One Stitch at a Time.

Or at least one jump ring! And there were quite a lot to undo and then replace when I took a couple of odd earrings…

…deconstructed them…

…and with the addition of some reclaimed chain and a load of jump rings, reconstructed them into an upcycled bib necklace.

The gold tone sections are nice and light so even though the whole thing has quite an opulent look, it isn’t too heavy to wear. It’s available here in my Etsy shop with free UK postage and packing.

I have managed to set a few stitches too. After the mini workshop I taught on making buttonhole rings at The Stitch Zone last December I had an idea for manipulating some rings to create a four seasons piece.

It seemed like a good way back into stitching since the Kew pieces are still proving problematic. I came across Quaker Stitch here on Mary Corbett’s Needle n’ Thread recently and was looking for an excuse to try it out.

It’s a cross between stem and split stitch and really sits up beautifully on the line. Then I made a load of rings in various shades of blue and couched them down to form puddles or ripples.

They don’t quite make sense until you add the rain…

…and that’s Spring done! One stitch at a time.

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