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Smøyg from Wendy's Quilts and More

My Smøyg is finished and framed and hanging on the wall.

The framer suggested that we put a hint of red in the framing, and I'm really happy that we did.

It's hard to get a good photo because it's more than a metre (or yard) long. But here's some close ups from before it was framed.

Smøyg is stitched up and down the fabric rather than across the fabric like most other forms of embroidery. There's a lot of counting involved, and being off by one hole upsets the whole design.

I bou ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years, 7 months ago. under embroidery , norwegian pattern darning , smoyg , vetty creations , yvette stanton

Smoyg from Wendy's Quilts and More

I've made a lot of progress on my Smoyg embroidery this year, and the end is now in sight.

The top half:

The bottom half:

There's just two and a half blocks to finish now. The big black ones (which get a bit boring), and the diamond one just below half way - which shouldn't take long at all.

I love the multicoloured blocks, but the black and white blocks look very effective too. I love it all - especially when viewed from a distance.

I've really enjoyed working on this sampler, and I'll be sad when ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 3 years, 8 months ago. under embroidery , norwegian pattern darning , smoyg , yvette stanton

Embroidery update from Wendy's Quilts and More

It's January, so that means long summer nights in New Zealand, and plenty of stitching.

I'd normally be watching the Australian Open on TV right now, but the start date has been deferred to 8 February this year. Instead I'm watching the fallout from some players having to endure 14 days in their hotel rooms (because someone on their flight tested positive for COVID once they reached Australia). It's really going to impact on the tournament because some players can train for 5 hours a day, while others can't.

Anyway, I've been working on ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 3 years, 9 months ago. under cross stitch , embroidery , long dog sampler , northern expressions needlework , nz cross stitch , pandemic samper , shades of indigo , smoyg

Smoyg (and the Peacock Party) from Wendy's Quilts and More

I've been busy preparing a couple of bumper recap blog posts about all the different things I've worked on this year. I stumbled across some photos of my smoyg embroidery and thought I should give you an update.

I started this piece back in March 2019 - you can read all the background in that first post here.

I made a fair amount of progress and I took it show the designer, Yvette Stanton, at the QuiltNSW Sydney Quilt Show in June 2019.

Unfortunately I haven't done any more on it since then and I now know why ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 4 years, 11 months ago. under embroidery , norwegian pattern darning , smoyg , vetty creations , yvette stanton

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