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April 16, 2010

Wonderful Doodle Fish

It's not finished yet but there is already so much to see and love on this Doodle Fish embroidered by Mary Corbet  from Needle 'n Thread. I love how the doodled patterns in combination with the Black work embroidery give the image a very graphic quality, like a wonderful old book illustration. Can't wait to see Doodle Fish finished!

p.s. do check out Mary's Video Library of Stitches!  Thanks to Mary's excellent video tutorial I managed to master the French Knot when I was an embroidery newbie.

10 comments:

  1. Mary CorbetApril 16, 2010 at 8:04 AM

    Thanks, Nicole, for the write-up!

    I'm So Glad you like the fish! I wasn't quite sure of this project when I first started it, but the more I work on it, the more I like it.

    I'm hoping to make a lot of progress on this over the weekend. It's heaps of fun to translate a doodle (like a "zentangle") into embroidery!

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  2. DanaK ~ WaterPennyApril 16, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    Needle 'n Thread is such an incredible resource !

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  3. Little Messy MissyApril 16, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    That is fabulous!!! Great meditation work.

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  4. sharonApril 16, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    i love it ! i dont even think it should be "finished" i like having the contour lines contrasting the details - i do this alot in my drawings...

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  5. JenAApril 16, 2010 at 10:58 AM

    Love it! I agree with Sharon - it looks great just as it is right now :)

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  6. UnknownApril 16, 2010 at 11:13 AM

    amazing!

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  7. RebeccaApril 16, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    This is fantastic! Mary's website has taught me all that I know about stitching. I go to it whenever I can't seem to remember how to do a stitch. Those videos are PERFECT!

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  8. olisaApril 16, 2010 at 3:57 PM

    This is stunning!! Very inspiring!

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  9. LOULA BELLE AT HOMEApril 17, 2010 at 2:55 PM

    I agree that it shouldn't be finished. It is fantastic.

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  10. Amelia HornerApril 29, 2010 at 3:11 PM

    Whoa! Now that is some embroidered black work! The diversity in your lines is a feast for my eyes. Sometimes color is over rated.

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