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| Attempt at subtle shading |
I am always looking to improve my embroidery techniques and inspired by Trish Burr's wonderful book
Colour confidence in embroidery (find a book review I wrote about it
here) I decided to try and improve my 'subtle shading' technique.
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| crazy fur stitching in action a couple of years ago. this piece was finished but can't find a photo of the finished jackalope right now! |
Usually, especially when stitching animal furs, I use what I call my
crazy fur stitch. Effective but not exactly subtle!
Colour confidence in embroidery has many lovely, if not a little traditional, projects (birds, flowers, fruits) but no furry animals. And I love stitching furry animals! So I drew a bunny myself and I'm now trying my shading techniques on it. Which sounds cruel but I can assure you no bunnies are hurt during the process. ;) I quickly ended up doing some 'crazy fur stitching' again. So I think I'll do some unpicking and try to follow Trish's suggestions a bit more. :)
Trish Burr is amazing. I just got another of her books, one geared for beginners. Still, I have to say that I adore your crazy-stitched animals. They're so sweet and true to what I see as the creatures' little souls. They're personal, somehow.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Ducky. Your creatures and animals make me want to stitch them. They are so soulful! Beautiful fur.
ReplyDeleteaaah thanks ladies! I will make sure this bunny, even if he is a little more detailed than my usual furry friends, will have some 'soul' too. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, the bunny looks so lovely ~ I've got 2 of Trish's books on my wish list!
ReplyDeletethank you Elsa! I only have this book by Trish Burr but I can really recommend it!
DeleteThat bunny is just gorgeous, the colour shading works really well!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I will post an update later this week :)
DeleteI love your bunny! And the jackalope. Following their progress here and on flickr! Keep up the great work ;-)
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