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"It works." Oh, indeed it does. What a handsome parrot, and how well it fits into its joyful surroundings. I don't usually enjoy ribbon embroidery, though it's very popular here in South Africa, but I'll make an exception for a feathery tail any time! Thanks so much for sharing, and for talking us through it.
So you're still not going Asian? Hmm .. the year is yet young! Is there a live link anywhere to your Japanese wedding group? I can't raise it, and since my daughter would like me to do her a Japanese picture, it would be really interesting to see what you did with the hair. Call me amnesiac, but I just don't recall. And though we have a very settled Chinese population here in South Africa, who even run the sushi bars(!), Japanese culture for practical purposes doesn't happen, so I can't consult local experts or even peer intently at local Japanese hair!
All the best from South Africa in early spring."
Since I'm just working on side two of the iPhone case and you already know basically what that looks like, how about we talk about hair? The canvas that Deborah asks about is actually two line drawn canvases by the late Anne Jerlow. I stitched both for the ANG Auction in Baltimore in 2007. The photo above is my best attempt back then to take a photo of both canvases when they were finished. This isn't exactly much help to Deborah, but my original Yahoo Blog is archived and not easily accessible, even to me. The canvases are mostly line drawn but the hair and hair ornaments on the geishas were painted. You can see the original canvases on the Tapestry Fair website which distributes Anne's work.
http://www.tapestryfair.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=1
Having the hair painted black was quite helpful since black thread probably won't cover white mono canvas without a bit of "dandruff" showing. If the canvas Deborah chooses doesn't have black hair, I suggest she color it as black as possible before she starts stitching.
The next few messages are going to be repostings of my original April 2006 ones about the hair of one of the geishas--the one in black on the far left. I call her the Mother of the Bride. (The bride is the central figure in pink.) I hope this helps, Deborah, but remember, you are going to have to adopt this technique to whatever canvas you choose and it may not be the best way to stitch the Japanese themed canvas your daughter wants!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com Archived Yahoo 360 postings at http://profiles.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
http://www.tapestryfair.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=1
Having the hair painted black was quite helpful since black thread probably won't cover white mono canvas without a bit of "dandruff" showing. If the canvas Deborah chooses doesn't have black hair, I suggest she color it as black as possible before she starts stitching.
The next few messages are going to be repostings of my original April 2006 ones about the hair of one of the geishas--the one in black on the far left. I call her the Mother of the Bride. (The bride is the central figure in pink.) I hope this helps, Deborah, but remember, you are going to have to adopt this technique to whatever canvas you choose and it may not be the best way to stitch the Japanese themed canvas your daughter wants!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com Archived Yahoo 360 postings at http://profiles.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
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