Greenleaf Dry Goods

Hello Ladies and Gents!

We have a new endeavor on our hands...
I have opened a shop on Etsy, a website that allows me to sell handcrafted goods to people all over the country. I don't have a lot up yet, but I'll be adding to it... It will be mostly embroidered or sewn items, including, hopefully, some accessories for civil war reenactors. Please take a look by clicking on the Etsy logo below my signature. I look forward to seeing you there!

Most sincerely yours,
~ Sarah

Forget-Me-Not

Hi Esteemed Friends!

As you may have noticed, I promised the other half of the t-shirt project, and I'm still not done with it... That's because I have a minor hand tendonitis flaring up that I don't want to aggravate, so I used the chance to have my sewing machines serviced. So, several projects have been put on a temporary pause.

However, I discovered that I can still hold an embroidery hoop with the affected hand! So here's the current project.

Garment Project Data:
- Type: Ribbon Embroidered Bookmark
- Date made: October 2016
- Pattern: By Angela Dower, from "A-Z of Ribbon Embroidery" from Search Press Classics.
- Fabric/Materials: Lace-edged bookmark in 18-count Aida (bought with the edging attached). 1/4" polyester ribbon. Cotton Embroidery floss.
- Trim: See above
- Time to finish: One afternoon


This book was on the "new book" shelf at the library, and when I was looking through it, this pattern jumped out at me. I have a friend for whom Forget-Me-Nots are meaningful, so I am doing it for that friend.

The book specified a 4mm-wide silk ribbon and silk embroidery floss. I found silk ribbon to be difficult to obtain, and also it's hard to find ribbon that width, so I'm doing the pattern in 6mm (1/4") ribbon, and it's poly because that was accessible locally. Additionally, I have all the DMC embroidery floss colors in cotton and am on somewhat of a budget right now, so the less I was buying new for this project, the better. I think it turned out ok!

The book itself!

And the back, for those of you who want the isbn :)

The specific instructions. I noticed it wasn't very specific about how to do it (just a basic stitch chart) and it wasn't the clearest instruction ever.

In progress! It's coming along nicely. My petals and leaves have a bit of a stiffer look because I used regular ribbons instead of a nice soft silk, but it still is coming out super pretty!

 

Final result. Apologies for the binder clip: I covered the initials I embroidered. Privacy! I'm very very pleased with how it turned out!

Most sincerely yours,
~ Sarah