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| dede Odgen's Reflections Bunny Ornament |
What to do? Rip out? I could have ripped out the body and redone the brick stitches over three instead and that probably would have muted the effect. However, I decided to pull out my bunka brush and fuzz the heck out of the body and head as a way to hiding the size difference. Aren't familiar with bunka brushes? Here's a picture.
http://www.nordicneedle.com/6749.html
It works quite well but not in tiny spaces like the bunny's head where I had to be careful not to snag the ears. For that I used my Boo-Boo stick, which is normally used to get fuzz off a canvas after you rip out a section. It did a good job on the head although that area isn't as fuzzy. It's nylon bristles won't fuzz an area the way the metal bristles of the bunka brush will.
http://www.nordicneedle.com/6726.html
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| Bunny after Fuzzing |
By the way, the body is done with two plies of DMC's glow in the dark white floss mixed with a strand of Wisper. The rabbit does glow a bit except for his ears, which are all Wisper, but not as much as the skein itself glows. Using only two plies muted the effect but I do like it. I don't think Glow in the Dark is Halloween only.
I plan to add stem stitches with Wisper along the shoulder join between the head and body but you'll have to wait to see how it all turns out. I am concentrating on Belleza right now.
The reflection ornament is from a series by dede Odgen. They aren't on her website but you can see most of the series here by using the search button under the header and looking for "reflections."
http://www.stitchtherapyneedlepoint.com
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
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8 comments:
this is really cute, and no, his butt is not too big!
I think it's adorable. :)
Jane, This is adorable! I never saw or heard of these canvases by dede. Must start some serious research. BTW, if the difference between the two brick stitches bothers you, send that darling little bunny on over to Critter Cove!
;-) ~Judy
Thanks, Judy, for the support. Sadly, Mr. Bunny has already been claimed by a family member who has pet rabbits. I thought it would grace my mantelpiece with several others from the series but not according to The Niece. I do appreciate your willingness to take him off my hands, though!
Thanks, ladies. Bunny is glad you think he's adorable. I'll try to get him finished up next month so you can see how he turns out.
How did you do the reflection? It looks like you just did a single strand over the entire reflection to have it come through - is that right? I have been trying to do something similar and have not been able to get it to work so would love to know what you used.
Thanks!
Barbara
Barbara, you are right. I stitched the purple surface of the ornament with one ply of purple silk in an oval stitch called Balloon stitch. dede Odgen painted the reflections and surface of the ornaments in this series with metallic paint here and there and this light coverage stitching allows the sparkle to show though somewhat. I also put small horizontal stitches using a metallic thread at the base of each oval to help emphasize this. My tips for coverage a surface with a light coverage thread is to either match the color exactly or go much lighter or darker. Having something almost the right shade of the paint doesn't ever seem to work for me. You also probably have to hit upon the right stitch. I went for oval stitches since my bunny's head and butt are oval and the ornament is round. I like to echo the shape I'm filling with a similar shaped stitch. Hope this helps a little!
that helps a lot. Thanks. Barbara
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