Our double knock out yellow roses are the first to bloom in our backyard this year. Spring, flowers, and no air conditioning needed. Wonderful. And it makes me happy to get some work done in my Spring Lollipop Garden by Tamara Abdee.
I’ve added the pink Tulip although I need to pay more attention to what part of a marbled ribbon I cut.
The purple Lilac was the most complicated one yet. The three blue Forget Me Knots are quite cute. The two bluefish purple Hyacinths are not supposed to be symmetrical in order for them to be more realistic. I think the right one really nailed it but the left one is fine.
That’s it for the flowers. Next up is the Birch Tree and Nest.
Even with white board relecting the light, there are still shadows. Photographing needlework is tough!
Day 2 of Spring Lollipop Garden by Tamara Abdee started with the Loop Stitch Flower.
The French Knot Ribbon Rose is Lynn’s variation of the one Tamara teaches. One of the most beautiful, delicate roses I’ve ever seen!
Next to it, I added a flower with rouched Soie Tissee by Silk Road Fibers. It is my own crunchy version of whatever flower you want to call it!
Ali, Lynn’s daughter, was very supportive during class on both days. She even volunteered to iron our ribbons! Such service!! Lunch both days were supplied by Fireside Stitchery. Nothing fancy but plentiful, healthy, and delicious. There’s an extra large table that we were all able to fit around and enjoy lunch away from our work areas.
Right after lunch, we worked on our Daffodils. We used a Tilli Tomas ribbon which creates a lovely effect because the edges are a slightly darker color.
The last of the afternoon was spent finishing whatever we wanted to do. I elected to finish my Blue Hydrangea (with a couple of French Knots and Colonial Knots to fill in the little spaces). Some class members shopped but I will be back on the 25th and 30th for Stitch-ins with ANG Main Line Stitchers and EGA Brandywine.
So, what does the canvas look like by the end of our 2 days? It looks like I’ll be doing 5 more big flowers, several small sequin ones, leaves, stems, a Birch tree, a nest, Robin’s eggs, and some background motifs. This will be fun.
It sounds like Tamara will be returning to Fireside Stitchery at some future date. In the meantime, while we don’t have stitch guides for specific painted canvases, we have been given enough instruction to tackle one.
What a lovely display by Tamara Abdee as we walked into the classroom area at Fireside Stitchery. There were 2 tables all ready for us. I signed up for Spring Lollipop Garden. But, Tamara is teaching 3 different designs for 12 people. She filled two 2-day classes. Four other members from our ANG Main Line Stitchers Chapter are there including Lynn (and store owner), Kathy P, Pat K, and Karen P. I think we’ll be getting a new chapter member too!
There are 9 different ribbons, 13 threads, and 10 bags of beads in the kit! The canvas is partially pre-painted by Tamara.
I love my Twisted Spider Web Rose. It is a 9-spoke rose (but was supposed to be 7) because I had 8 when I started weaving the ribbon (but it must be an odd number). So, I squeezed the 9th in on the right which you can tell now that I have told you but had I not, you probably wouldn’t have known. Can’t see it? The right is slightly tighter than the left. I also practiced adding extra on the left side only.
The Crocus used the widest 13 mm ribbon. And, Lynn placed 2 more next to the one which I may do as well.
Varying the length of the stitches in the Anemone was the hardest part.
The Velvet Loop Flower done with Very Velvet was an extra flower I squeezed onto my canvas. Some stitches repeat in each of the 3 designs but in differ in color. This flower is not in mine but she taught it to all of us. I may add beads or a sequin.
The blue Hydrangea is going to be fantastic once it’s done.
I will wait to share my progress on the full canvas until after tomorrow’s class.
Tamara is an excellent teacher and is imparting wonderful tips in addition to sharing her ribbonwork techniques!
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