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Saves9: November 2014
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Friday, 21 November 2014. I worked the tail feathers for the peacock in pulled thread stitches as one of the first things I did. Now it is time to define them with padded satin stitch and trailing. And to work a centre feature with eyelets. Ready to work the eyelets. Continuous eyelets and working larger eyelets. Some of the larger eyelet holes will be filled in with Ayreshire needlelace fillings. Monday, 17 November 2014. Still a lot of trailing to go, but I can now also work on the body of the peacock.
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Saves9: June 2014
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Thursday, 26 June 2014. Having completed the central elements, apart from the hound that I'm thinking about, I've moved onto the supporting dolphins. The crown is known as a celestial crown and has stars at the top of each point. These I've just done in DMC Diamante thread in straight stitches to keep the look light and in proportion. The dolphins has black silk satin stitched eyes and nostrils and his scales are laid and couched gilt passing. Once the tail is done - more tight turns! Friday, 20 June 2014.
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Saves9: May 2014
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Thursday, 29 May 2014. First I decided to applique the silk brocade onto the canvas. That provides some support both when I make the seams and in the long term. I also slipped a piece of fine linen over the metal threads behind my embroidery to protect the silk lining from rubbing against them. Once stitched I applied diluted pva round the edges to stop the canvas fraying when I cut it. Green silk brocade back. Sewing the lining in. Then the metallic bobbin lace made by Dianne from Gawthorpe. You lose so...
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Tracy A Franklin - specialist embroiderer: December 2014
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Tuesday, 30 December 2014. Crathorne Bug - dots. Split stitch around the dot. Traditionally the needle is brought up through the previous stitch as it creates less bulk on the back of the work, but this scale is so small, it is possible to bring the needle up in front of the previous stitch and then take down through the stitch - up to you! Keep the split stitch small as it is such a small area. Satin stitch is worked out from the middle on both sides. Keep the tension firm. Cut away the remaining thread.
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Saves9: Owl's progress
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Friday, 12 June 2015. The owl's wings are made up of a variety of stitches and patterns. Having done the french knot stars the lower wing is a trellis of satin stitch and detached chain with french knot centres. The feet and long tail feathers are variations on satin stitch. Completing the tail feathers. Long and short wing feathers. 13 June 2015 at 00:54. Its coming together beautifully, and I love his feet! 13 June 2015 at 02:22. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Unique hand...
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Saves9: December 2014
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Friday, 5 December 2014. I'm working the last stages of my Whitework now but probably the most scary. First a section of drawn thread work. Random widths of threads were removed and hemmed with traditional hemstitch or herringbone hemstitch then worked with knotted, twisted or woven fillings or surface embroidery - here feather stitch. Now I am working detached leaves and the head feathers then I should be ready to cutaway the linen to reveal the embroidered net. My hand shakes thinking about it! Trapped...
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Saves9: January 2014
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Tuesday, 28 January 2014. Here's how the Mrs Delaney sampler is going. As the poppy came to a bit of a hiatus, I started on some of the flower sprays. So far nothing seems botanically correct but we'll see! Labels: Mrs Delaneys court dress. Wednesday, 22 January 2014. Eighteenth Century Embroidery and all the rest! So, New Year and new project. With some flowers from Mrs Delaney's court dress. This was embroidered by a well connected Georgian widow and artist. No pressure then! So I am now just cracking ...
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Tracy A Franklin - specialist embroiderer: January 2015
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Friday, 9 January 2015. Crathorne Bug - seeding. Rules on seeding - in my opinion are -. The stitches are all equal in length. The stitches are worked in random directions. The spacing between the seeding stitches should also be equal to achieve an overall seeded effect. I worked this seeding stitch fairly big and not too small, using. One strand of DMC Col. 644. Thursday, 8 January 2015. Crathorne Bug - so far. Long and short edging, block shading, trailing, satin stitch dots . . . Long and short stitch.
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Tracy A Franklin - specialist embroiderer: Crathorne Bug - body, satin stitch, and trellis work split
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Friday, 10 April 2015. Crathorne Bug - body, satin stitch, and trellis work split. Split stitch using one strand of DMC Col. 644. Satin stitch starting from the middle, and working over the split stitch. Laid work, worked in DMC Col.3782, set the first central cross. Then, work parallel lines of stitch, either side of the central cross. At every crossover of the laid work, work a small stitch to hold in place, again with DMC Col.3782. Laid work, and body complete. 5 December 2015 at 20:47. Pearl purl out...
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