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The rain seems to stretch on and on here but I do quite enjoy the misty grey sky and light it creates outside. The look of the spring blossoms and branches against the grey clouds inspired these small embroidered pieces- one on blue linen and the other worked on some new dark grey I found in my local fabric store.

I'm enjoying the idea of monochromatic stitching and wondering what colour to try next- perhaps lots of fine black stitching on white linen? Or red embroidery on cream fabric? 

In other news, I was excited to find this beautiful food blog the other day- Indian Simmer. Perhaps my dreams of mastering some Indian recipes might come true, after all?

This NZ Christmas ornament swap looks like fun (via Louana) and here is another which is open to international participants too. Eek- Christmas talk already? This year is flying by so quickly.

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10 responses to “grey sky stitches”

  1. Rosa in the Antipodes Avatar
    Rosa in the Antipodes

    They look fantastic! I’ve been trying some monochromatic stitching myself that I’ve got from this great book from our local Library (http://www.amazon.com/Made-France-Cross-Stitch-Embroidery-White/dp/1741963869). Great easy ways to add some Springtime flair to our lives! Have a great week!

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  2. Margaret Oomen Avatar

    i think almost any color would look lovely on grey

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  3. Irene Po Avatar
    Irene Po

    Your work is very inspiring indeed.

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  4. Eyecatchers & Wind In The Willow Avatar

    Simple stitches on any colour fabric always looks striking ~ I have to say I really like the white on black!

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  5. Denise | Chez Danisse Avatar

    Pretty grey sky stitches. I’m inspired by Indian Simmer. Thank you for sharing the site.

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  6. Brenda Avatar
    Brenda

    So delicate and beautiful.

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  7. Daniela Avatar

    Black stitches on white linen or red embroidery on cream fabric, both, I think would look beautiful… as the ones you just did… Congratulations!

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  8. SmitoniusAndSonata Avatar

    Both are beautifully delicate .
    And I’d definitely like to see red on cream …. or cream on chocolate ( embroidery that is ! ) .

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  9. angie Avatar

    ooh, i was just looking at indian food blogs – ‘Indian Simmer’ looks great, I am definitely bookmarking that – this one looks good too… http://www.journeykitchen.com/

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  10. Emily Avatar

    Gorgeous stitching. Makes me think of Scandinavian skies.

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