hand embroidery can be fun

I find it funny that one of my close friends called me an old cat lady the other night. Not because I am old or because I have a cat... because I don't... I was called an old cat lady because while watching an intramural softball game I whipped out my Polaroid transfers, needle, and thread and started embroidering. After the cookout we had I brought it out again. *Note to self: [alcohol + needles might not be the smartest thing... being angry + needles not so smart either].


Just learning a few fun stitches

A few more fun stitches I did while listening in photo theory class :)

The back of the old bus Polaroid transfer - blue = test stitching

I thought that stitching onto paper/through emulsion would be much more difficult than stitching fabric because paper is unforgiving... but it seems to be the exact opposite. You can pre-poke where your needle should go and the material is a lot stabler than fabric. My mother brought up to me that when I first learned how to use a sewing machine I used paper templates rather than fabric because of the stable nature of paper [as compared to fabric].

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