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...
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18 comments:
Wow, that is gorgeous
Oh, wow! That is beautiful, I hope you'll be doing some more goldwork
Absolutely beautiful!
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Absolument magnifique !!!!!!! Mes félicitations !!!!!
Bonne journée !
Anna
It is a charming piece and has worked beautifully. Well done - especially on cutting the leather precisely!
Artfully done! You've reminded me this morning of the beauty of precision!
Your ornament is amazing! So beautiful!
I love it I love it i love it!!!!!!!
It's fantastic! I'm so impressed :D
Very cool, Wendy, of course I am imagining small versions as earrings. Of course :)
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.
Hi Wendy,
I love it!! Absolutely beautiful. I must have missed if you posted what chart it is. Great job.
Oh Wendy... that is soooooo beautiful! You are rightly proud of it.
Very pretty - 1 down - 360 to go! LOL!!! Just kidding - just typing that number sent shivers up and down my spine! ;)
this is a beautiful piece
Well done, that's really lovely!
It's very cute, great work on the tiny details!
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!
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