embroidery

20 hours worth of work into the embroidery

Layer 4

Is finished! expect pics with my first update going to Bella at the end of the week!

Good day

So today started well, I got up about an hour after go time for the IRCC and I spent 4 hours prepping a few projects. I had to go to work today as it was Nat quals for my speech and debate kids so I prepared a few small projects to keep me busy through the day.



I start by taking out the threads on my first row of my drawn thread handkerchief


This is some amazing antique linen given to me by my grandmother it is so fine and I love working with it, It started it's life out as a top sheet and I have made three handkerchiefs from it so far it is in amazing shape!

I next made a wire frame and stretched and glued my silk for the paddle fan

I warped my new mini card loom, I have never tried any type of weaving before so this took the longest to do. I went over the pattern I designed (picks of pattern up tomorrow) 

Last I pounced and outlined my embroidery design for my velvet needle book.

I packed the loom and embroidery with me and went off to the meet at the end of the day I had a lot of progress
1 garter  finished

here you can see both sides of the ermine pattern

I was able to finish a second and a spare one that I have yet to take off the loom

which I will do tomorrow

I had a lot of fun making the garters and I have a design idea brewing in my head for a pair with my persona's initials and one using some shades of blue (my fav. color)

Total time including warping of the loom 6hours

I then started my embroidery, This is my first time playing with gold thread and I think I am starting to get the hang of it, 5 hours of work so far


So here is the list

Layer 1
Camicia- silk washed and dried
Layer 2
Petticoat- design planned not started
Layer 3
Dress- Not started
Layer 4
Ermine Garters- Finished!
Needle book- Embroidery (compass rose) Started
Paddle fan- Frame made and ready for paint
Handkerchief- ready to start design elements

needle book

Worked on the embroidery on the needle book today, It was a busy run around and wait place type day so I was able to get a lot of embroidery done. Nice thing is my husband will be home for the next two weeks- he arrives tomorrow morning. Before being shipped off to Idaho. So that will give me two weeks to start tackling the big projects, I hope.

Pics of progress



At 10 hours of work total almost done laying the gold thread



starting the split stitch with the dark gold colored silk

So far 15 hours of work on the embroidery, feeling much better with the gold work will try more when I start the next element- for a sort of Or Nue type look using colored thread to couch down the thread

GO!

And we are off, sadly I still have work today so I am prepping some little things I can work on while I am at Nat. quals.

Dress Fabric

Fabric for the IRCC this year, posted because Aurora asked :)

This fabric was a gift for a special occasion but after sitting on it for five years I figure I will make the dress a special occassion

IRCC2 ideas brewing

Dress inspiration