Pomegranate, Crown & Fleur de lys


Goldwork

I love embroidery. You can never stop learning. Note to myself. AU VER A SOIE Sole Ovale Col:945 Anchor Col:370&371 Angle of the needle Soft string padding. 2 strands of Gutermann Col:488 I’d like to stay truth to the spirit of lifelong learning.  

30th April 2016

#tbt#stumpwork#flowerfairy


stumpwork

Throwback Thursday. This is one of my favourite pieces. I wanted to try stumpwork technique to recreate Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower Fairy. Actually, the whole piece looks like an opened book. When I was mounting this piece, the Duchess of Cambridge (Yes! It’s Catherine!) came to visit us at Royal School of Needlework. Before we […]

14th April 2016