The pictures are not too fancy, I'm afraid, and therefore the yellow looks way too bright but it is actually a nice soft colour. To give it a more "wing effect" I did not use the Bayeux stitch but a chain stitch in two strands of thread.
4.9.07
Progess on Lindisfarne needlework
It took me a while to decide on the next steps to take in the Lindisfarne embroidery piece, because initially I wanted to leave the bird's wings "open". What you see hereunder is just an experiment.
The pictures are not too fancy, I'm afraid, and therefore the yellow looks way too bright but it is actually a nice soft colour. To give it a more "wing effect" I did not use the Bayeux stitch but a chain stitch in two strands of thread.
The pictures are not too fancy, I'm afraid, and therefore the yellow looks way too bright but it is actually a nice soft colour. To give it a more "wing effect" I did not use the Bayeux stitch but a chain stitch in two strands of thread.
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Using split stitch for the wings would work well also. Even using wool, if you use split stitch it gives texture and directionality when displayed in the light. Does that make sense?
Cheers,
Jane
um... lol, not really, sorry. do you perhaps have an example? i was actually considering removing this light yellow chain stitch and replace it by the kloster-stitch i saw on your site =) but i'm open to suggestions of course
When you using split stitch with silk thread, as it moves in the light it follows the pattern of the design. It's not completly flat. It gives a sense of movement. The same happens if you use wool, but not quite as vividly as the silk. It's a bit hard to describe. And I don't have any photos to help illustrate it.
This page sought of shows what I am talking about -
http://needleprayse.webcon.net.au/broidery/my_banner_device.html
The klosterstitch is good if you are using thick wool, but it takes a really, really long time if using fine wool.
Cheers,
Jane
It cut off the url. I will post it on my blog.
Cheers,
Jane
Mooi!!
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