Tuesday 1 April 2014

A goldwork decoration

Happy April the first!  Here's hoping no-one tries to fool me today as I will fall for it.  I finished the canvas work decoration that was challenge for Needlequest's March theme of goldwork.



I am so happy with how it turned out.  Yep, that's right, I'm happy with it.  There are no major mistakes that I feel compelled to point out.  It's about 6" tip to top, not including the tassle.


The cream stitches are all Rhodes stitches, which is a lovely textural stitch.  The gold squares are leather which I stab stitched in place.  That was quite challenging, as was cutting them to the right size.  Each one has 2 layers of felt underneath to give it some depth.  The outside is sewn up with beads.  I forgot to take a picture of the back, but it's just a plain cream silk.


I hung it up in my craft room to take a picture and it's currently living there until I find a better home for it!  I really enjoyed this quick foray into goldwork and I will be doing some more.  It's also got me itching to do some more canvas work... If only I didn't have 360 WIPs as it is... 


Related posts
Needlequest January - Needlepainting
Needlequest February - Japan (Sashiko)
Needlequest March - Goldwork, starting the decoration

18 comments:

Christine said...

Wow, that is gorgeous

Jane said...

Oh, wow! That is beautiful, I hope you'll be doing some more goldwork

Anonymous said...

Absolutely beautiful!

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Anna said...

Absolument magnifique !!!!!!! Mes félicitations !!!!!
Bonne journée !
Anna

Rachel said...

It is a charming piece and has worked beautifully. Well done - especially on cutting the leather precisely!

Karin Slaton said...

Artfully done! You've reminded me this morning of the beauty of precision!

Rhona said...

Your ornament is amazing! So beautiful!

JoJo said...

I love it I love it i love it!!!!!!!

Sarah in Stitches said...

It's fantastic! I'm so impressed :D

Monique (A Half-Baked Notion) said...

Very cool, Wendy, of course I am imagining small versions as earrings. Of course :)

Maryanne said...

Your canvaswork is beautiful, Wendy! I used to do canvaswork almost exclusively but I haven't done any in a long while. It sounds as though we have a lot of crafting, or artwork, in common! Thank you for following my blog. I really appreciate your comments and your interest.

Sheila said...

Hi Wendy,
I love it!! Absolutely beautiful. I must have missed if you posted what chart it is. Great job.

SuperMomNoCape said...

Oh Wendy... that is soooooo beautiful! You are rightly proud of it.

Sandra :) said...

Very pretty - 1 down - 360 to go! LOL!!! Just kidding - just typing that number sent shivers up and down my spine! ;)

margaret said...

this is a beautiful piece

Sparklyjools said...

Well done, that's really lovely!

Renee said...

It's very cute, great work on the tiny details!

Renee said...

Beautiful! Your blog is becoming a dangerous place to visit. I'm still telling myself I have too many projects to try adding a placemat project to the list, and now I am itching to finally try some gold work. ;) Thank you for sharing your inspiring projects!