The inspiration for this little cushion came after seeing a wonderful panel embroidered in queen and tent stitch at the Metropolitan Museum you can see here:
then I decided to reproduce a fragment, the little butterfly located in the lower left part near the deer.
Here is the final result: it's stitched on 35ct Northern Cross linen using Piper's silks in historical colours. The interlaced metal stitches where made using an extra fine gilt passing on silk (7S by Leoni-Felisi ) and the cushion is backed with a dark green silk velvet handyed by me surrounded by a 5 finger loop braid. The little tassels are made covering a 6mm wooden round beads with Turk's head knot then attached to a little piece of braid.
I have learned a lot from this little project, size is only 8,5X8,5 cm,specially about how finish it and the tassels have been a real trouble and needed a lot of patience but I think it worth every minute I spent on it !
Today is an happy day because I was so long without a finish and I hope you will like it too !
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| In the sun light ! |
A special thanks goes to my dear friend and great embroiderer Claudia Brilli Cattarini-CBC Needlepoint - for her suggestions and encouragement.
It's so gorgeous! I love it!
RispondiEliminaThis is beautiful. You have shaded the queen stitch very well, and the edge finish and tassels are superb.
RispondiEliminaAbsolutely beautiful!
RispondiEliminaGorgeous!
RispondiEliminaThe colors, the tassels, the goldwork, the knots, the finger looped trim, I just can't stop looking at it.
Wonderful!!
RispondiEliminaGreat work, it's really beautiful.
Evelyne
http://eefsneeedle.blogspot.com
This is really great. Please consider making this into a pattern or kit for sale, I would be the first in line to purchase one.
RispondiEliminaThank you !
EliminaI'm thinking about making kits or patterns for my works and this is a plan for the future when I will not work anymore in my store. Actually the main problem is that I don't have enought time to do things in the correct manner, so better I don't :)...but also if have no idea of when, I will !
This is very beautiful. I love to see your stitching projects.
RispondiElimina