This book is all fabric and all hand stitched. I have used mainly pastel colours, hence the name. Dyed, painted and stamped fabrics with dyed laces. I’ve made straps from the lace and they fasten with buttons. Button trim bottom and top as well. Experimental book binding, i.e. make it up as I go along.
The back of the book
Left – embroidery stitches on top of a painted flower, painted lace, hand painted fabric.
Right – woven detached chain stitch, back stitch, beads, hand painted fabric.
Left – diamond stitch, dyed laces, beads, sequins, hand painted fabric
Right – embroidery, beads, hand painted fabric
Right – fly stitch, beads on transfer printed fabric
Left – Dyed lace, tyvek, embroidery and beads on a transfer printed background. Bits of lace were cut out and stitched to the background
Left – Slipped detached chain stitch, French knots, whipped running stitch, and running stitch. The pink fabric is a vintage scrap and I used a painting technique on the white fabric.
Right – coral stitch, this I have stitched in green thread [the stems], buttonhole bar [pink thread], French knots, woven spiders wheel, fly stitch and beads.
The background is a hand painted and stamped fabric.
Fancy hem stitch, variations of running stitch and French knots.
The flowery fabric is vintage fabric, the other fabric was created with transfer paints.
Right – Cloud filling stitch used as couching to hold fabric and lace in place.
Left – Raised Cross Stitch Flower, painted lace, sequins, painted fabric.
Right – crested chain stitch, vintage gingham and dyed laces, vintage suspender, scrap of yellow vintage fabric, lace, French knots, running stitch.
Left – Portuguese stem stitch, running stitch and French knots, gingham, dyed net curtain
Right – hand painted fabric, dyed laces, running stitches, French knots, art buttons.
Left – wrapped coral stitch, French knots, vintage fabrics, lace
Right – painted tyvek with up and down feathered buttonhole stitch on the green spiral, fly stitch on the blue and feather stitch on the purple spiral, beads, sequins, hand painted fabric
Left – Dyed laces, embroidery, hand painted fabric, beads, sequins
Left – up and down feathered buttonhole stitch, lazy daisy stitches, beads, painted laces
Right – inside back cover
Lins Doodles 
Wow, it’s a work of art. Such intricate details and wonderful colours. It’s a delight 🙂
Thank you for your lovely comments.
I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s so rare and beautiful… full of magic, it seems. You must have faeries as friends. Really, the beading and lace create textures of movement that make each page come alive in iridescent and shadowy ways. It’s just wonderful.
Meredith
Thank you for your lovely comments Meredith, they made my day.
Amazing! totally different and original idea. lucky to know, artist like you though embroidery network
Thank you for your kind words.
Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!
Thank you, I’m so glad you like them.
Beautiful work!
Thank you.
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Your aesthetic and attention to detail are exquisite. How long did this take you? It’s beautiful.
Thanks. I worked on it over several months, but not all the time or everyday.
I just found this post when I did a google search of “pastel.” The book is lovely and inspiring and makes me think of my grandmother who used to do the embroidery you used.
Thanks for your comments, I’m glad the book brought back happy memories for you.
This Is One Of The Most Beautiful Things I’ve Ever Seen
Thank you, that is so nice of you to say so.