JEC Phases

 JEC Phases

Phase One Bouquet of Japan 1/06/06 - 2/01/08 

Phase 2 and 3 Hiho Fan 2/02/08 - 6/24/09 

Phase 7: Camellias 6/09/11 - 6/15/12

The center might not approve the leaves

Phase 7: Pansies 11/10/15 - 5/12/16 

 

Phase 9: Sake Box 9/24/08 - 11/10/11

 

Phase 10: Flower Balls 5/15/12 - 5/15/19 Will have to go to JEC to do another 10.

 

The next I need to work on is Phase 4: I like Four Seasons. I will like to do this one when I finish what I am working on.

 

             

Japanese Embroidery Story 4-22-16

Japanese Embroidery

Why I started doing Japanese Embroidery because I wanted something challenging. I been doing some type of stitching most of my life. I had tried most method of stitching done on counted fabric, canvas, non-counted fabric, beading off loom, crochet, knitting, tatting, and others that done in hand and still doing some of them. That where I came up with the name of my blog “Work in Hand”. 

In 2000 I join CyberStitchers so I started attending EGA seminars, I also attended a couple of ANG seminar, before that I attended different festival for several years always wanting trying something new and taking classes at home when there was a shop. Then I took a Rozashi class taught by Margaret Kinsey in 2005 EGA National Seminar was in Atlanta. That year I also visited the Japanese Embroidery Center (JEC).

In Jan. 2006, I went JEC, teacher Karen L. Plater, started “Bouquet from the Heart of Japan”. Then in 2007, I attended National Academy of Needlearts (NAN), where Shay Pendray was teaching “Shay’s Stitch Buffet” I was still working on “Bouquet from the Heart of Japan”. Then I attend classes that Shay was having near her home twice a year in Troy, MI, also Diane Horschak was helping there at Troy. I been going to NAN most years and going to Troy at least twice a year.

What I have accomplish in Japanese Embroidery:
“Bouquet from the Heart of Japan” started Jan. 6, 2006
“Bouquet from the Heart of Japan” finished Feb. 1, 2008 
“Hiho Fan” started Feb. 2, 2008
“Sake Box” started Sep. 24, 2008
“Hiho Fan” finished June 24, 2009
“Camellias” started June 9, 2011
“Sake Box” finished Nov 10, 2011
“Flower Ball” started May 15, 2012
“Camellias” finished June 15, 2012
“Moon Princess” started Nov. 4, 2014
“Butterfly on Black” started June 4, 2015

"Moon Princess" finish Nov. 5, 2015
Pansies (group of seven) started Nov. 10. 2015

Camellias framed

Camellias 6-15-12

I think I finish. Just over a year.

Camellias- 6-14-12

Getting closer just veins left I think.

Camellias 6-9-12

Finish a flower. Just leaves to go.

Camellias 6-8-12

Getting closer to being done. Hope I did the red on the petals right this time lost count of how many time I have taken it out. I should be able to finish it without bring it back in November. Saturday will be the last day of class.

Camellias 6-5-12

First day of class.

Camellias 5-30-12

Another flower and more leaves. Tissue paper cover what I have already stitch. Still have a flower and more leaves. Will get more done during class next week.

May updates several WIP

I think this is all I currently working on. There is always project that like to hide and their is alway UFO's.

Bookmarks work on five different ones at one time. I do this so I can work from a stand. Then finish them all at one time.

Several beading projects. Earrings, doll, and two Christmas ornaments waiting on an order of beads to finish.

Need to do stars on the pillow.

Japanese Embroidery

Camellias need to start a petal. 

Kusudama or Flower Ball started on a braid doing the outline.

Camellias 5-15-12

More leaves done. Look like I need to work on a flower petal now because rest of the leaves are in the background. Tissue paper to protect the area already stitch.

Camellias 3-13-12

Another leaf. Using tissue to protect what I have stitch. Leaves goes fast unlike flower petals.

Camellias 3-12-12

Flax leaf effect. I try the next layer but something was off will wait until later to finish. On to the next leaf.

camellias 2-29-12

Camellias 10-17-11

Finish a flower. Now a leaf.

Camellias 11-12-11

Different lighting so the color is different.

Camellias 11-11-11

Started another flower petal.

Camellias 11-10-11

Finish the leaf after I have to take it out first. Add gold line.

Camellias 11-9-11

Finish a flower and started a leaf.

Camellias 11-8-11

Finish a petal today.