These pictures are a couple of details of a big embroidery piece I made that was inspired by life on the sea bed.
The white "sea anemone" is made by sewing rows and rows of running stitches on cream silk and drawing them tight as if smocking. Then I formed the silk into a tube before attaching it to the background with hidden couching stitches. It sits on a bed of french and bullion knots and tufted stitches.
The white "sea anemone" is made by sewing rows and rows of running stitches on cream silk and drawing them tight as if smocking. Then I formed the silk into a tube before attaching it to the background with hidden couching stitches. It sits on a bed of french and bullion knots and tufted stitches.
This is another image of the same piece. Little cushions are covered in knots and crochet stitches and then attached to the background which is tufted with stranded embroidery threads, slivers of silk and raffia string.
Ann, I so love these pieces. I do a lot of creative embroidery and a lot of sea influences in two big pieces I did last year. Have more sketches to get going, but TIME is the big problem. Keep going!!
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