Might 1st is the right day to function my favourite of all wildflowers: the cornflower.
Announcement!
However earlier than I do this, I have to make a quick announcement! For individuals who have been ready for the Golden Forge scissors (I wrote about them right here) to reach, they’re again in inventory now.
A lot of you inquired about them, and I didn’t wish to go away you ready longer, so I needed to pop that announcement in right here.
Again to the Cornflower!
Or is it the Bachelor Button?
I prefer to name it the cornflower.
Cornflowers are absolutely the bluest of blue flowers. Once they begin popping up right here and there (they develop just about like weeds in Kansas), they make me comfortable! I like it once they present up within the spring!
Have you ever ever met a flower with such a vibrant little face?
Mmmm, mmm, mmm. I really like cornflowers. They’re maybe my favourite flower (besides after I consider different flowers which might be additionally maybe my favourite flower).
Initially, there’s that vibrant head. Then, there’s the swish, elegant stem-and-leaf mixture in such a stunning comfortable inexperienced.
I actually hope I’m not the one one right here who likes cornflowers, as a result of I’ve been engaged on a challenge that options them. That’s what I’m sneak-peeking to you proper now.
I don’t wish to inform an excessive amount of earlier than I’m prepared to indicate you greater than this – and sadly, I’m not prepared.
In the meanwhile, I’ve finalized the design. I’ve chosen materials and thread colours. I’m midway pondering of doing a silk choice with this challenge, too, however I’m not fairly positive.
The photograph above is just a little deceptive – the challenge doesn’t contain something that’s hemstitched.
The primary pattern that I’m stitching, nonetheless, is embroidered on pure linen, so I included that pre-finished linen within the photograph to provide you an concept of the colour choices.
The colours simply look so good on the pure linen, so I’m betting I’ll persist with that. I may need to do a small pattern on white, although, simply to make sure.
The liner to the completed challenge is an excellent piece of blue / purple shot silk dupioni. “Shot silk” is silk that’s woven with one colour for the warp and one other colour for the weft, in order that, whenever you view it from completely different angles, the colour is changeable. The 2 colours work collectively to create a depth and richness in colour that’s fairly superb!
And naturally, the completed embroidery can be constructed right into a neat little accent that’s each stunning and practical.
And did I point out that there are cornflowers within the design? Oh sure! There are plentiful cornflowers!
I’ll let you know extra about this challenge as I work my manner into the samples I have to sew. And I’ll let you know what it’s for (I guess you’ll be able to guess, in the event you’ve been stitching together with me on different initiatives), and when you’ll be able to anticipate to see it in full.
Within the meantime, although, I simply needed to share the cornflowers and the colours.
I’m slightly twitterpated with them – and I hope you’re, too!