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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

3D violet


stumpwork

I’m a big fan of embroidery books from Japan. Photos look amazing, and step-by-step instructions are crystal clear. Some books by Atelier Fil (Hiroko Sei & Shizue Yasui) are fantastic. I decided to try a 3D violet. I’m using some wires (#34 and #30) and DMC stranded cotton. Here’s the result. It’s so cold outside, but […]

31st January 2016