Crayola backgrounds for slow-stitching 

Thanks Jen and what a lovely memory - funny enough I was thinking about flagstones yesterday, in fact I've been looking for textures everywhere since doing this! As you say, SO many possibilities :) xo

Tanks for watcing Sue, I'm glad you enjoyed it, and how interesting that people used crayons on fabric during the Depression - necessity is the mother of invention as they say. I love the flour sack fabrics they used as well, we didn't have that here, they look wonderful :)

That's our shared brain again Tori :D I think there are so many different things to try with this idea, can't wait to see what you do with it :)

Thanks so much Maria 😊I have so many more ideas to try with this - are you in our Discord or Facebook group? I'd love to see some pics of your creations :)

Oh Helen you won't be able to stop once you start, especially if you have embossing folders to place with. It's only occurred to me today that I could make words from diecut letters and take rubbings from those, or any other diecuts come to that - if you have embossing folders maybe you have dies as well. oooooh excited squeak I have even more ideas to play with now. Have fun and please do share some pics of your experiments, I'd love to see :)

Thank you Kerry, it's a very fun and easy process, honestly it was hard to stop!! Might experiment with an artsy version of the idea next, what do you think? :)

Thanks Kristina, I'm so glad you like it, I'll definitely be doing more experiments with this, lots more ideas to try out :)

Thank Liz, you should, it's so fun and easy, you can't really go wrong. Please do share pics if you give it a go, you know I always love to see :)

@@artyfartyannie will do💕

Thank you Linda, I did have a lot of fun with this, will definitely be doing more experimenting with it :)

Thanks Susan - yes I've seen people drawing some lovely images to quilt around, there's such a lot of scope in this technique, I have some more experimenting to do for sure. I'm on the second square using the pieces I made in this video, it's really fun to just take your thread for a walk around the different patterns and follow the colours which are already there, no real thought needed but very absorbing, which is perfect for me! :)

Thanks Becky! :)

Oooh lovely Sylvia, did you share some pics in Discord yet? I'll look forward to seeing what you did with it :)

@@artyfartyannie not yet it's a surprise for someone

Glad you liked it!! It was very easy and satisfying to do, took me right back to doing rubbings with crayons on huge sheets of newsprint when I was little - I'm looking at textures everywhere now, wondering how they would work as rubbings :)

Aw thank you so much, that's really sweet of you to say, I'm blushing now! :) Aha yes that makes sense, I haven't tried it with other crayons, might try it with some ancient oil pastels I have stashed away as I think the colours would be more vibrant. I'm sure it would be worth a try with wax-based coloured pencils, surely they'd work in a similar way. I think if it's for things that aren't going to be wash and especially if you're not worried about lightfastness or longevity, then any way of adding colour to fabric that doesn't make it difficult to stitch into is work trying out. I love using Inktense pencils on fabric, they work beautifully (you can just let them do their thing, or use Aloe Vera Gel instead of water to activate them for more control). Oh I just love how we all inspire each other and share ideas, it makes me very happy xo

wooohooo, can't wait to see, Sue, I bet you'll do something fabulous with this idea! :)

Ooooh lovely Jean, I can't wait to see what you do :)

I would say this would be a perfect way to use old stumps of crayons Judy - apparently Crayola crayons are made of paraffin wax and colour pigment, so I can't guarantee that it will work as well with crayons made of other materials, such as soy wax, or less pigmented ones. I would say just experiment on scraps of fabric - use cotton so you can set the iron temperature high and just try it. If it's for slow-stitched pieces that are purely decorative and aren't going to be washed I can't see that you can go too far wrong quite honestly. Please do share some pics if you have a go, I'd love to see them - links to the FB group and Discord community in the description box if you haven't joined already :)

Thanks so much Christine! 😊hehe we should have a pj party online crafting party sometime! :)

Hey Patty, lovely to see you! Thanks so much! 😊 I will pop over and see what you've been up to later as well, it's been ages hasn't it? We're busy busy busy eh?! Yes this was a really fun and easy technique, although the stitching took quite a while. I'd really love to see what you do with it :) xo

Thanks so much Lindsey, that was one of my fave bits too! 😊

Thanks Diane, I'm really happy you like it, it was really fun, you should try it too :)

Thanks so much Carrie! 😊ah yes clay texture plates would be perfect. I'm finding myself spotting textures all over the place now! :)

Sorry not sorry Maggie hehe - so much of this idea came from being inspired by your beautiful work, I think we're all leading each other down those rabbit holes, a world-wide network of amazing rabbit holes, isn't it wonderful?! :D

Thanks Paula, I'm really happy you like the idea, I think we can have loads of fun with it and it is always nice to find a different use for stuff you have already. I bet you'll do something amazing with it - we just need more time for all these ideas eh? :)

Thank you Dawn and thank you for watching! xo😊

You are so welcome and thank you for watching, I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)

Thanks very much Cathy, I'm really glad you enjoyed it :)

Thank you Julia! 😊 I'm glad you liked this idea, hope you'll try it out!

Please do Rose, and I'd love to see some pics of your creations, I think there are so many possibilities and each person will do something different with the idea I'm sure :)

Oh Lynie I think you'll enjoy this, I can imagine you'll do somlething really fun with the idea :)

@@artyfartyannie I've got the crayons and am looking forward to experimenting 😉❤️

It was enormous fun, it really was - hard to stop in fact! :)

It really was fun Rhoonda, it was hard to stop in fact! :)

Thanks Jean 🤗

hehe - there are so many possibilities with this Jacquie, I@m sure you'll do amazing things with it. Just occurred to me that I could make words with die-cut letters and use those for rubbings... ooooh !!

Now that's an idea