I worked some small embroideries on natural linen yesterday evening- one was inspired by those bold and beautiful camellias growing outside the front door. It's pretty hard to properly capture their flamboyance though- I'll have to keep trying.
I sewed some of the embroideries into pincushions to give to friends- backing the linen with Liberty lawn and filling them with stuffing and a bit of brown rice in the base for weight. And some vintage ric-rac for around the edges, just because.
The title of this post comes from the new Sufjan Stevens EP entitled All the Delighted People. Yet it also relates to embroidery which I find so calming- stitching till one's breath is found. I downloaded the EP this morning after hearing a review of it on National Radio, and am enjoying it very much already. If you go here, you can get it delivered to your computer for only US $5. And it is so worth it.
Wishing you a happy weekend, friends.
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