Autumn Cape: A Stitch in Time Saves 9 – Part 4

Autumn Cape: A Stitch in Time Saves 9 – Part 4

This blog continues with the repair of the Green Cape

Pocket Blemish

The first repair I did was the blemish on the pocket. I know the pocket looks awful being twisted and lopsided even without the blemish. However please remember that this was my first ever attempt at making a pocket.

Pocket Flower

I was limited to colours because of the dark background. Therefore I chose to use White and Green to make the flower. I then used the multi-toned colour for defining the petals

Pocket Side Blemish

 

This blemish is on the same side as the pocket but near the top.

Side Flower

Since it was on the same side I thought I would do the same sort of flower. I am not very good at distinguishing flowers but I think it looks a bit like a rose.

Sleeve Hole

This sleeve only appeared to have a minor hole and small blemish on it.

Sleeve Flower

I decided to put a leaf where the small hole was then embroider up and cover the blemish with a bloom. 

Sleeve Many Holes

The opposite sleeve seemed to be riddled with holes and blemishes.

Upper Sleeve Flower

The upper part was easily fixed with a small White and Purple flower.

Other Side Two Flowers

 I did two different kinds of flowers. The upper I think looks more like buds just beginning to open up – or alternatively some kind of cactus.

One thing I haven’t touched on is the sheer difficulty of trying to embroider in such a small space. The upper part near the shoulder is not too bad but the further down the sleeve you get towards the cuff it because a nightmare.

I sincerely hope that this is the last time I have to do any embroidery on it for a couple of years.

Autumn Cape: A Stitch in Time Saves 9 – Part 3

Autumn Cape: A Stitch in Time Saves 9 – Part 3

Happy New Year 2018

This is the 3rd blog in the series and ironically each one has been in a different year. The 1st was published in 2016. The 2nd was the final blog of 2017 and this blog is in the initial week of 2018. It also means that I have completed last year’s resolution of posting a blog every week for a whole year!

Hood Side Blemish

In this blog I am continuing with the mending of the Green Cape. There are several problems that need doing so in this part I am concentrating on the Hood. If you look towards the top of the above photograph you will see a small blemish on the Green part of the Hood.

Hood Several Blemishes

There are several other blemishes on the Hood that need fixing. I will divide them into sections for ease.

Hood Left Side

I originally only spotted one area that needed fixing - the bottom part of the Hood. I first covered up the area with a Brown flower then I added the stalk and a leaf. The idea was that if any of the surrounding area began to come loose I could connect them with more stalks.

The one at the top of the Hood was far more difficult. It was so close to the join I had to work it in a different way. Normally I do the centre part of the flower then add the petals. This time I had to do an outline of the top and left petal before I could tell where the centre needed to be. I then in-filled and added the other petals.

Hood Right Side

This side had blemishes and holes galore. It was going to take a bit of a think to sort it out. Since I had used Brown flowers on the other side I decided this time on Purple flowers with White centres complete with stamens.

I used the connecting stalks idea with smaller flowers and leaves at the bottom. As I got to the top I made the leaves slightly bigger and made the top flower into a large bloom as a focal point.

Hood Middle Section 

This Middle Section took the most work. Since the background was Brown I gave me an opportunity to use up some of the Green Bamboo Cotton I had.

I used a slightly different technique on this section. Since there was such a large area to cover rather than doing straight stalks I endeavoured to make them bend and twist.

I felt that this gave them a more naturalistic look and also meant that if any part came loose in the future it would be far easier to add a small stalk and leaf to cover it up.

Next time I will continue on other areas of the Cape.