© JEC/Carol-Anne Conway
When all five curls where complete, the inside of the petals was stitched in fuzzy effect. The box chart suggested the same bright pink as the curls but Tamura-san said that he thought this might be too 'flat' and invited us to experiment with the colour for this part of the petal. After much consideration I opted to use the mauve that will be used elsewhere in the design. I think that the bluey tint helps the flat petal to recede and the curls to stand out.
© JEC/Carol-Anne Conway
Tamura-san also suggested that we add a 'shiner' to the weft valley layer of fuzzy effect. He explained that traditionally the shiner is added above main thread since most embroidery is done on kimono or obi and therefore viewed from above. However, Tamura-san is aware that in the west, an embroidery is more likely to be framed and hung on the wall, in this case, he suggested that the shiner might be more visible if placed below the main thread. I elected to use a single strand of 0.8 gold, placed above the mauve thread, where I hope it will catch the light and sparkle when displayed on the wall.
© JEC/Carol-Anne Conway
Finally, the main 1T mauve thread and the 0.8 gold thread are couched together with 0.5T mauve using vertically holding stitches.
© JEC/Carol-Anne Conway
I am very pleased with the completed flower and the new techniques that I learned stitching it.
Happy Stitching
2 comments:
The flower is coming along beautifully! I wish I could see it in person and see the shimmer and shine!
Melissa
What beauty dear friend!!!
Thanks for showing it.
Merry Christmas
A kiss for you
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