tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791529329752678532.post27546946485322106..comments2024-03-22T19:14:58.967+00:00Comments on Threads Across the Web: Blue trials 2coral-seashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876196936807771078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791529329752678532.post-10371675912904059282007-06-22T14:32:00.000+00:002007-06-22T14:32:00.000+00:00Howdy! I saw hits to my site from here (wormspit....Howdy! <BR/><BR/>I saw hits to my site from here (wormspit.com) and I popped over to see what the link was. <BR/><BR/>Just a thought on the butterfly - I know next to nothing about Japanese embroidery, but have you considered radiating the stitches from the wing joints? That's the way the scales grow on real butterflies, and it might help align the stitches more to the angle of the wings. You can see Helen Stevens stitching a butterfly here: http://www.helenmstevens.co.uk/celeb/but1.htm<BR/>I know it's a totally different form of embroidery, but the angle might be helpful. <BR/><BR/>I usually make my flat silk out of 8 filaments, but my hand-reeled filaments are about twice as thick as the sugas the Japanese use (mine are around 40 - 45 denier; theirs 21 denier) so mine is about a 16-suga weight.Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495668097562584397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791529329752678532.post-63343187976287375292007-06-22T14:20:00.000+00:002007-06-22T14:20:00.000+00:00I think your flutterby is progressing beautifully!...I think your flutterby is progressing beautifully! I haven't had time to try out this stitch yet.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411795371850325359noreply@blogger.com