Oak leaves and acorns: Goldwork

I did not especially feel like stitching today so that was a good day to do some finishing. A little while back I had ordered a box from Sudberry which I received a couple days after I placed my order. I was surprised by how quickly they shipped it. I had ordered something a long time ago and could not remember how good they were at customer service, so that was a nice surprise.

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I asked my husband if he could take two photos, one over the box and another one to show what the box looks like.





This is the second photo he took for me to show the lines of the box. Just one thing though, he took the photo from the back and not from the front. Not sure how he did it, but I did not have the heart to tell him about it and have him retake it again, so now you can all see the project from the front and from the back (big grin).


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Here is the link for the box.

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Now, what will I put in it .............. hum, I must have some treasures somewhere. I just love boxes and have not many, so this is a real treat for me. It is also less expensive than having the piece framed. Anyway, it is nice to have a bit of both.


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Pierrette =^..^=

Oak leaves and acorns: Goldwork

This is a photo of the finished project. I find it very hard to take a photo that would really show the sparkling properly.

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Janice Routley, the designer for this project, gave us the option to fill in the little caps in different ways. I chose to bead the purls using various lengths, placing them in random directions, made some loops and overlap others, to give the little caps some dimensions. Link for the Embroiderers' Association of Canada is http://www.eac.ca/

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I have ordered a Sudberry box and will use that to finish this project. Link for the site where they sell different boxes is http://www.sudberry.com/

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Pierrette =^..^=

Oak leaves and acorns: Goldwork

One of the projects that I have been working on lately is a beginner's metal thread (goldwork) correspondence course designed by Janice Routley for the Embroiderers' Association of Canada, to which I belong to.

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I was surprised to see how much work there was to do before I could actually start couching the Japanese gold threads on the project. First, I needed to mount backing and ground material together using herringbone stitches making sure both fabric are well stretched, then I had to use the trace and tack method for transferring the pattern and only after that was done was I able to start couching the Japanese gold thread on my design, starting with the three oak leaves. Next step is to work the three acorns themselves and then the design will be completed.

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After that I will need to start looking for a lovely wooden box. I think that would look nice as an insert.

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Pierrette =^..^=