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Jewels of the Sea - SNAD Stitch at Home Challenge
Welcome to our "Jewels of the Sea Challenge" Online Gallery. We are the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design. Three times a year we hold a “Stitch-at-Home Challenge” as a way to encourage and inspire people to stitch. This is not a competition but a challenge. For each challenge we provide an inspiration and participants use any needlework technique or combination of techniques in order to make a piece of textile art. In the fall of 2016, SNAD became a member of the Nest Artisan Guild (www.buildanest.org). Through Nest, we received a generous donation of upcycled crystals from Swarovski as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting talent. Upcycled crystals are unused elements with enormous potential for transformation into new materials or products for better environmental value and more sustainable use of resources. We distributed these crystals to participants in our Stitch-at-Home Challenge. Inspired by the color and sparkle of the crystals, the theme of the challenge was "Jewels of the Sea." Below you will find images of all of the incredible pieces! We hope this inspires you to create.
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Alyce Dyer-Hall
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Ann Weiler
Hula Hammerhead and Ukelele Turtle
San Francisco, California
Hand embroidery, appliqué, stingray skin, beading, crystals
#hammerhead#turtle#ukelele#applique#hand embroidery#embroidery#contemporary embroidery#sparkle#crystals#beading
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Anne Katrosh
BELMA
Fulton, Texas
Surface Embroidery, sardine can, crystals
#sardines#contemporary embroidery#hand embroidery#sculpture#contemporary sculpture#embroidery#crystals#embellishment#tincan
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Beth Evans
Under the sea is the place to be
Plymouth, UK
Couching, french knots, long stitch and bead embroidery
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Beth Woolbright
Nautilus and Starfish
Pacifica, CA
Needlepoint, ribbon, hand embroidery, crystals
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Candace Lee Long
Jewels of the Sea - Cape Treasures
Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
Crazy quilting, hand embroidered motifs, couching, stumpwork, beading
For me, the brightest "Jewel" I've discovered while creating this project was belief in myself. To discover that I have the ability to make something that is "good enough" to share with others, to me, is a wonderful feeling. I have always said "I need a pattern" or "I don't create, I color in". But for this project I had to learn to take my ideas and make them a reality without someone looking over my shoulder or telling me exactly what color to use or where to stitch. Finally, I can say, "I'm an embroiderer." (I'm sorry, David, there is no attack submarine.)
#mermaid#octopus#sealife#crazy quilting#crazy quilt#handembroidery#embroidery#embellishment#starfish#beading#shells#crystals
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Catherine Chertudi
After the Storm
Boise, Idaho
Hand painted fabric, embroidery, appliquéd ribbon, beads and crystals
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Cheryl Berger
Jewels of the Sea: Above and Below
Novato, California
Fabric painting, stitches used: Fly, Stem, couching, Feather, Chained Feather, Cretan, Satin, Buttonhole, Lazy Daisy, Wrapped Satin, Beads, Buttons, Bullion Knot, French Knot
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Cindy Cooksey
Just for the Halibut
Irvine, California
Hand appliqué, machine piecing, hand embroidery, sewing on beads
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Danielle Hudon
Seaspiration
Harlingen, Texas
Needlepoint, bobbin lace, beads
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Deborah Garcia
Oxnard, California
Woven, appliquéd, crocheted
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Denise Duda
Kelp Forest
Tecumseh, Michigan
Embroidery
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Denise Forsyth
Salish Sea
Mercer Island, Washington
Stumpwork and embroidery
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Evelyn Ippolito
Be a Mermaid
Babylon, New York
Embroidery with DMC floss on linen
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Felicia L. Dart
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Surface embroidery and crystals
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Florence Yip
Jewels of the Sea --The Crystal in the Sea
Ipoh, Malaysia
Stitching, crochet, stumpwork, back stitching
Jellyfish always inspired me a lot. There are a lot of different types with different colors, soft smooth textures makes it seem like a sparkling crystal in the ocean. Coral is another important element in the sea. I used coral and jellyfish in my piece as the main subjects. Started the piece with a black stitch technique but using a purplish blue thread as a signature of the sea. Coral are stitched using various types of stitching with cotton thread and metallic thread to bring the shimmer look in it. The jelly fish started with the tentacles using 3 types of stitching then to the top using a stump work technique with a bit of crochet at the end.
#blackwork#stumpwork#handembroidery#embroidery#jellyfish#coral#textiledesign#pattern#geometricpattern#embellishment
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Gail Becker
Glass Beach, Ft. Bragg, California
Turlock, California
Appliqué, embroidery, hand dyeing of wool
When I first heard about the challenge and the theme "Jewels of the Sea," my first thought was Glass Beach, Ft. Bragg, California. Collecting sea glass is something I really enjoy and I wanted to use the Swarovski crystals to represent the sea glass. Sea glass is found nestled among the rocks, in the sand, and plants between the rocky cliffs along the ocean in Northern California. Sea glass sparkles in the sun much like Swarovski crystals.
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