This is the start of the blue slip. About two hours work.
Showing posts with label silk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silk. Show all posts
17 September 2007
15 September 2007
7 September 2007
Giving Embroidery Movement
Sigarda is currently working on a piece whose design is based on the Lindisfarne Gospels. The coversation turned to stitch selection. She is currently working a section in chain stitch. I suggested that using split stitch might give the work some movement. It's a bit hard to describe what I mean, but it's the effect you get when you hold this work up to the light at an angle, and it has light coming off in different directions, following the direction of the stitching. Even though it's flat, their is direction and texture in the work.
The silk heraldic work above hints at what I'm talking about.
29 August 2007
Purple Slip @ 12 Hours Work
Finally, after three different attempts, have gotten all the black outlining done on the purple slip.
20 August 2007
Purple Slip @ 8 Hours Work
This is the purple slip at 8 hours work. I've changed the way I did the big leaves, to make the spines more noticable. Got started on the black outlining. Still enjoying the project.
19 July 2007
Slips
I have started planning for my next competition entry. The next category is "Slips". I am going to make some quite large ones, and put them on some of the green velvet I have left and make a large hanging from them. I have some quite low count fabric, which should speed things up. I have the patterns worked out, I will try and get them onto the fabric tonight. I am leaning towards working them in silk, cause they will look nice and shiny, more impressive than wool. At the moment, the design will be four flowers with an heraldic device in the middle. But that might not be in place for the competition as its a much more detailed work.