An embroidered pocketful of wildflowers
/Hi there,
As we are currently nomads, in between houses and taking some time out from almost everything, this is just a quickie. After all that packing and initial displacement, life has been more relaxing in our temporary accommodation. However, my fingers have started to twitch a little and as I was starting to miss my needle, I reached for my box of threads and decided on a whim, to fill the pocket of my summer jacket with embroidered wildflowers. Perhaps it is the recent warmer weather and longer days that has inspired this, but also the feeling that a lush green is returning to the landscape and all sorts of tiny wee flowers are poking their heads out of the winter soil.
As usual, my japanese embroidery books provided the inspiration. I decided to keep 3 books out of the storage (where all our belongings are currently lodged) and they are just the most soothing, lovely books to have at hand. I wanted to tie the jacket in with my Liberty scarves and the gypsy skirt that I made last summer, so colour choices were easy and varied.
This lovely cotton relaxed jacket is from a brand called Nomad (very appropriate) that I bought last summer in a small shop in Lincoln. I love the peachy warm colour and it goes with everything so I decided to do lots of brightly coloured flowers - the sort you might actually pick on a summer walk in the countryside.
Using fine perle cotton thread from Paintbox threads, I began to weave my country tale.
It really was done in no time and oh how thrilled I am with this. Customising a jacket is just such a great way to uplift your wardrobe and make your look more original and personal to you.
We are off on our travels now for a few weeks abroad, so I’ll see you soon.
Ruby xx
ps. I get my japanese embroidery books from here. I know alot of Japanese embroidery books are now available in english, but to me it never matters that I cannot read the Japanese in them, but only makes them more intriguing. The website is in english and very efficient and shipping is quick.
