After reading the November edition of Ideal Home, my eye was caught by their monthly feature Boutique Hotel Spy. This month they featured The Wild Rabbit, a gorgeous traditional 18th-century inn in the heart of the Cotswolds.
Image from The Wild Rabbit Website - You can see the picture that caught my eye on the back wall.
On an exposed brick wall was a very simple print in a black frame that I absolutely loved. It said 'darling' in red in a hand lettered style and really stood out and complimented the design of the room and this fitted in with my idea of creating my own artwork based on my favourite quotes in embroidery. I love collecting images of quotes and the typography chosen by the artists always looks amazing, however I wanted to create something more tactile and I thought that hand embroidery would be the perfect way to do it.
I have always been interested in embroidery, and would love to learn more about it, however to give the simple and clean aesthetic I was looking for, I decided that a simple backstitch would be best (and is really the only stitch I can do!) I drew out the size of the frame on some calico, then sketched out my design in pencil. I know this isn't the best material to use, however once I get better and have more practice, I will buy a washable dressmakers pen.
I then stretched the calico in an embroidery hoop and got to work! I added a wooden heart button for the 'i' and then pressed the calico to settle the stitches. I then used double sided sticky tape and PVA glue to stick and stretch the calico over the backboard of the frame and then placed it back in the frame.
I was really pleased with the finished item, and I have lots more plans for other designs. Although i've never through that my writing is particularly neat or interesting, in embroidery it took on a different style that I actually quite liked!
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