Such a thing of beauty!! Thanks for the update, you are all such talented folks!! I just love seeing what your group creates!!

For all those who wondered if there was a book that showed how to do this, today I asked Helen and she said she didn´t know of one.

I asked if she had any training and she said she was self taught having been an artist, the way she described it is instead of paint she used thread.

So there you go. There may well be books out there. However she did add if you all wanted to club together and pay her fare she will come over and teach you all :D :D

Elle

wonderful artist with a sense of humor! Maybe they'll have a book someday.

omgooooodness, just love your smileys...had to stare, "what is that? then the jaw drawed...i just cackled :lol:

Elle, thinking this lady's work is gonna be in a museum one day. wow, she is one talented lady for sure. Does she look at pictures, before drawing? I can do still lifes and have thought of embroidering my own, think that would be so neat, but I would have to have a picture for the colors. I am just too busy to get a roundtuit!!! amazing(drooling smiley here :wink: )

...there I go again. brain on the fritz...dropped, not drawed...very visual thinker, my excuse, lol!

She does beautiful work! The Japanese use silk embroidery thread for their beautiful creations. It appears she uses a similiar technique as the Japanese. Check out the link below and don't miss the store for access to supplies and books on the craft.


http://www.japaneseembroidery.com/

Thanks for the site. Helen was going to have a look at all your wonderful comments she was very happy when I told her. I will give her this site in case she misses it.

Elle

I think you could well be correct there. I just wish you could see them up close and personal

Wow, I hope she has Grandchildren who will appreciate all of her hard, wonderful work. Very inspiring!

Helen has to be the most talented crewel embrodery artist that I have ever seen too. The stitches have so much depth they are almost lifelike.

Way to go helen, self taught even ... Umm umm umm .... can you believe that!