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* Tiny Embroidery Tiny Garden

Posted on July 1st, 2005 by maitreya. Filed under Cross Stitch/Embroidery.

This is my first real experiment with machine embroidery. The ground and most of the grass is machine, with some more grass and the flowers added by hand on felt and linen. The design is based on a wonderful Japanese embroidery book I have called Tiny Embroidery Tiny Garden (info on my library page).

I’m very encouraged by it. The last time I attempted any machine embroidery it was a disaster. Of course, setting out to make a weed garden helps with a multitude of problems. :) If you look at the back of this one, you can tell that I still don’t have the tension quite right, but it’s getting closer. I felt a little smoother moving the fabric under the needle, too. I’m thinking of making a little triptych of tiny weed gardens to frame and hang up.

16 Responses to “Tiny Embroidery Tiny Garden”

Angela haglund Says:
July 2nd, 2005 at 12:37 am

I reeeallly love it.

jenny vorwaller Says:
July 2nd, 2005 at 11:42 am

this is the coolest thing i’ve seen in a long time! is this programmed on your machine or done by freehand? this is amazing! thanks for sharing.

Maitreya Says:
July 2nd, 2005 at 12:19 pm

Thank you! It’s all freehanded on my plain old sewing machine. You hoop some fabric, drop the feed dogs, and just kind of move the fabric around. I’ve got a couple of books that have been helpful getting started.

lisa Says:
July 2nd, 2005 at 12:40 pm

maitreya - it’s gorgeous! i love it!!

laura r. Says:
July 3rd, 2005 at 9:59 am

it is wonderful.
post the back too.
keep going!

kelly Says:
July 5th, 2005 at 1:28 pm

That’s truly gorgeous! That could be a great project for me to try to break in my new darning/embroidery foot…

amy k. Says:
July 8th, 2005 at 6:10 pm

ah-this is so good. I too have been getting really into this free motion thing, like on my home on the range apron, it’s so great and yours looks amaing!!!

kristen Says:
July 14th, 2005 at 1:26 am

oh my goodness, what a fabulous idea! this is my first time to your site (linked from hilary bragging about your bird purse) — your blog is very easy on the eyes! can’t wait to see the third in the triptych!

carrie Says:
July 24th, 2005 at 4:02 pm

Wow. Stunning. It’s so nice to see something new.

Donna Says:
March 31st, 2006 at 12:57 am

Oh, that’s wonderful! I really want to try something like that.

momo Says:
March 31st, 2006 at 1:21 am

amazing!!

Annika Sandin Says:
April 13th, 2006 at 12:31 am

yes, I like it too!

Thais Says:
April 26th, 2006 at 5:22 pm

wow very creative!

Joe Says:
May 24th, 2007 at 4:20 pm

It is so simple to the eye yet so beautifllu elegant!

Eva Says:
August 24th, 2007 at 6:49 pm

I realy love it!
It’s so delicate.

fée clobouclett' Says:
April 19th, 2009 at 1:26 am

Hello ! I think you did a beatyful jewlery with your sewing machine !;o) I would like to know if you always have your book of Kazuko Aoki, and if yes, if you could sell it to me ;o) if not, it doesn’t matter !
kind regards and, bye’
Fée

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