Sewing Tools

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard

$100 +s/h
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Some necessary sewing tools that have been well used over the years...especially the quick unpick! The scissors are a favorite pair I've had forever.... and still use them!!

Button Up

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard
$100+s/h
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I found this bright lime green cotton and one button so this is painted with the same palette (minus the black) as the previous one.The button is a cloth one and was nowhere as hard to paint as the last ones!!  There will be another couple for this series, I couldn't help myself!  I enjoy finding ways of setting up and it's a way of making use of these sewing tools now that I don't use them like I used to.

Pencils

Drawing # 32

Graphite and Pastel

Some more drawing tools! These are a mix of pencils I also use...some are old, some are new. I find I use the same ones all the time. The silver one is very fine and I use it to begin a drawing. I still have a few other ideas for 'tools of the trade' I can draw, so they will go in my morgue file! I  have two files...one is a folder with ideas and the other is digital photos. Often I will take photos of something I want to paint  in the future, that way I don't forget! I have found these to be very helpful...I know I can find  something when I need to.

Drawing Tools

Drawing #31

Graphite and Pastel

This graphite pencil and drawing pen are two of my drawing tools! I have others but these are the two I seem to use most. The pen is a fine graphite and good for detail...and violet is one of my favorite colors!!

Egg Cup Pincushion

Drawing #21

Graphite Pencil and Pastel

More on sewing! This is a stainless steel eggcup I used to make this egg cup pincushion...I don't use it much anymore so it has become part of a collection of sewing tools that I paint. I am pleased with the way the eggcup looks using graphite....this is another study for an oil too!