Inspiration For Embroidery - Graphics

<b>Our last look at <span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><u>Inspiration For Embroidery</u> by <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/jul/20/guardianobituaries1" style="background: transparent; color: #669922; text-decoration: none;">Constance Howard</a> published in 1966. This group are basic shapes, turned with creativity into works of art. Look around you and try seeing as she does.</span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLWT4mZvx0Ql4CW6vEQYT1daMbjmRXth-fVB2zY67-mIlso_U7e7E0dec41W9YsGRrhPAc8S97cSfmyod2h8WC8McKt2R3Zf69C5ibG0YMh0gF4IXnb8B6eG-3wdvKDtFILSt3f4Xa4Y5/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery66-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLWT4mZvx0Ql4CW6vEQYT1daMbjmRXth-fVB2zY67-mIlso_U7e7E0dec41W9YsGRrhPAc8S97cSfmyod2h8WC8McKt2R3Zf69C5ibG0YMh0gF4IXnb8B6eG-3wdvKDtFILSt3f4Xa4Y5/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery66-5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Machine Embroidery: an exercise in the use of pure hues. Sister Marie Louie"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpfiAofuKQIRdnOebiB5oPuEsZLnsp-xpEQViXXryUiGaiEWrQ46-ywn4tftMcBJNwXtpe899_OXIZeh7bqp8UeXyOhAWWotxfOgI65xPdiDsYpVXDVsNlhxyAkV3BTv_pcsckgsm96oG/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery66-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpfiAofuKQIRdnOebiB5oPuEsZLnsp-xpEQViXXryUiGaiEWrQ46-ywn4tftMcBJNwXtpe899_OXIZeh7bqp8UeXyOhAWWotxfOgI65xPdiDsYpVXDVsNlhxyAkV3BTv_pcsckgsm96oG/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery66-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"The square and the rectangle divided as a basis for pattern distribution. This may be done symmetrically or asymmetrically, a circular arrangement may be placed within a square and visa versa. These main divisions may be broken down into smaller ones, according to the scale of the design, after which details are worked out."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePUK0Uz98_6Eg5U8cpoNJ_MUcpMVNy6BZS2MG7dbdsRWpkntICU5sEjprjMYKbrd0F3SSGpRq4JErgck48b-Q2sSkbluZlV21CWAMBECJ1ZnFpI66JnBfgkjDWqaIHeSc5aeRuaa2fVUI/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePUK0Uz98_6Eg5U8cpoNJ_MUcpMVNy6BZS2MG7dbdsRWpkntICU5sEjprjMYKbrd0F3SSGpRq4JErgck48b-Q2sSkbluZlV21CWAMBECJ1ZnFpI66JnBfgkjDWqaIHeSc5aeRuaa2fVUI/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery66.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Distribution of pattern within the circle and the semi-circle. These lines and areas give only the main direction of movement on which pattern is built up from the broad basis to the fine detail."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQSpKWy_lBq1_Yj34forBtzQh-HtDQw4ml4QfYDaLBtm_QjFQOJfrRtykEQ_m5ieqn3LhLDiDfULR6Pby5Ao8x_SVHShJpU7XEJZe_eBK8QAFpwlm9qWLInBxPD9dCWRVIwC_maLqp7wZ/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery66-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQSpKWy_lBq1_Yj34forBtzQh-HtDQw4ml4QfYDaLBtm_QjFQOJfrRtykEQ_m5ieqn3LhLDiDfULR6Pby5Ao8x_SVHShJpU7XEJZe_eBK8QAFpwlm9qWLInBxPD9dCWRVIwC_maLqp7wZ/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery66-4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"The square. Increased in width by mathematical proportions. The radius of the diagonal gives the next width. Squares spaced equally and unequally. The square cut into squares and rectangles, also divided into squares and rectangles. Embroidered squares using satin stitch and couching. Stitches formed as squares. Fabric cut diagonally and joined. Other diagrams show ideas for using the square."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcmVcOFL56xBDWj1fXCZOSkBOpmYRfNXXHBU3VgqL3QuG0JVquZHyv5lOtsbdQTsuA0bvFecPQ9O8ZaUwfODOkKHVamG1xbjFKJAY0-u5WfcIj607yJDLtfaye8V3U0jvkKbEJoDO8zz1/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery66-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcmVcOFL56xBDWj1fXCZOSkBOpmYRfNXXHBU3VgqL3QuG0JVquZHyv5lOtsbdQTsuA0bvFecPQ9O8ZaUwfODOkKHVamG1xbjFKJAY0-u5WfcIj607yJDLtfaye8V3U0jvkKbEJoDO8zz1/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery66-3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"Ideas based on bottles. Man-made objects are a good source of designs for embroidery and give an inexhaustible number of ideas."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b>  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><br /></span></b>

Inspiration For Embroidery - Graphics

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Inspiration For Embroidery - Animals

<b>More wonderfulness from</b> <b style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><u>Inspiration For Embroidery</u> by <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/jul/20/guardianobituaries1" style="background: transparent; color: #669922; text-decoration: none;">Constance Howard</a> published in 1966. She looks at animals in color and in the line drawings that inspire. Get busy and show us what you create! </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5ig53HPAH0aeoO_K_guuKz0IwmlmGqpcSu6vRDV4MEghHOQ3vBvVtNw9-xCHNOOiRihW_BiUCVTSt1DHTlTqmyb8ZY6JS7Pu-LQ4LZyJvTAoy8fSG9tqKzyBYudizhfsznErWAa0lRsM/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery1966-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5ig53HPAH0aeoO_K_guuKz0IwmlmGqpcSu6vRDV4MEghHOQ3vBvVtNw9-xCHNOOiRihW_BiUCVTSt1DHTlTqmyb8ZY6JS7Pu-LQ4LZyJvTAoy8fSG9tqKzyBYudizhfsznErWAa0lRsM/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery1966-4.jpg" /></a><br />"A hedgehog worked in various metal threads and padded gold kid." By Jane Page<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW43GW2xvZyPXzRxzfAzd7CYkXrjuamrFi_axN8kXly3yvXkjiUh9ypY_opx8-GRX5YpVJQmIlcjHPaBqE4E1z-IAvRYDcR6qML7zOT_e8gV1BQfPJ7RhMKyK-qCFy7nfU4NZfSnUfrTDF/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery1966-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW43GW2xvZyPXzRxzfAzd7CYkXrjuamrFi_axN8kXly3yvXkjiUh9ypY_opx8-GRX5YpVJQmIlcjHPaBqE4E1z-IAvRYDcR6qML7zOT_e8gV1BQfPJ7RhMKyK-qCFy7nfU4NZfSnUfrTDF/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery1966-3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Various birds, simplified from reality into semi-geometric shapes."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW6fXyZisiz8wt0Sz_coT0n0EIzxWOceESby4LxShNdJw28wJzKAUHGz6XOysh8SMLf-taG9OGLwxOfTiC3hX1ytRDYUcxy33GqvNcdFoHUTBQbJk5jw4d-DJ-RQkafiexsutRtKb84sU/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery1966-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW6fXyZisiz8wt0Sz_coT0n0EIzxWOceESby4LxShNdJw28wJzKAUHGz6XOysh8SMLf-taG9OGLwxOfTiC3hX1ytRDYUcxy33GqvNcdFoHUTBQbJk5jw4d-DJ-RQkafiexsutRtKb84sU/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery1966-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Decorative fishes based on the drawing of the carp."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAZAlMnqqcrN9IDcBzpbuWLxNpkQ85aisN5IogluLuyAaYOtlwVgDW_a78pCp4MlpczIc1uMc0dvWu-9yuksEoVsCILSVHGlZeYWhBYMfZaXT5RXsHeT4DW9phZe17_wqEXS0eVL-eOKu/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery1966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAZAlMnqqcrN9IDcBzpbuWLxNpkQ85aisN5IogluLuyAaYOtlwVgDW_a78pCp4MlpczIc1uMc0dvWu-9yuksEoVsCILSVHGlZeYWhBYMfZaXT5RXsHeT4DW9phZe17_wqEXS0eVL-eOKu/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery1966.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Cats, simplified for design. Horses from Greek pottery in the Louve. Primitive animal on a pot in the Louve."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><br /></b>

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Inspiration For Embroidery

<b>I just got a copy of <u>Inspiration For Embroidery</u> by <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/jul/20/guardianobituaries1">Constance Howard</a> published in 1966. This is an amazing book and I want to show you many, many pictures. Don't think these are limited to embroidery ideas, she shows you how everything you look at is art and can translate to fabric.</b><br /><b>This chapter is called "Special Areas of Design" and she says, "Each area has certain limitations which are a challenge to the designer, in ingenuity of planning and in solving the problem within the limitations imposed by the shape and nature of the particular article."</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1NenvvRvzjcF92i8vsqDY__-cW1bbZ5-C49HlFGpzH5aBOFtrZ8y81SaoOZMs7kBcmhyphenhyphenqzlfiwJWXNB04U9BDHf-xrxt0yb_wG4_D1kf3l5Zg8pb69iQj0pSZAGOcHZTRC198PzGz2WV/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1NenvvRvzjcF92i8vsqDY__-cW1bbZ5-C49HlFGpzH5aBOFtrZ8y81SaoOZMs7kBcmhyphenhyphenqzlfiwJWXNB04U9BDHf-xrxt0yb_wG4_D1kf3l5Zg8pb69iQj0pSZAGOcHZTRC198PzGz2WV/s1600/InspirationForEmbroidery-7.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Inspiration For Embroidery

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