New Beginnings

I have been creating lots of things lately, most specifically for swaps on craftster, so I figure that I should probably start bloggin about what I am creating. Maybe I can even start up some sort of small following. A boy can dream.

Oh man, how to frame a piece of embroidery!

I’m definitely going to try that for a few pieces that I have been dying to frame and give away!

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I need to get my hands on some fabric and let my brain do its thing. I should sell some of these crazy ideas in my head.
But, how do I move the idea for a pattern out of my head and into a handy pdf format? Ah, yes…

I’ve been on an embroidery kick that has included making more than few bags for Zoe. Mostly because I seem to have some unexplainable need to embroider (possibly to keep my fingers from being a bloody mess?), and she’s really easy to make cute things for.

This bag came about because I had yet another medium-sized canvas tote bag and I love the forest friends and I luv veggies pattern sheets.

It’s especially good that I made this bag for Zoe because as I was ironing on the pattern on the veggie side I managed to touch the hot iron to a pen that then rolled onto the bag and left a black smudge next to the tomato.
I’m not too concerned, since Zoe hasn’t noticed. I am, otherwise, rather proud of the bag, as I think it’s rather cute.

I’m fond of the back stitch when it comes to simple embroidery. I think that going overboard with ‘fancy’ stitches can sometimes take away from the simplicity of a design, which is often central to its appeal.

I apologize for the lack of formatting, I am really just learning how to use wordpress, and I’m still playing around with the formatting tools.

Is it really possible that I’m this lazy?

Is it really possible that I’m this lazy?, originally uploaded by transboywonder.

It is! Now that I can post directly from my phone you can expect lots of postings on a regular basis. I promise!
This is my most recent creation. I used patterns from sublime stitching’s anatomy patterns. I am in love with these patterns.

Hey there.

So, the point of this blog is for me to actually show off the things that I make. I’ve spent some time on craftster, and it’s a rad site; but, really not the sort of thing that I am likely to jump into. It’s full of awesome people (mostly ladies) but I am not much of message board poster, this blog thing is much more my style.

As a trans guy, I seem to be expected to be hyper masculine, which is really a shame because I identify this way because I don’t fit into the gender box that was assigned to me at birth. That said, I really enjoy being creative and finding ways to create with my own hands. I refuse to let my gender identity dictate what I’m allowed to enjoy doing.

So, here I am. I’m hopeful that I’ll get some viewers, cause I am vain that way and I’d love to get some feedback on what I’m creating.

Namaste.

Max.