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ROBIN
IN GRASS - NEEDLE PAINTING
The
Robin will be taught as a two day class in Kelowna, British
Columbia, Canada for EAC seminar May 20 -25th, 2008, for more
information see the EAC
website.
The
Robin 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 good quality 100% cotton 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 use one strand of DMC floss in the
needle at the time.
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First
I draw the robin design onto the fabric using the Prick
and Pounce Method.
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I
begin by working the feet and legs of the robin in split stitch, I
then work the chest of the Robin in two rows of long and short stitch.
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Next
I work the tail feathers of the robin in satin stitch.
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I
then work the wing feathers of the robin in long split stitch and
satin stitch.
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3:
Tail Feathers |
4:
Wing Feathers |
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Next
I work the back of the birds neck in rows of long and short stitch.
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I
then work the head of the bird in rows of long and short stitch
working from the outside edge of the head in towards the center.
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then work the beak and eye in satin stitch. I work a couple of
stitches in a light shade in the eye as a reflection and outline the
eye in couching, to create a rim to the eye. The grass is then worked
in split stitch.
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6:
Head |
7:
Finished Embroidery |
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EMBROIDERY SIZE
Height: 3
1/2 inches (9 cm) Width: 2
1/2 inches (6 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
32
hours
BACKGROUND FABRIC USED
Smooth
good quality 100% cotton muslin Fabric: Southern
Belle
THREADS USED
13
shades of DMC embroidery floss, using one strand in the needle at
one time. |
