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GOLDWORK
TULIP
WORK IN PROGRESS
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The
design is painted onto cotton velveteen fabric.
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The
design is padded with felt and crochet cotton. Some areas are padded
with 3 layers of felt, some with two and the remainder with one layer.
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The
petals of the tulip are worked in Or Nue, which is the couching down
of burnished gold No. 7 Japan thread with Au Ver A Soie silk threads.
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2:
Padding |
3:
Or Nue Petals |
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The
left leaf is worked in rows of Gold No. 1 1/2 twist, Fine Rococco
and stem stitch in Au Ver a Soie silk thread.
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The
back of the right leaf is worked in rows of Fine Rococco and stem
stitch in Au Ver a Soie silk thread. The front of the leaf is worked
in Super Pearl Purl, No. 1 1/2 Twist and stem stitch in Au Ver a Soie
silk thread.
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The
left small leaf is worked in Super Pearl Purl, No. 1 1/2 Twist and
stem stitch in Au Ver a Soie silk thread. All the leaves and petals
are outlined in either No. 1 Pearl Purl or Super Pearl Purl.
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The
stem is worked in No. 7 Rough Purl, sewing down chips (beads) at a
diagonal over the crochet cotton padding. The grass at the bottom of
the tulip of worked in s-ing using chips of No. 7 Smooth Purl.
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6:
Left Small Leaf and Outlines |
7:
Left Small Leaf and Outlines |
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#12
and #14 Spangles are sewn down randomly at the bottom of the tulip
to represent the earth.
EMBROIDERY SIZE
Height: 7
1/2 inches (18 3/
4 cm) Width: 3
3/4 inches (9 1/2 cm)
PREPARATION TIME
Tracing
the design, prick and pounce method of transfer, and placing the
fabric into the stretcher bar frame: 1 hour
EMBROIDERY TIME
48
hours
BACKGROUND FABRIC USED
Dark
Green Cotton Velveteen Fabric and Yellow Felt
THREADS USED
Burnished
Gold No. 7 Japan Thread, No. 1 /12 Twist, Fine Rococco, Super Pearl
Purl, No. 1 Pearl Purl, Spangles, No. 7 Rough Purl, No. 7 Smooth
Purl, 6 Shades of Au Ver A Soie Silk Threads, Yellow Polyester Sewing Thread. |
