Kathy of The Unbroken Thread is off to England to take a Royal School course on silk shading. We Americans call this needle painting or long and short stitches. Kathy's going to be stitching a white flower. Here are the things she does before she actually starts stitching.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/03/05/rsn-silk-shading-setting-up-to-stitch-2/
Here's what she did wrong, to help us make our needle painting better.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/03/06/rsn-silk-shading-four-petals-done-2/
UPDATE: Kathy added important tips on matching colors to a design you are copying this morning.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/03/25/rsn-silk-shading-first-large-petal-finished/
UPDATE #2: How to lighten an area you got wrong.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/03/28/a-turned-under-petal-silk-shading-the-shade/
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 6, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Twirling With and Without Threads
Labels:
Amy Bruecken,
backgrounds,
beads,
classes,
light coverage,
mysteries,
Ruth Schmuff,
swarovksi,
swarovski crystals,
tips
Ruth Schmuff is known to always add bling and to prefer light coverage stitching, both of which are in full play on her latest mystery class, "Twirl" from Amy Bruecken/Ruth Schmuff.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/03/and-twirling-we-will-go.html
If you want to try light coverage stitches yourself, you need to be aware that there are things you'll have to do differently. I summarized the challenges of tying off stitches on the back when you are using light coverage here. Ruth dodged the entire issue herself by not stitching most of her background but since I know a lot of people feel uncomfortable with that option, so here are my tips if you are a "Kate" instead of a "Ruth."
http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2011/05/cat-topiary-garden-and-light-coverage.html
Regardless of what sort of stitcher you are, it doesn't hurt to try new things occasionally.
UPDATE: Here is Twirl all finished as a standup and also framed, by the way.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2016/02/its-time-to-twirl.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 10, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2015/03/and-twirling-we-will-go.html
If you want to try light coverage stitches yourself, you need to be aware that there are things you'll have to do differently. I summarized the challenges of tying off stitches on the back when you are using light coverage here. Ruth dodged the entire issue herself by not stitching most of her background but since I know a lot of people feel uncomfortable with that option, so here are my tips if you are a "Kate" instead of a "Ruth."
http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com/2011/05/cat-topiary-garden-and-light-coverage.html
Regardless of what sort of stitcher you are, it doesn't hurt to try new things occasionally.
UPDATE: Here is Twirl all finished as a standup and also framed, by the way.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2016/02/its-time-to-twirl.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 10, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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