More on the Parrot Head

Embellished Ultrasuede Parrot Head

Glenis asked in the Comments yesterday if the stitch guide I'm writing for Cha will have alternate ways of finishing the parrot head for those who don't want to attach Ultrasuede to their canvas.  The answer is Yes.  One could easily just tent stitch the head the same way the body was done, add the wide diamond and diamond ray stitches on top and then add the eyebrow as the above photo shows. Whether you embroider on top of tent stitches or on top of Ultrasuede, you'll have a pretty similar look.

I prefer the smoothness of the Ultrasuede but I know some people won't be able to buy Ultrasuede in the right plum color and some people won't like the look.  Others will chicken out when it comes to cutting out fabric and appliqueing it onto a NP canvas, even though I thought it was really easy to do.  Doesn't matter. You can stitch this canvas successfully with a very similar look to mine without ever touching a piece of Ultrasuede.

And for those who wondered, yes, I did more tent stitches on the background yesterday (sigh) and started on the wings but I did not make enough progress to do photos of that yet.

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Learning From Blogs (and Perle Cotton)

There are a lot of interesting projects to study on various blogs.  Are you interested in how to show perspective?  Study what Ruth did with her Maggie gardening lady canvas to make each element recede or come forward.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2010/07/welcome-to-rose-parade.html

Here's the bare canvas Before Ruth.
http://www.maggieco.com/html/detail.php?ID=2393&Category=1&pg=1&q=watering%20can%20lady

By the way, there's a matching frame sold by Maggie.
http://www.maggieco.com/html/detail.php?ID=2433&Category=11&pg=1&q=watering%20can%20lady

Are you interested in ways to provide continuity in a design you created yourself?  Jan is facing that issue with the latest rug she is designing and writes about her solutions here.
http://threadmedley.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/mosaic-needlepoint-rug-progress-13/

Do faces cause you trouble when you stitch?  You may find Mary Corbet's analysis of faces on ecclesiastical embroidery as fascinating as I do.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2010/07/embroidered-faces-perspective.html

Before I forget, Needle in a Haystack is selling their perle cotton at a big discount in preparation for their move to a new location.
http://needlestack.typepad.com/whats_new/2010/07/anchor-perle-8-12-grab-bags-on-sale.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com Archived Yahoo 360 postings at http://profiles.yahoo.com/chillyhollow