Sun an clouds are nearly completed, only the right side little cloud is still on the way.
I started padding all with beige felt, then I couched the Japanese gilt thread for the body of the sun.
The rays are made with gilt whipped plate. A pearl purl surround completes all.
The left cloud was made using single Brussel stitch needlelace.
The other clouds where made with cotton/linen slub thread from Stef Francis using natural colour and an overdyed one; about the overdyed I have used part of it cutting pieces of thread that where right in colour and not the entire strand.
Then I have surrounded the clouds with DMC Desirè memory thread; it's a nice stuff made of a thin copper core wire wrapped with a coloured thread, this was colour 6030.
I still not have found the right gimp thread made of silk that are the correct historical material for this kind of embroidery, the one I have bought from Texere yarns is too thick and uneven.
I decided that don't want to become crazy trying to find all the exact materials used in the old times but I want to learn the tecniques and most important....have fun !
I'm trying to do my best about this but must not be an obsession, don't you think so ?
Wonderful embroidery! Now, I'm learning goldwork and stumpwork embroidery with the Ruth Chamberlin's book
RispondiEliminaDMC has produced a new metallised thread Diamant. I haven't bought her yet, but it sounds good.
RispondiEliminaSo beautiful!
RispondiEliminaSplendido lavoro omplimenti!
RispondiEliminaFelice Anno,Monica
I saw your comment on Stitchin Fingers...pity it didn't go further...I've been a bit out of it myself...catching up on blogs now.
RispondiEliminaThe sun is just magnificent. Everything you'd want a sun in that sort of piece to be!
The clouds are lovely too. I know memory thread- I have a couple of spindles. It's a pity that you couldn't get the right gimp after all our discussion, but yeah - a modern alternative that looks better than a historical one that doesn't look right. It's not like there is a Great Rule Master that will slap your paws!
In my very small and humble opinion, there is a bit much colour contrast between the cotton slubbing used on the main cloud and the silk used in the small cloud than I would have chosen myself. The main cloud is quite faint in colour, the small one quite strong. Of course, this is only a photo. The juxtaposition of the different materials is very interesting though.
I agree with you Elmsley Rose, I'm thinking about some changes....
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