Saturday, April 6, 2013

Imaginesque

I took to surfing the internet not long ago and came across a most amazing blog: Imaginesque. Jack London once said, "You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." And C.J., the mysterious author of this amazing blog does just that.

Using simple motifs as building blocks, C.J. shows us step-by-step ways we can create our own blackwork and embroidery masterpieces. Biscornus, fill patterns, and border patterns have opened my mind to a new world of possibilities. 

More than 280 posts fascinate and inspire. One of my favorites is "Blackwork Floral Biscornu Pincushion Pattern Variation" (May 20, 2012): 

I love the shape of the leaves in this floral motif.
C.J. also offers friendship bracelet patterns and there's a nifty little blog on bookbinding.

Oh yeah! And all the patterns are free!

So go take a look, get inspired, and start stitching at Imaginesque

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2 comments:

  1. Aurelia EglantineApril 6, 2013 at 2:21 PM

    Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful site! I love that she offers hand embroidery patterns too, which I'm just starting to try :)

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  2. C.J.April 8, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    Hi miss Dansby, thank you for all your kind words about my blog :)
    And it's so lovely to see your version of this pattern, I really like how you used two colours.
    Thank you again, with kindest regards,
    C.J.

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