Creating a Shaggy Dog

Di Van Niekerk has written a wonderful tutorial on how to create a shaggy dog which she has shared here.
https://dicraft.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2017/09/Dandy-Dog-A-Free-Tutorial.pdf

You should note that she is an embroiderer based in South Africa so she is using a thread most of us aren't familiar with.  Chameleon Threads can be purchased from this Australian website.
http://www.allthreads.com.au/threads-wools-1/chameleon-threads

You can also substitute cotton or silk perle and floss, of course.  The company's Facebook page might be helpful, as well.
https://www.facebook.com/Chameleon-Threads-379183118896758/

I would suggest that needlepointers use Di's tutorial as a jumping off point.  She has plenty of great ideas like using beads for the dog's nails and using turkeywork for the long shaggy look.  Experiment a bit to recreate the look of her grass.  Sadly she doesn't have stitch diagrams for the stitches she uses but I think with some experimentation you can come up with a similar look.

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Book Review: Silk Ribbon Embroidery

If you ever wanted to try to make dimensional flowers from silk ribbons for your needlepoint canvases, you will want to read this book review of Di Van Niekerk's newest Silk Ribbon Embroidery (SRE) book.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/07/little-flowers-in-silk-organza-ribbon-book-review.html

Mary Corbet is a very good embroiderer with a lot of teaching experience in many techniques. If she says something is good, it is.  Mary also tells folks where to get this book, even though the authors are South African, and you may be in Australia, the UK or the US.

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 1, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Di Van Niekerk Interview

Since we are talking silk ribbon, I wanted to mention an interview iwth Di Van Kiekerk that Trish Burr did on her blog.  Mrs. Van Kiekerk is famous for her books on ribbon embroidery.  I did not know she did DVDs as well.
http://trishburr.com/2012/08/02/di-van-niekerk/

I found her YouTube channel where we can watch snippets from the DVDs.  So settle down with your favorite beverage and prepare to be inspired.
http://www.youtube.com/user/DivanNiekerk


Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com