Creative Embroidery Lesson 2, Finished at Last

[anne_d]

Here's the finished embroidery; it's based on jacaranda pods, and it's about 6x6":


Stitches used: Running stitch (the outlines), chain stitch, fly stitch, fern stitch, seed stitch, cross-stitch, French knots, pattern darning, whipstitch.

The back is cotton print, brown with a pattern of small circles. The pattern actually shows through the Lutradur a little, but I think it works.

Steps in the process:

Previous entry showing the painted Lutradur, from which I cut a 6x6" square for this project.

Here's the photo of jacaranda pods:


Made black-and-white with more contrast:


The Lutradur with the traced tissue-paper design pinned on and ready to sew (I had to go back and add the inside detail to the outlines later; next time I'll try to remember to do it all at once):



Next, embroidery on that painted Timtex. I have some ideas, but I need to choose one and refine it a bit before I can really get going.

Comments

[usedtobeljs]

Oh, really cool!

[hugs]

[anne_d]

Thank you, thank you!

[julia-here.livejournal.com]

That's really lovely, and makes me miss being able to hold a needle.

Julia, so much satisfaction in painting with thread

[anne_d]

Thank you!