This little sack, happily stuffed to the gills with dirty laundry, is the love child of a single visit to the thrift shop. That is black linen, Ladies and Gentlemen! I got a whole whoppin’ pile of it too. The crewel birds were set free from a dime store 5×7 frame and carefully appliqued to the inside of the black linen, thus qualifying themselves as Reverse Applique. It’s a technique I love for unstable things like the loose weave linen who don’t take kindly to being cut out, unraveling at the very thought.
Lise said,
December 8, 2010 @ 7:04 pm
What a brilliant use for old embroidery! I’m loving these tips; thanks for doing them.
Wendy said,
December 9, 2010 @ 3:16 pm
Oh I LOVE this! I have a ton of my grandmother’s embroidered items that are of little use to us other than sentiment. Now I know what to do with about half of them! Thank you so much for posting this.
Great idea for recycling bits of emboidery · Recycled Crafts | CraftGossip.com said,
January 21, 2011 @ 10:03 am
[...] at the blog Five Green Acres I spotted this pretty bit of reverse applique made from a bit of recycled embroidery found in a [...]
Kristen said,
January 21, 2011 @ 11:23 am
Ohhh, this is so beautiful! What a great job you did! I have a little collection of thrifted crewel work. I think you’ve inspired me to liberate some of them from the walls! Thanks for sharing.
Jill said,
January 21, 2011 @ 12:16 pm
What a wonderful idea! I’ve got all sorts of cute “embroidery” from my baby’s worn-out clothing. I haven’t wanted to throw them away, but haven’t known exactly how to save them. I believe this will work! Thanks so much.
Lynn Minney said,
January 22, 2011 @ 6:43 am
Fabulous idea! I have been holding onto this boxy 1980′s wool cardigan with the most beautiful embroidery on it. Now I finally have an idea of what to do with it. Thanks!
Lynn said,
January 22, 2011 @ 9:11 am
Absolutely LOVE this smart idea! thanks for sharing it with us!
Rose :: FineCraftGuild.com said,
February 2, 2011 @ 3:18 pm
absolutely gorgeous!