Cecilia Swatton has two new abstract stencils and Valerie Sjodin has new Leafy Doodle stencils (and a diy washi tape video), so please scroll on down.
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| Floral Sampler, S706, 6"x6" Stencil |
Kristin’s
art oftentimes revolves around flowers, and her Floral Sampler Stencil is a nod
to her mother’s wildflower garden. No rhyme or reason for the Daisys, Cone
Flowers, or happy little flowers swirling around this stencil. Just flower
happiness.
Your
stencils can be used as patterns for stitching! Kristin recommends using matte acrylic paint (like Paper Artsy) or white or black gesso. Your paint can
be part of your design, or you may cover everything up with stitches.
For
stitching on the Floral Sampler, you have opportunities for Cross Stitch, Satin
Stitch, Running Stitch, French Knots, Spider Web Rose or whatever stitch
strikes you! Same with choosing your colors for painting or stitching. It’s a
wildflower garden so, go wild!
Kristin
has used this Stencil as a key element on her pocket for her in-progress
stitched shop apron.
Boro, meaning “rags” or “tattered
cloth,” refers to textiles that have been patched many times over and were
passed on through generations.
Boro
is an ancient art form and alters a wonderful textural creation of stitches
upon stitches and cloth upon cloth to mend and repair garments. Generally
involving patches and many “tiny stabs” of stitches, Japanese Boro cloth is a
sought-after textile.
Kristin
designed this stencil as she loves the texture, history and utilitarian beauty
of Boro. A stitcher, herself, she finds beauty in the multitude of stitches and
tattered cloth that preserved clothing through the years.
Here
Kristin shows you a background using the Boro stencil. As always, you can use
the stencil as a whole or just stencil through parts as she did in white gesso.
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| Boro, S705, 6" x 6" Stencil |
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| ATC Stitch Mixup, L729, 9" x 12" Stencil |
Oftentimes
when Kristin was teaching stitching classes, she’d grab a dishtowel or random
piece of fabric to use to show how to create specific embroidery stitches. She
had an “Aha! Moment” realizing a stencil with her favorite stitches would be
great to use for students as well as teachers.
Using
muslin or any lightweight fabric, stencil so that you have about 3-4 inches on
each side —this makes it easier to place a hoop anywhere on the fabric. Stencil
with any matte acrylic paint (like Paper Artsy) or black or white gesso.
Kristin
stitched with all 6 strands of DMC floss using a Chenille Needle as it has
large eye and a sharp point. The larger stitch patterns on this Stitch ATC
Stencil are great for beginners as they can learn the intricacies with less
frustration.
Starting
at the top left the stitches used are: Seed, Cross, Chain, Spider Web Rose,
Lazy Daisy, French Knots, Running, Couching, and Fly.
Not a
stitcher? Cut this stencil up and use these great patterns in your art
journaling backgrounds or to integrate your designs!
Abstracted Letters by Cecilia Swatton
Cecilia Swatton is in her happy place when she is customizing letters. Her R & E and M & Y 4" x 4" Mini Stencils are each a combination of two letters that evolved into an abstract pattern. |
| M & Y , R & E 4" x 4" Mini stencils |
You can check out Cecilia's blog in the coming week for more inspiration with these stencils.
Leafy Doodles by Valerie Sjodin
If you want to make a repeated leaf border, Valerie Sjodin's large 9" x 12" Leafy Doodle Border is the stencil for you. The stencil includes three borders, a leafy branch mask, and random leaves to stencil on your artwork. Random leaves can be sprinkled over artwork and journal pages.
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| L736 |
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| handmade washi tape |
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| S714 |
Leafy Doodle Verge is the small 6" x 6" version. The stencil pieces fit nicely in the pockets of a Moleskine or Leuchturrm 1917 journal.
All three borders on either stencil are repeatable.
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