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This one would have been better if I'd done some drawing first, but I want to work on just using the brush.. #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #painting #EnPleinAir #PleinAir #PleinAirPainting
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I'm continuing to work hard on designs for the course at The Watermill at Posara next year. I might have to shrink or simplify this one, or it's going to be the only one in the week, and that would be a pity! #WatermillStitchery #HandEmbroidery #embroider
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Pincushion in a wooden bowl. A bit uncontrolled, but I do like some of it. #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #painting #EnPleinAir #PleinAir #PleinAirPainting
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Making progress on a #WatermillStitchery - Stones of Verrucola #HandEmbroidery #embroidery #OrnamentalStitches #BeyondLongAndShortStitch
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Windsurfers are familiar enough, but the one at the bottom seemed like a cross between a kite-surfer and a windsurfer, but foiling a good foot above the water! #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #painting #EnPleinAir #Plein
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Paired blanket stitches, coral stitch, fly stitch... #felt #WoolEmbroidery #LittleJacket #JacobeanCoat #CoatOfManyFlowers #upcycling #Embroidery #HandEmbroidery
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Look what just landed on the doormat! #HandEmbroidery #Embroidery #OpusAnglicanum
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Took my squirrel mop with me, and felt much happier, although it's hard to get the amount of water right.. #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #painting #EnPleinAir #PleinAir #PleinAirPainting
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Coffee Van on the Green. Again, just paint, no drawing beforehand. #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #painting #EnPleinAir #PleinAir #PleinAirPainting
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Iron fence post on the promenade... #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #painting #EnPleinAir #PleinAir #PleinAirPainting
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This evening's task: removing the button loops from the #LittleJacket. Multiple rows of machine stitching into a lofty fabric made it a very tiresome job. But now done! #Upcycling
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I was very unhappy with the first version, but this is better. #felt #WoolEmbroidery #LittleJacket #JacobeanCoat #CoatOfManyFlowers #upcycling #Embroidery #HandEmbroidery
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No drawing, just paint.. #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #painting #EnPleinAir #PleinAir #PleinAirPainting
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This one took quite a bit of tweaking, and isn't quite balanced on its stem, but I think when it's being worn that may not matter.. #felt #WoolEmbroidery #LittleJacket #JacobeanCoat #CoatOfManyFlowers #upcycling #Embroidery #HandEmbroidery
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Another quick sketch with colour added later.. #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #watercolor #painting
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More wrestles with the brush and rather dodgy observation! I'm beginning to eye my sable brushes, wondering which to cut down so it fits the box... #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #painting #PleinAir #PleinAirPainting
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Of course, while playing with my new paint brush (still not happy with it!), I'm also reminding myself about observing properly. Wonderful cloud of missed aim here! #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #painting #PleinAir #Pl
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This time, I tried a sort of line-&- wash. There are bits of this I'm pleased with. I've not painted much since last year, and I do want to do more.. #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 #WorldWatercolorMonth2021 #watercolours #painting #LineAndWash #PleinAir #Plei
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I have a new, small, painting kit, and I've decided #WorldWatercolourMonth2021 is the time to start getting used to it. It has space for 12 half- pans, and came with a small synthetic brush. So far, I am struggling to produce pleasing brush strokes. #Worl
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This is better - the right scale of thread to stitch.. I compressed the herringbone stitch and increased the number of strands in the buttonhole stitch. #WatermillStitchery #HandEmbroidery #embroidery #OrnamentalStitches #BeyondLongAndShortStitch
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Joining @egyptexplorationsociety for "Picnicking on the pyramid"...! #AlwaysLearning #Egypt #Egyptology
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I thought that buttonholed #HerringboneStitch would make a good way to represent the roof tiles, but these aren't quite right.. Too thin, too stretched out. Pull it out and try again! #WatermillStitchery #HandEmbroidery #embroidery #OrnamentalStitches #Be
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Extra padded #SatinStitch for dressed and smooth stone.. #WatermillStitchery #HandEmbroidery #embroidery #OrnamentalStitches #BeyondLongAndShortStitch
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Making a start on my second #WatermillStitchery. #WatermillStitchery #HandEmbroidery #embroidery #OrnamentalStitches #BeyondLongAndShortStitch
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Stitch in layers.. #FeatherStitch #CableChainStitch (one of my favourites) #RosetteChainStitch #felt #WoolEmbroidery #LittleJacket #JacobeanCoat #CoatOfManyFlowers #upcycling #Embroidery #HandEmbroidery
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Trying to work out how to stitch the river.. #TynemouthPriory #HandEmbroidery #embroidery #OrnamentalStitches
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Progress on the #FiligreeLaceShawl. I had some doubts about one of the rows, but I think I've worked out.. Design by Padma R, yarn by For The Love Of Yarn. #TunisianCrochet #CrochetersOfInstagram #crochet
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Practicing #ElizabethanHollyBraidStitch.. #felt #WoolEmbroidery #LittleJacket #JacobeanCoat #CoatOfManyFlowers #upcycling #Embroidery #HandEmbroidery
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This one, I'm very pleased with! And #OysterStitch seeds to make it more like a seed-head.. #felt #WoolEmbroidery #LittleJacket #JacobeanCoat #CoatOfManyFlowers #upcycling #Embroidery #HandEmbroidery
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Filling in the gap I left for the slip. Probably unnecessary, but it makes sure there's no fabric showing what I don't intend it to! #TynemouthPriory #stumpwork #HandEmbroidery
