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BLUE
BIRD ON BLOSSOM BRANCH - NEEDLE PAINTING
The
Blue Bird is worked in the method of needle painting which is the
blending of straight long and short stitches using different shades
of DMC floss.
The
embroidery is worked on a off white muslin fabric in a 9 inch by 9
inch stretcher bar frame. The fabric is pinned onto the stretcher bar
frame so that it is drum tight.
WORK IN PROGRESS
The
embroidery is worked from the background to the foreground so that a
dimensional picture is created. I used one strand of DMC floss in the
needle at the time.
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The
design is transferred onto the fabric using the prick
and pounce method. The tail feather is worked first
in spit stitch and satin stitch and then the top side of the body is
outlined in split stitch.
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The
breast and wing are worked in rows of long and short stitch. The
long and short stitches stitches of the wing cover the split stitch
outline on the body making a smooth edge.
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The
second wing is worked in lines of split stitch.
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The
throat and head are worked in rows of long and short stitch.
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3:
Breast and Second Wing |
4:
Throat and Head |
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The
head is worked in rows of long and short stitch. The eye and
blossoms are worked in satin stitch. The branch is worked in stem stitch.
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The
Leaves are worked in satin stitch working the background leaves first.
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The
leaves and beak are worked in satin stitch.
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Stem
stitch veins are worked on the leaves.
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7:
Leaves |
8:
Stem Stitch Veins |
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EMBROIDERY SIZE
Height:
3 inches (7 1/2 cm) Width: 3 1/4 inches (8 cm)
PREPARATION TIME
Tracing
the design, prick and pounce method of transfer, drawing on the
design and placing the fabric into the stretcher bar frame: 2 hours
EMBROIDERY TIME
35
hours
BACKGROUND FABRIC USED
Smooth
good quality 100% cotton muslin Fabric: Southern
Belle
THREADS USED
24
shades of DMC embroidery floss, using one strand in the needle at
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