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Katherine Diuguid: June 2015
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015. RSN Canvaswork: Progress After 8 Days of Class. After my 8 days of class for my RSN Canvaswork module, I still have a lot of work to do to finish! I have made a plan with Tracy and feel confident in being able to get it completed. She went over each new area with me so I feel like I know what to do to finish. It is now "just" a matter of time and stitching. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I am an Assistant Professor in the Art and Design Department at the College of Design at North Ca...
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Katherine Diuguid: July 2014
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Dandelion of a Thousand Wishes. Saying at my first workshop with her "Save everything, you never know what you might could use them for"- and so I have. So, I am starting a new series. A series of goldwork weeds and wildflowers- outsider flowers using what some may call an outsider art of creative embroidery. I want them to feel fairly traditional in composition but completely nontraditional in detail and execution. I hope you enjoy it too! Before her haircut. . . In the very ba...
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Katherine Diuguid: February 2015
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Thursday, February 19, 2015. At North Carolina State University has so many wonderful examples of textiles in their collection. I recently had the opportunity to study a group of men’s waistcoats from the mid-late 18. This design (for a workshop proposal) blends elements from a linen waistcoat embroidered with chain stitch floral designs and an embroidered waistcoat pocket flap. I loved how the buds were stitched on this pocket flap with spangles and smooth purl. I have done satin stitch behind the chain...
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Katherine Diuguid: August 2015
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Thursday, August 6, 2015. I got really excited about this patch of clover. I pressed the leaves and sketched the plants. Took photographs galore. It actually became my evening event a few times a week to walk down and see how the clover had changed or if more had bloomed. With this piece, I wanted to continue my Weeds embroideries using the scrap gold thread bits but I also wanted to experiment with doing long and short stitch using a Valdani sewing and quilting thread. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Katherine Diuguid: November 2014
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Monday, November 17, 2014. Posey Casket Toy- Winterthur workshop. So far, I have finished a strawberry (with tiny bullion knot seeds) and a daisy-type flower. I am already getting ideas for how I want to use this technique in my own work in the future. I absolutely LOVE how sculptural it is! I also am dying to try out some lily-of-the-valley blossoms, though I know this does not surprise anyone! It was not easy for certain, but I loved the challenge of it! Overall, I'm pretty happy with them. Some of...
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Katherine Diuguid: March 2015
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Monday, March 30, 2015. Sampling Away . . . More Samples to come as I am getting lots of suggestions of stitches to try out! So far, I have tried Florentine, Hungarian, Diamond Satin, Parisan, Milanese, 2-layer Oblong Cross (one sample worked in 2 layers and one sample worked top to bottom overlapping previous row), Smyrna Cross, Rice, Encroaching Gobelin, Straight Gobelin, and Upright Gobelin. Monday, March 23, 2015. Getting ready for Britain. I am so excited about it! Recommended to me, Canvas Work.
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Katherine Diuguid: April 2015
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Monday, April 6, 2015. Canvas Practice Continued . . . So, I had a lot of fun with the 1.5" squares of the stitch samples. They went really fairly "fast", so I decided to challenge myself with a little composition. I figured it would be good to test these stitches out in non-square shapes. It was good that I thought to practice this, and Chloe, thank you for your suggestions on what to practice too! Lily of the Valley. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Link to my Masters blog:. You Ar...
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Katherine Diuguid: Red Clover
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Thursday, August 6, 2015. I got really excited about this patch of clover. I pressed the leaves and sketched the plants. Took photographs galore. It actually became my evening event a few times a week to walk down and see how the clover had changed or if more had bloomed. With this piece, I wanted to continue my Weeds embroideries using the scrap gold thread bits but I also wanted to experiment with doing long and short stitch using a Valdani sewing and quilting thread. August 6, 2015 at 3:26 PM. Simple ...
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Katherine Diuguid: August 2014
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Thursday, August 14, 2014. A few weeks ago, my husband came home from work and asked me if I knew what "frogging" was. I thought and thought. Nope, no idea! Here is the link to the interview on NPR if you'd like to hear it. Have any of you used the term "frogging"? Here are a couple of my recent experiences frogging. I have to admit as much as I do not enjoy taking stitches out, I love the photos of the loose ends going every direction! Friday, August 1, 2014. Here are some photos of the final dandelion:.
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Katherine Diuguid: July 2015
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Thursday, July 16, 2015. The Lake House: A Personal Project. I actually started this piece back in the Spring as an anniversary present for my husband. Then, however, finals came quicker than expected and I got distracted. It still has some work to go on it- more stitching of course! I'm not going to stitch the whole thing solid, so the trick will be in deciding when there is "enough" stitching. I wanted this piece to feel like a memory. I was also inspired by the work of my colleague, Susan Brandeis.