Well there is nothing like just diving in. After all the hand stitching was done there was no value in hesitating as I lose focus and all those ideas buzzing in my head, if I walk away for a few days.
I had toyed with the idea of starting in the centre and working out, but to me that's just inviting pinches and wrinkles.
The sketch I made for the borders echoed the wheat theme. Ten of them fit nicely along the top edge.
After a simple arch in the black, I moved onto the first of the diamonds.
I didn't want the whole piece to be about wheat but a foliage/feather was the next choice.
Drawing designs and stitching them are two different things. White paper gives a very different impression than the same design on the fabric.
Drawing all these designs life size allows me to reference what I did before. There have been times when I've reached the far side and couldn't remember how I had finished a corner or how many repeats there were in a section.
Some people use photographs but my camera is not that versatile in giving me a clear idea of what went where. (Hubby says it's just me!)
The drawing for the large negative space just isn't right yet. Maybe stretched and a bit more grass like.
Tomorrow.
I had toyed with the idea of starting in the centre and working out, but to me that's just inviting pinches and wrinkles.
The sketch I made for the borders echoed the wheat theme. Ten of them fit nicely along the top edge.
After a simple arch in the black, I moved onto the first of the diamonds.
I didn't want the whole piece to be about wheat but a foliage/feather was the next choice.
Drawing designs and stitching them are two different things. White paper gives a very different impression than the same design on the fabric.
Drawing all these designs life size allows me to reference what I did before. There have been times when I've reached the far side and couldn't remember how I had finished a corner or how many repeats there were in a section.
Some people use photographs but my camera is not that versatile in giving me a clear idea of what went where. (Hubby says it's just me!)
The drawing for the large negative space just isn't right yet. Maybe stretched and a bit more grass like.
Tomorrow.
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