I have completed the large motif on the left-hand
side (centre section) Hooray Hooray!!. This was the
laddering (1 strand of DMC cotton floss) over two threads all around the
outside of the pointed shape. On the
inside of this is the trellis work; the horizontals and verticals worked with
no.20 Coton à Broder, with a spacing of two threads. Split stitch around the edge of the trellis
and the laddering to provide a firm base for all the trailing around the
trellis, laddering and pulled work sections.
I wanted this to be less prominent than the leaf section below so used a two-strand
core of no.16 Coton à Broder, instead of a three-strand core. Then finally
stitched crosses over the intersections of the trellis with DMC Diamant
D5200. I like the effect of the Diamant,
although the photo doesn’t show the sparkle on this section. Completing this small section of the motif
took eight hours.
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| Completed left hand motif |
I found stitching the whole section more difficult than
anticipated. The laddering is not very
even in some places as it goes around the curve. Similarly, the trailing around the curves was
difficult as pushing the needle through the tight stitching was tricky.
The crosses on the trellis took a whole
morning to complete as the spacing between each horizontal and vertical is very
small.
Now I have taken a photo of the
motif I can also see some holes in the net stitching, these will have to be mended
when the organdie is cut away.
Unfortunately, the Moyra McNeill book I ordered on drawn thread
work has not arrived, so I have not been able to practise some designs for the
hillocks. I will have to do this at
Tracy’s in my next lesson.
