beard5 ([info]beard5) wrote,
@ 2009-03-20 22:40:00
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Current mood: accomplished
Entry tags:embroidery, madness, tiny stitches

what I've been working on

This piece is a bit less than 3 inches in diameter, the edges of the flower petals are worked in buttonhole stitch, over wire. The middle petals have a section of detached leaves, also worked over wire (this was a pain to do by the way) and I learned an important lesson, do your french knots *before* doing your woven picots. (they get tangled, and telling someone that your french knots are all tangled in your picots simply sounds dirty, dirty, dirty)

full view front

Here's the back
Doing stem stitch, on top of detached buttonhole, was not my smartest decision. (though it does look good) there was a lot of bleeding on that one.
back and signature

Here's a detail of the gilt silk twist (it's fun to play with) on the back of the petals.
detail of gilt silk twist on back of petal



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[info]ellid
2009-03-21 02:46 am UTC (link)
*faints*

That's AMAZING.

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[info]lady_jade_01
2009-03-21 03:45 am UTC (link)
Ya know, I saw this piece up close and personal....and it's STILL flipping gorgeous!!!

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[info]albreda
2009-03-21 09:55 am UTC (link)
Yup - me too, and my eyes bled in sympathy.

HOW this piece is not mostly dried sweat, blood and tears, I have NO idea!

Are you proclaiming it done now? After what, 150 hours of work?

I could just shoot you that it is a non-period piece so you can't show it off on your garb! (But at least this way you can keep it safely in a box, eh?)

BTW - I'm hoping to land my first AT proficiency today! Woot!

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:09 am UTC (link)
Good luck at the AT panel. You'll do great.

I hope to send this piece in to the Piecework Magazine contest.

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[info]albreda
2009-03-22 01:55 pm UTC (link)
I'm sure you'd do well in the contest - good luck!

I got 'working knowledge' in both counted work and blackwork. :D
(Getting something paneled was a goal of mine for A&S 50, so yeah me!)

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:07 am UTC (link)
Thank you! I had a good time on it.

Granted, I may need to redefine my idea of "quick and easy project" (this one took between 150 and 160 hours)

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**boggles**
[info]felis_lupus
2009-03-21 02:50 am UTC (link)
Oh. My. God.

WOW!

It's absolutely gorgeous! All embroidery? What IS that??

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:11 am UTC (link)
It's all embroidery. It's a combination of stitches, and embroidery on the back of the pieces too. I think you can actually see the stitches on the enlargements.

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[info]felis_lupus
2009-03-22 02:21 am UTC (link)
Yes, I posted that before you'd tweaked the entry for thumbnails and description... :)

It's amazing. Beautiful work. And definitely not what most people would call a "quick and easy project". ;)

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[info]pickledherring
2009-03-21 04:39 am UTC (link)
Ooh Beard! It's gorgeous!

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:11 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

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[info]baka_kit
2009-03-21 07:56 am UTC (link)
Ooh, pretty!

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:11 am UTC (link)
Thank you.

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[info]suelder
2009-03-21 11:10 am UTC (link)
Very pretty!

Just yesterday I was asking about you - now I know what you've been up to.

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[info]baronessmartha
2009-03-21 12:18 pm UTC (link)
damn.
You are full of talented and patient and a teeny bit of crazy.
just the right amounts of all of it.

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:12 am UTC (link)
Heh, Batty saw this post and laughed. I think it was the "teeny" part.

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[info]fitzw
2009-03-21 12:41 pm UTC (link)
Very nice!

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:12 am UTC (link)
Thank you.

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[info]helwen
2009-03-21 01:58 pm UTC (link)
Wow.... love it!

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:13 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

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[info]aislinn_sca
2009-03-21 04:57 pm UTC (link)
Beautiful! And with such amazing detail! I'm in awe.

Well done!

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:13 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

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[info]lysystrata
2009-03-21 10:29 pm UTC (link)
Very purty! Can I be you when I grow up? ;)

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:14 am UTC (link)
After seeing your Bayeux Tapestry thing I think you might already *be* me.

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[info]lysystrata
2009-03-22 03:13 am UTC (link)
...minus the facial hair thing and all. I mean, you totally rock the beard. I don't know if I have the bone structure for it. Or the hormones, for that matter! :D

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[info]elmsley_rose
2009-03-22 01:03 am UTC (link)
Wow-eee!!!!

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:14 am UTC (link)
Thank you :)

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[info]barlidoc
2009-03-22 01:59 am UTC (link)
Wow that is gorgeous! Are they button covers or accents? Something like this would add serious class to any garment and I'm amazed at the detail. Great work!

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[info]beard5
2009-03-22 02:15 am UTC (link)
It's actually a brooch, it's about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. And thank you for the compliment. See you in chat. :)

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