Author Archives: ceesew

I haven’t posted for a while, since I’ve had a friend from California staying for a few weeks and we’ve been doing lots of sightseeing and walking.  However, I have snatched an odd 10 to 15 minutes here and there … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy week so far, with very little spare time to do anything but think about the second part of chapter 8: making ribbons, cords, toggles and other decorative trimmings for our finished 3D item.  Then, while cutting … Continue reading →

I read in an old sewing book about a “channel seam”.  You baste your two pieces of fabric together with a fairly wide seam (about 2 cm) then press it open.  On the reverse side, you pin and baste a … Continue reading →

I had some more fun today, adding more decorated seams to my strip.  Here’s the complete strip as it is now.  I worked for about an hour then spent about another half hour photographing my work, transferring them to my … Continue reading →

I’m now working on Module 2, Chapter 8 of the Certificate in Embroidery. I’m really enjoying this Module now.  I’m enjoying working in black and white and even enjoying the patchwork piecing!  Today I’ve been continuing with Chapter 8 “Not … Continue reading →

I made some soap today using an organic melt-and-pour glycerine soap base. I had fun doing a bit of experimenting with different essential oils to perfume it and also added vitamin E oil which is good for mature skins. The … Continue reading →

I’ve decided to post my Distant Stitch City and Guilds course work on my other blog (http://www.ceesew.blogspot.com) because all the other students and the tutor have their blogs there and it just makes life simpler.  I’ll keep this blog for … Continue reading →

In this chapter we were asked to produce a series of patterned papers based on our drawings of animal markings. Three different types of technique were used: printing with a variety of media and objects bleach on black paper monoprints Here … Continue reading →

I’ve also posted this on my other blog: http:www.ceesew.blogspot.com but thought I’d better post it here too in case my changing around has confused anyone who wants to see my blog. This is my work for Chapter 4, where we were asked … Continue reading →

I wanted to depict the markings on the sea anemone, since I liked the combination of dots and lines.  Lines were easy with machine embroidery, but I was really puzzled how I could show circles in machine stitching without lowering … Continue reading →