News from Royal School of Needlework Durham - June 2014

News bulletin for the Royal School of Needlework on what has been happening for those based, and living in Durham!

June 2014

Burden stitch . . .

Burden stitch - love this stitch!!!

a closer look

another view

Burden stitch uses the same colours as the long and short shading, including the DMC Diamant thread at the tips!  It is such a versatile stitch as it can be shaded and turn with the contours of the design.

Left or right . . .

Left or right?  I decided to work the design on the right, although if it was worked on a garment, both left and right would be worked.

Ink jet printed onto fabric - the design has so far been worked with
DMC Diamant thread, and stranded cotton, worked onto a cotton furnishing fabric.

Stitches used include long and short shading, and fishbone - so far!

Detail of fishbone, leading into satin stitch

Embroidered and Embellished

Pencil shaded drawing

This is my final design for Williamsburg, Virginia for the Royal School of Needlework - which will be embroidered and embellished, mainly with stitch, but also with some gold couching too.  

It is another design for a waistcoat or frock coat front, tailored to 18th Century design.

Metallic thread stem stitch complete . . .

Stem stitch in metallic thread - now complete - fairly temperamental and challenging, BUT liking the result!

18th Century waistcoat continued . . .

metallic thread stem stitch

silk shading and with metallic thread!

Hello!  I am back, with more development on my 6-day workshop for Williamsburg, Virginia.  After a lot of trial and tribulation on colour, I think I am happy with the results so far.

Lots more to do . . .

18th century waistcoat design and planning . . .

the design

the colours - possibly!

Here is the design, on a damask woven furniture fabric.  I want to create sumptuous, luxurious, richness - or that is my aim, anyway!  

Techniques to be explored are silk shading, gold work couching, surface stitching, button making, etc . . .

18th Century waistcoat - sampling . . .

couching and stem stitch . . .

using metallic thread

In May 2014 - I will be teaching for the Royal School of Needlework in Williamsburg, Virginia.  I will be teaching three workshops, and this one is the longest - 6 days of teaching and creativity!  This will be a waistcoat front, inspired by 18th Century design, and so far - I am just sampling to see what works.