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Art, embroidery, private commission, stitch, textiles, thread
I’ve been working on a series of small images inspired by a visit to our local lavender farm in West Sussex, as well as using ideas observed on my travels in France and Spain. I build line over line in different blues, purples, greens, trying to suggest my experiences rather than copy what I see. The techniques I employ in this and all my works incorporate cable stitch, where heavy threads are put in the bobbin. I turn over and stitch on the reverse side, so that the top thread couches the heavy thread on the right side. This allows me to use a really wide variety of rayon, metallic and woollen mixes that would otherwise be inpossible to stitch. Here’s a piece that was commissioned by a client, called ” Shades of Blue and Lavender”
This is a follow up piece called “Where the Lavender Grows”
And here is a detail of the stitching
Love them, Carol.
Thanks Myfanwy, I really enjoyed making these and hope to make some larger ones!
I love lavender, it’s a beautiful piece!
I like using cable stitch as well, but don’t like having to change the bobbin all the time! 🙂
Thanks Meta, I like this technique and use it all the time, and yes I have to change the bobbin every three minutes!
I admire your patience! 🙂
Im not a very patient person, but it suits me and my work and for big pieces it means I can cover more ground despite the bobbin changes!