current projects

I'm working on two soutache projects at the moment; both were originally competition entries but I've missed the deadlines so they are now just projects. One is a turquoise butterfly design, with orange and brown braid; it's taken a while to come together but is starting to look good which hopefully means I'll get on a roll with it and get it finished.
The second project is a rainbow design. I think this one could have done well at the competition as it's definitely unique, and quirky, but there was too much going on at work and I didn't have time to get it finished for the deadline. It's the first time I've tried to use soutache to represent something, rather than just being purely decorative, so I'm interested to see how it turns out. It has already evolved slightly from my sketch design, as bits have ended up different sizes from what I expected, but it's definitely unlike anything else I've made!

Welcome

Welcome to my new blog, to accompany my new website - www.isobelhamilton.com. I have to confess I've not been the best at updating blogs in the past, but I'm going to make an effort with this one!