I was asked to create a love token for the Valentine selling exhibition at the Art & Rose Gallery in Pocklington so I set about thinking of something a little less obvious to the hearts I was going to do.
I had a tah da! moment, I thought nostalgia, romance, Victoriana opulence, hands and hearts and eventually the Love Glove brooch evolved.
This was the first one.
I then embellished a bit more for the next one.
No machine stitching, it's all hand stitching on these as they are quite small and delicate.
The gloves are a great way to use up little scraps of reclaimed fabric and lace. I have made about 7 so far, I think they actually make quite a nice gift beyond Valentines so I will be making a few more for my friends selling exhibition at Harrogate in March (see poster at end)
I wanted to present these nicely so I created some little textile love letter pouches to keep the love tokens safe. These are 2 which went to Pocklington.
I have added a couple to my Folksy shop and I've also made a 2 piece set with a heart pendant and a glove.
Thank you if you stuck it out to the end, I think I went a bit mad with the pictures but I reckon it's a reflection of how I've enjoyed making them :)
4 comments:
They're absolutely beautiful Sally! They will definitely go beyond Valentines Day, they would be lovely for Mothers Day too!
V xxx
Sally you are so clever. They are all gorgeous.
Oh my goodness, how utterly gorgeous and beautiful. Anyone who would be given those loving hands would just fall in love with them and the stitched enveloped - magic. I agree with greenrabbitdesigns - would make an lovely Mothers Day Gift Too. Thanks for sharing the photographs too, each one is so different.
This is absolutely stunning. You have done it so beautifully and finished work. keep going good. https://bit.ly/2uKVScs
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