls
MY embroidered owl ATC:s! Here is the rest of the gang. I got a little owl obsessed (or have I always been?) this spring and kept doing these little cuties. I’ve used about the same form and eye size on all of them, but it’s very fascinated how they all are so different and have […]
Blue ATC Owl
This is another one that I have done, on blue fabric, traded to Margot. Here he is again, vignetted in Photoshop, just for fun: Related PostsRose Embroided pillow Mixed Media Embroidery Happiness Bike Saddle Warmer How to Start a Journal of Stitchery I like men + kittens + owls
Owl Embroidery on Artist Trading Card
Way back when I did this year’s DIY Postcard Swap I also arranged another swap for some very creative Swedish ladies. We exchanged embroidered artist trading cards. I actually set the swap up via a group on FB, and it worked out just fine with about 35 participants from all around Sweden (plus one in […]
Ocean Embroidery
The Ocean Embroidery is a collaboration project with my embroidery group. I created the blue ocean using transparent fabrics that I cut out like waves before I attached them using the sewing machine. That was the start of this pieces, after that it has been touring the homes of ten women who all added their […]