The Accidental Embroiderer

A really big project

When I was searching through some old files looking for things I could post here, I came across a BIG piece from several years ago. It’s not entirely mine, of course, but was made in collaboration with my friend Cherri, (at Instagram @cherriberi1) who I’ve worked with for several years. She had the ideas, I did the designs and the digitising according to her instructions, and then thankfully left to her the monumental job of stitching everything out

Mermaid and friends

It’s a really huge piece, as you can see. I have to say that I’m not always enthusiastic about designing and digitising the human figure, but she didn’t turn out too badly. But I just loved doing all the fish, and it was the first time I’d ever attempted a jellyfish

Cherri called it “When We Believed in Mermaids” and entered it in the Hoffman competition, where we were pleased to learn that it won two second place prizes – one in “Mixed Techniques” and one in “Best Use of Aurifil thread”. 

6 thoughts on “A really big project

  1. You definitely collaborated with the right person on this tremendously fabulous project! Your digitizing is so unique and her color scheme and stitching of the designs really brings everything to life! Congratulations to you and Cherri for placing second in two areas of the competition.
    Hope you have a great week!
    Thanks for sharing !

  2. That is a beautiful group of designs. I too love the look of the jellyfish. The fish are so colorful, I think that is my favorite part. The Mermaid looks very nice, mermaids are still quite popular. It deserves to win prizes, great collaboration on it. I hope it is hanging somewhere for all to see. It is inspirational.
    Linda

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