by Laurence | Jan 4, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot Here is a photo of a printed fabric from the period called “EDWARDIAN ERA” which I propose to embroider together. This period extends from the end of the 19th century to the start of the First World War and corresponds to the period...
by Laurence | Jan 11, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot Orchid part 1 Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the stems and flowers still in buds of this design. To carry out this work, I decided to embroider first all the vegetal parts, then the bird and to finish with the...
by Laurence | Jan 18, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot Orchid part 2 Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the 2 large open flowers at the top of the orchid. I used the same threads as for the buds but adding the colors 778 and 316 to embroider the corollas. The stamens are...
by Laurence | Feb 1, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot 3rd part, top motif Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the pattern located along the upper edge of the design. It is composed of leaves, flowers and buds I used the same threads as before but adding another 2 new...
by Laurence | Feb 15, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot part 4, top left corner Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the pattern located in the upper left corner of the work. It has a flower and leaves. I used the same threads as before without adding new colors to embroider...
by Laurence | Feb 22, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot part 5, the camellia Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the camellia. I have numbered the petals to facilitate the work and you will find the colors used in each petal. Use the images to determine their placement. It...
by Laurence | Feb 29, 2020 | Projects, Projects 2020
Surprise egg It’s a tradition at Canevas Folies. Each year before Easter it is a pleasure for me to offer an embroidered egg to mark the end of winter. It is a small work of a few hours and for this edition I chose a chiseled and monochrome embroidery....
by Laurence | Mar 8, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrotpart 6, the pink flower Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the pink flower and the leaves of the bottom of the pattern. Use the images to determine their placement. It’s on the completed photo that the nuances are...
by Laurence | Mar 15, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot part 7, the Palm Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the palm at the bottom of the pattern. Use the images to determine their placement. It’s on the finished photo that the nuances are the easiest to identify!...
by Laurence | Mar 29, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot part 8, finished decor Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the palm at the bottom of the design.Use the images to determine their placement. It’s on the complete photo that nuances are the easiest to identify! I...
by Laurence | Apr 4, 2020 | Projects, Projects 2020
Blue birds Here are the explanations and the picture necessary to embroider these birds. The design of this embroidery can be downloaded HERE.List of threads usedFor stems and leaves, stranded cotton House of Embroidery n ° 71 Foxtail fern (both colors).For...
by Laurence | Apr 18, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot part 9, the tail Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the parrot’s tail. Use the images to determine their placement. It’s on the complete photo that the nuances are the easiest to identify! List of colors...
by Laurence | Apr 25, 2020 | Projects, Projects 2020
Butterfly brooch Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider this brooch.This work is simple to carry out because this butterfly is made up of only one part to facilitate the finishing. You will find the pattern of this butterfly to download...
by Laurence | May 3, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot part 10, the wing Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the parrot’s wing. List of colors used to embroider this pattern 3799, 414, 415, 3756, 924, 3768, 315, 154, 3726, 3716, 962, 309, 3078 and 3855, 3740, 3041,...
by Laurence | May 9, 2020 | Projects, Projects 2020
Dreamcatcher Here is a little work which I hope will let you dream. To embroider it, I used the following colors House of Embroidery stranded cotton 87 Verdon and Perle cotton n°8 93 Tulip. Stranded cotton DMC 924, 3847, 993, 778, 316, 3835, 3803 and 154. ...
by Laurence | May 16, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot part 11, abdomen and head Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the abdomen ah the head of the parrot. List of colors used to embroider this pattern 3799, 414, 415, 3768, 962, 963, 3078, 3855, 3685, 926, 927, 407, 612, 315....
by Laurence | May 30, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot Part 12, the eye and the beak Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to embroider the parrot’s eye and beak. List of colors used to embroider this pattern B5200, 310, 3078, 407, 3777, 3371 and 841 (new colors). Start by...
by Laurence | Jun 13, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot part 13, the crest Here are the explanations and the pictures necessary to finish the head of the parrot. List of colors used to embroider this pattern 221, 316, 778, 407,3753, 3371, 422, 841, 415, 642, 349 and 813 (new colors). Always embroider...
by Laurence | Jun 20, 2020 | Projects, Projects 2020
Eyeglass case This is one of the first Canevas Folies embroideries. We used many basic stitches to achieve it. You will find how to manage these stitches in the “stitches” section of the menu. I wanted to take this opportunity to put on line the...
by Laurence | Jul 18, 2020 | Coloring, Projects, Projects 2020
Embroidered coloring page The purpose of this series of summer articles is to show how to make a unique and personal embroidery starting from a simple black and white drawing. As I really like adult coloring pages, which have been so fashionable for quite some...
by Laurence | Jul 25, 2020 | Coloring, Projects, Projects 2020
Embroidered coloring page part 2 The large central flower In the “Flamenco” atmosphere, here is the realization of the large central flower in orange tones. Remember that you will find explanations of the used stitches in the “Stitches” section...
by Laurence | Aug 1, 2020 | Coloring, Projects, Projects 2020
Embroidered coloring page part 3 Here is, to start with and for a change, in the “Cool Mint” atmosphere the realization of 2 seemingly simple large flowers but not so easy to embroider. Embroider the outlines of the petals with a spaced blanket stitch 1...
by Laurence | Aug 8, 2020 | Coloring, Projects, Projects 2020
Embroidered coloring page part 4 Today you will find first the continuation of the work in the “Flamenco” colors. After having edged the entire pattern with split backstitch 1 thread, start by embroidering the first color at the tip of each petal. You will...
by Laurence | Aug 15, 2020 | Coloring, Projects, Projects 2020
Embroidered coloring page part 5 Here are the explanations necessary for the making of the 5 small flowers which are added to the main patterns. First of all, to begin with, in the colors of “Flamenco”. This flower is embroidered with satin stitch...
by Laurence | Aug 22, 2020 | Coloring, Projects, Projects 2020
Embroidered coloring page part 6 Here are the explanations necessary for the realization of the last details to complete this work. First of all in the colors of “Flamenco”. The stems of this pattern are embroidered in stem stitch with 2 threads and...
by Laurence | Aug 29, 2020 | Edwardian parrot, Projects, Projects 2020
Edwardian Parrot Branches and legs All the branches are made in the same way, with cast-on stitch, and with straight stitch. I used DMC colors 4140 and 434, all with 2 threads. The legs are embroidered with a satin stitch on a 2-thread padding in an anthracite gray...
by Laurence | Oct 17, 2020 | Projects, Projects 2020
Christmas by the fireside This article is used as an illustration for the realization of the embroidery “Christmas by the fireside”. This design, sold in my online shop HERE, with a preferential price until the end of the year, is composed of...
by Laurence | Nov 7, 2020 | Projects, Projects 2020, Russians dolls
Three Russian dolls Under the chapter “Russian dolls” you will find several articles devoted to this theme. Indeed, even if this subject has been treated countless times and in all its forms, it still remains charming and allows a great fantasy in...
by Laurence | Nov 14, 2020 | Projects, Projects 2020, Russians dolls
3 Russian dolls Finishing Here is the 2nd article belonging to the theme of “Russian dolls”. It is dedicated to the assembly of the 3 hanging dolls presented last week. It is a very simple assembly. To achieve it, I used a small piece of plain...
by Laurence | Nov 21, 2020 | Projects, Projects 2020, Russians dolls
Lara doll Purse In the series of articles devoted to the theme of Russian dolls, here is how to use one of these charming figurines to make it a useful and friendly object by transforming it into a pretty little purse. This topic will be the subject of 2...
