Yes... five years are gone by since I started the Windrush Morris panel and seems me an enormous quantity of time maybe because so many things happened and also because my knowledge on embroidery is now very different from that time. I remember so well how hard has been planning for this work and in some moments I really didn't know where to start from...but not now. Now all is crystal clear and those years this has become a multi- tecnique project as involves traditional embroidery stitches, stumpwork, goldwork , appliquè and fabric painting. I can say time has done a good job in this case.
Is still very far to be completed as have been working on the stumpwork Mirror, on the Elizabethan panel and on a "secret" project so progresses are not huge, my free time is always limited, but I can show you what I could get in the last two months.
Hope you will love it as I still do after so long :) :)
The whole painting, one appliquè and just one of the detached stumpwork leafs.
In the afternoon light !
Francesca,
RispondiEliminaI was just thinking about how you were faring with this project last night... thanks for sharing your progress to date - it is developing beautifully.
Thank you !!!
EliminaSuch beautiful work! With the painting, what paint do you use and how do you prevent it bleeding?
RispondiEliminaThe paint used was a mix of watercolour paint in tubes (just a little bit) added to a lovely medium : Pebeo Setacolor Lightening Medium . This product allows to have a transparent effect on fabric without the use of water and also gives the painter time for making shades. linen fabrics, like mine, and cotton have no problem with bleeding, differently from silk fabric wich needs a different treatment.
EliminaThis metod can be used on projects that will never be washed otherwise one must use ready paints specific for fabrics that are water resistant :)
So beautiful!
RispondiEliminaHi Francesca ~ I am still in awe of your creations with the needle and now too your painting ~ you are a true artist and I do so enjoy your posts ~ Rae
RispondiEliminaThank you so much Rae for your sweet words, this is what I need to read in answer at when I ask to myself "why am I fatiguing so much ?"...when all my muscles hurts after each time I embroider. Thanks..truly :)
EliminaCiao! Ho visto i tuoi magnifici lavori. Brava! Volevo chiedere: quei magnifici sampler di Kunst&Vliegwerk come e dove li hai ordinati? E' il genere che amo di più e se trovo il modo li ordino anche io. Grazie. marina. Ti lascio la mia mail: m.daniele58@libero.it
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