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Saturday 12 March 2011

Word Play

Well my cloth is coming along nicely, I have spent the last few evenings stitching the quote that I wanted to include. I used purple metallic gutermann thread, which is not easy to embroider with and text is quite boring to stitch too, so it took a while.

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Here is a photo of how the cloth looks as a whole, there is still much work to be done but I am really pleased with how it is coming together, it makes me smile :)
More silver leaves need to be included, the tree trunk to the right needs to be stitched in (I am rather anxious about doing that, it is a big area of stitching to cover!) and the leaves to the top left need more branches and lots of more leaves.

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The background is also due some special treatment.... not sure what yet, more white stitching to give texture to the cloth and secure the weaving for sure, and perhaps more... I like that this part of the story has not unfolded to me yet. Oh yes, there is still much to be done and much to learn.
You can view a full size photo of the cloth here.

Happy Weekend to you! <3

8 comments:

  1. This is absolutely wonderful! So rich and colourful! :-)

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  2. Tallulah - this is stunning! You have done such a beautiful job. Am so pleased that you are pleased with it :) Love the embroidered words - they look very effective in the Gutermann thread. And I enjoyed looking at all the details when I looked at the larger pic on Flickr. Your art is evolving beautifully and I am so happy I get to see some of it.
    Sending you a squishy hug.
    Dot xx

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  3. Holy flippin' moly! This is so unbelievably beautiful! You have totally inspired me to create one of these. We should do a swap of one of these someday...on a smaller scale of course. (I know that you have so much time on your hands hehehe)
    xo,
    Sena

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  4. Oh my, this is looking absolutely amazing. And a very inspiring quote. Can't wait to see your story unfolding some more xx

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  5. Tallulah that is absolutely gorgeous. This must have taken you so many hours to get to this point. I can't wait to see the finished product.

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  6. Amazing! You must feel very proud!

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  7. You are making something so personal and beautiful... and doing a wonderful job!

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  8. i love the vibrant color and carefree movement of this piece, tallulah! how wonderful!!

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