100.000 trees

A few months ago

I discovered the art project of

Sara Vrugt

100.000 trees and a threaded forest

She planned to stitch a forest of thread and fabric :

100 m2 embroidered forest

which will hang in a spiral shape on 6 x 6 m

and with a height of 4 m.

One will be able to walk into it

and admire nature.

In addition there was to be a crowdfunding

to raise money for 100.000 real trees

that will be planted in due time :

1000 in The Netherlands

and 99.000 in the tropics

(by "TreeSisters")

During this year of making there would be four different places

where people could join in with the embroidering

BUT

.....

then the covid-19 crisis hit our country too

and all of it came to a halt ......

As an alternative for the delay to embroider the forest

hundreds embroidery kits (with leaves) were shipped.

Unfortunately I just missed going to the first embroidery "studio"

in the library in The Hague ánd I missed the embroidery kits ...

until I saw in the FB group of the project

that someone needed someone else to finish her kit !

The instructions, cheesecloth, pattern, hoop, needle and floss.

I continued on the first beginnings right away

A whole DMC thread on black cheesecloth, front and back

All ten leaves finished, front and back 

The leaves cut out with 0.5 cm around 

(though I didn't have the happiest of colours
I was glad to participate !)

Today they went into the mail to Sara !!!