Mabel's RSN Certificate - silk shading

[Mabel Figworthy]

Canvaswork over, on with silk shading - no time to get bored! (More about the prep in FoF)

I've had my image approved, hooped up a sample cloth, dressed the slate frame with the background calico, picked my colours. Ready to go

[Serinde]

Bet HAED would get at least 15 colours into that stem.

[Mabel Figworthy]

Probably! The tutor advised me to pick just 2, but I have snuck in one or two extras...

[Mabel Figworthy]

More prep: colour plans, tonal plans, stitch order, stitch direction, prick & pounce, painting on... One day I'll actually get to stitch something
(More - also about two other projects - on FoF)

[fccs]

I can’t wait to see this one grow!

[Mabel Figworthy]

I seem to have been very remiss in updating this - not that it's going very quickly Anyway, after today's class this is the state of play:

[Serinde]

Does it feel good working with embroidery threads again? Looks wonderful.

[Mabel Figworthy]

Instead of goldwork materials, do you mean? Yes, it is rather fun, and much more detailed, but also much harder on the eyes; my tutor said she never does more than 45 minutes at most in one stretch before taking a break.

I did, for the first time in three months, do some homework yesterday, and finished the petal. I can see all sorts of things that I could have done differently, but on the whole I'm pleased with it; more to the point, Kathryn (the tutor) said of the bit I did in class that she could see definite progress in the smoothness of my long & short, which was encouraging!

[geekishly]

This is coming along beautifully!

[Mabel Figworthy]

Progress! A little at a time, but progress. (Two pics to show the difference the direction of the light makes.)

[Serinde]

Wow! It really does.

[geekishly]

Wow, absolutely stunning

[Mabel Figworthy]

Latest update:

[geekishly]

So beautiful!

[Serinde]

So painstaking!

[Mabel Figworthy]

A bit more progress on the petal. I'm finding it hard to get stitching time, partly because of Life but partly because the light is rarely good enough. I do prefer natural daylight to work by, but I may have to compromise over the winter

[Serinde]

Or you need to be ferocious about claiming any good daylight hours over the winter...

[Mabel Figworthy]

About to do half an hour this morning!

[Mabel Figworthy]

Nice bright light so did a bit more - thank you DH - some sampling to replicate a particularly tricky patch of greyish yellowish pink (the greyishness is almost impossible to get, but so be it) and further progress on the petal.

[geekishly]

They have some good, low energy use LED lightbulbs now that work in standard light fixtures. Might be work getting one for stitching with?

Your progress is lovely as always.