What to do when a project goes completely wrong? Paint a frame with me for my latest embroidery...

Paint a frame with Eppie for her latest finished embroidery piece and join her while she perseveres with the project. This is a sneak peek at an upcoming embroidery kit coming soon to our shop!
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[@SueC-u9n]

Such a good learning video, glad you showed both the old and the new. Redoing made it 100% better! And the string of “umm”s clip, how funny and real that was, thanks for sharing.

[@KayBarker-p9b]

My Mum was a milliner in 30's. She always told me that from her biggest mistakes came her most wonderful creations!!! It has remained my favourite reminder about life. So I enjoyed your honesty Eppie. Love your chats with me. X

[@thefabledthread]

Thank you so much Kay - that’s so lovely to hear! It’s takes confidence and experience to trust that mistakes are just life’s way of steering you back onto the course!!

[@miriamgrabiner]

Thank you for another excellent video...which despite your warning wasn't shambolic to watch! A really helpful reminder that sometimes our creative vision isn't met by the produced results and rather than wallow in disappointment or just ditch the project, be brave, jettison that version and have another go. And I am great believer in the benefits of planning in all aspects of life.Love what you are doing X

[@thefabledthread]

Thanks so much Miriam!! Really appreciate this - and handily the video was saved by Jen’s great editing!

[@diannecousins2321]

Looks fabulous

[@juliedrakeArtist]

That was a great video Eppie. Definitely worth sharing ❤

[@debbiecarter6430]

Really interesting Eppie. I think having considered and prepared a plan for what you want to say can lead to greater authenticity.

[@fionahoughton924]

Looks beautiful Eppie. Love all your videos as they are honest and full of enthusiasm. Love the final result and especially with both embroideries together in their respective frames. Please add this larger frame to your collection. I would buy at least 4 in one go! X

[@thefabledthread]

Ahh thanks Fiona - a slow response here! Annoyingly the frame is bigger than royal mails shipping size which is the only thing that has stopped me so far! We may just have to add another shipping method for them because I also love them!

[@fionahoughton924]

@ Definitely pay more postage for the bigger frame. Ask folks for feedback on your stories!

[@CatherineOgilvie-k6z]

Great video! Thank you!

[@p.g.718]

It's always a good video, Eppie. Thank you for sharing this process with us. The second frame looks beautiful and complements the embroidery very well.

[@thefabledthread]

Thank you so much - you are very kind! Agreed - it is so much better with the embroidery!

[@cyndifouquette5288]

YES thank you for Sharing the Video with us. I find it very helpful to see when things go not quite as expected. and that we all learn by our mistakes. I hope to always be a lifelong learner!

[@thefabledthread]

That’s such a good attitude! I have also learnt to relish the mistakes rather than feel negative because it does mean you are pushing yourself!!

[@susanjohnson7854]

Your painted frames inspired me to try my own design and I found Posca acrylic paint markers useful for fine lines. I was trying for "handmade", not badly made, as you alluded to. I varnished over pen lines without mishap.

[@lizziemclean3272]

Brilliant ! Your authenticity comes across so much here! It was useful to hear both why the frame design didn’t work and also, more philosophically, why the video didn’t work. Being brave enough to go public with your mistakes is an impressive thing!

[@thefabledthread]

Thank you! This is such an incredibly supportive community - I really feel very safe to share anything and know you’ll all just be kind and understanding! So very grateful!

[@sharonnewport2864]

That was excellent as it is very real. Thank you for sharing and being so honest ❤

[@thefabledthread]

A real pleasure!!

[@slous1131]

Thank you for showing the struggle. For 'not painting a perfect picture' while painting a perfect picture!

[@Pumorastickt]

Just an idea to get the massiveness out of the big stars, you could use the same color as the frame to paint the same shapes but smaller inside. That would soften the big shapes and "dim" them. I'm not sure how to explain, I'm not a native English speaker. Just a smaller version of the big shape so that the bright colors are more of an outline. Maybe for a future project it might be an idea. Also: you are so great with colors, you will be very fine mixing them yourself :)

[@Natalie-kt4uf]

Awesome video! Authentic, honest & sharing the true creative journey✨ I love your content.

[@thefabledthread]

Thank you so much Natalie!

[@clairebrighton2468]

I think it is always worthwhile sharing mistakes and how you get over them. I’m a primary school teacher and we do something called growth mindset and this year I read a book called beautiful oops. And it is exactly that making a mistake and how do we create from that? Thank you for sharing because it is not easy to do that. But you have taught all of us invaluable lessons through this.

[@thefabledthread]

Totally agree - and actually now that I have started sharing so authentically what’s going on in the business, sometimes when mistakes happen I think excellent - that will be something interesting to talk about on a video! It’s an unintentional reframing of the negative to the positive! Love that you teach to value mistakes (I am not sure I got taught that at school haha)

[@annaantonova1747]

Hi Eppie, I like to use Procreate in such instances when in doubt with a painting for example. I take a photo and import it into Procreate. Then on top of it I can experiment as much as I want - with scale, placement, colour etc. This might save some time in instances like this when in doubt 😊

[@misscole06]

Mixing paint is just as simple as mixing your cut outs. Just start with small amounts in a plate 🍽️ & swirl. Also if you go with good quality acrylic paints for the motifs you’ll find there are endless color options to choose from in comparison and will last as long as the piece does especially with a top coat of sealer.

[@Crystal-t6g]

Eppie, Slow down when you’re talking, the video needs a slow pace and calming approach. Your work is stunning 🤍🌿

[@godslittlestidiot2984]

I want to be a wing it person, but as you say, its not inauthentic to plan out what youre going to say. After all, there is the phrase think before you speak! Talking in front of a camera is hard regardless 😅

[@thefabledthread]

💯 some people are so good at winging it - but I am definitely a think before I speak or every other word is ummm, soooo, or like… haha

[@misscole06]

I honestly believe you weren’t communicating as well as you’d like simply because you weren’t committed to what you were working on since it wasn’t coming out as you envisioned. They go hand in hand. No worries tho! We All have off days, it happens to the best of us. Just going Willy nilly with no rhyme or reason isn’t ideal click bait but a few points on an overall topic is well enough. As long as you’re excited about what you’re sharing it will translate to your audience fine & dandy.

[@dawnarobertson9577]

You were trying to engage Right and Left Brain at the same time-instructing, speaking while painting . . . Tough to do.

[@thefabledthread]

Yes totally - I think that’s why I need a good structured plan if I am trying to an activity and talk! Definitely no more off the cuff !!