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| Day of the Dead Design by Manuel Salas |
I've finished the orange flowers on either side of Belleza's earrings. The petals are bugle beads and the centers are needle felted. I thought you'd like to see how they turned out. This is the simplest needle felting possible but good practice for more complicated needle felting shapes. I'll try something a little more complex on another canvas.
If you are interested in other dimensional techniques such as those found in stumpwork, you will be interested in Kelly Clark's new stumpwork sampler canvas. There is a kit with the Ultrasuede you'll need and a booklet about the techniques as well as a painted canvas. (Be careful, though, as Kelly has several sampler canvases and you want your shop to order the right one which is KCA 021-18.) I don't know if the painted canvas, booklet and Ultrusuade kit are available separately or what the costs are. None of that information is available yet as this is so new, it's not on any shop websites that I could find.
http://kellyclarkneedlepointhandbook.blogspot.com/2012/09/kellys-new-sampler-stumpwork-naturally.html
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| This is Belleza, distributed by Tapestry Fair |
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
Wow, you have been working on this a lot! It is looking awesome! I knew you would get the needlefelting!
ReplyDeleteOh Jane, she's gorgeous, can't stop looking at her, you did a phenomenal job, as usual. Awesome, awesome, awesome
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice compliments, Pat and Palma. Coming from such great stitchers as you two, that really means a lot to me.
ReplyDeleteJane, the delays in working Belezza have really enhanced your work by giving you new techniques, like the felting. I love, love, love what you have done!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sneak preview! You made my day! I knew you would come up with something special and you did!!! Judy
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteSo impressed by how you keep trying new techniques to embellish your canvases. I'm intrigued as I watch you assess intensity of color and thread coverage to keep the eye moving from place to place, so that each area of interest gets attention. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ms. Kath K! Anyone can do this. You just have to be willing to really look and rip out if necessary. What you see here is often after I ripped and restitched. What I think will look good and what actually does can be two different things! But that is how we learn, by making mistakes. Don't make mistakes, you aren't much of a stitcher in my opinion.
DeleteYour work is just magnificent. I just cannot get over how beautiful you have made this canvas.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Michelle. Start with a great canvas and add a little imagination and it's amazing what you can do.
Deletethis is fantastico!!!!the felting came out beautifully!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Katherine. She's a fun project, that's for sure.
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