Yin Yang & Bling Progress
New Embroidery Design "Yin Yang & Bling"
I have been playing around with my embroidery in the pursuit of practice makes perfect, I wanted to design something myself and I love the Paisley pattern a lot. I started by drawing the pattern and trying to decide how the inside and outside should be decorated, bearing in mind I wanted to use some special threads too. I have not done lots of gold and silver work just a few kits that have been purchased over the years, but when I have done its really lovely to work with. Anyway going back to the design, I didn't want anything to complicated to start with so playing around drew circles and decided to go with them. In most of my other textile works I never plan or intentionally plan a project most of the time I just do something and if it works out I then draw plans ! it's just the way i work. After drawing the first paisley pattern i did another and laid them together and saw Yin and Yang! and this instantly gave me an idea to use it as that with the added bling, there will be another little feature at the end but I am not saying anything about that yet incase it don't work out.
Looks a little like Aero bubbles
Next it was time to transfer the drawing to the cloth. I chose red transfer pencil as this fades nicely after a while too. The threads are from Mulberry Silks, beautiful medium and fine ones and I could not wait to use them.
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I outlined with split stitch as usual and began stitching.
I did not choose the gold threads until I had started stitching and had looked up some different ones and there uses. I have just ordered a new book too to help me understand the gold threads hers the link http://www.searchpress.com/book/9781844486267/goldwork-techniques-projects-pure-inspiration and how to use them . I did visit http://www.handembroidery.com/ too a while back and had the pleasure of watching the experts at work. Well its all coming along nicely and below are a few pictures to see how.
Join me again when its finished x
Mell's ♥
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2 comments:
I really like the textures you have especially the silver circle. I aspire to do this so will check out the book you mention. I used transfer pencil for the first time recently and really struggled to transfer the pattern so I am presuming I did something wrong somewhere!
Hi nelliemakes, thank you for taking the time to comment I am a lover of silver too. I can not wait until I have my book hopefully tomorrow. I have found lots of the pencils are hard work but I use a prym red pencil to transfer and find it the best.. When I am ready to transfer the design I will iron the fabric first so it is warm then put the transfer on and pin and iron it too. I find ironing the fabric to heat it helps it transfer better.
I also use a prym Aqa trickmarker ef this will disappear in around 10 to 15 minutes but you use it to draw your picture instead of ironing , so its great for free hand as you go... Always test on a piece of fabric first to see how it reacts. The third one is quite similar to the last it goes within 10 to 15 minutes also so for drawing as you go its good , Morplan pen and mauve in colour.
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