At some point, most designers/artists/crafters will get a special request for something that pushes them way out of their comfort zone. This happened to me this week when a friend of mine asked for a freestyle stitched piece for her husband - a cycling fanatic!
This was the photo she gave me to work from - I gotta tell you, I wasn't inspired!
But actually, once I'd got started, I quite enjoyed doing it! I drew a rough outline on the fabric first, and despite being very out of practice, it turned out ok!
I'd run out of black thread, so I started with grey -with a bit of silver thread for the chain...
It wasn't bold enough in grey though, so I went over the main parts with some new black thread
And added a few finishing touches, like these steel cog washers...
And of course, a bit of polka dot (I can never resist!!)Hope he likes it!
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