Knot a Love Heart

After I finished that other embroidery piece recently, I had a hankering to do a bit more stitching, so I drew a heart shape freehand on a scrap of beautifully slubby light khaki cotton/linen cloth, went nuts with the needle and thread, and this is the result: a gazillion (exact amount!) densely worked french knots stitched in shaded colour wedges through the heart. The piece is 4 inches square, and mounted simply on a 5x7 canvas frame from the dollar store (Hello my friend the industrial stapler!)

 

The colour decisions were easy - I just used the same palette from the earlier piece - I still hadn't unpacked my embroidery threads at this point, so that was all that was on offer!

There's a lot of knots in here!

...and of course, as with all things that include hearts and the merest hint of the colour pink, there's a little girl here who's convinced this is destined for her!

 

I'm entering this into the Stitched in Color embroidery challenge...which I'm a little nervous about since I've never entered a competition for any of my textile work. But it seems like fun...and I've had such a nice time looking up all the other entries, I'd feel like a stalker if I didn't contribute. Wish me luck!

 

Comments

[Alli]

This looks fantastic! All of those french knots are amazing... how long did it take you? Great job! :)

[kate]

I want to lie down on this and go to sleep (in the sun). beautiful x

[Jolie]

Thanks Ali, it took 4 evenings, and I did some stitching one afternoon when it was wet and the kids watched a dvd...so not too long!

[Jolie]

wouldnt that be nice, kate? It might be a teensy bit on the short side, but lets face it,if youre anything like me, these days I could fall asleep on anything, lol!

[Jacey]

Whoa. This blows my mind. So many french knots!! It is lovely.

[Jolie]

Thanks Jacey - I love the effect that masses of french knots has!