Just finished stitching this piece. Acid Betty eye. #handembroidery #dragqueen #eyes #CreativeToots #embroidery #FridayFeeling I wish you could see it person. It has so much sparkle in real life. Metallic Star and Lashes done in ultra fine glittery cord.
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I'm delighted to say that my Thread Talk for the Embroiderers Guild, "From an Inkling To A Stitch" is now available On Demand. The Eventbrite link for booking is here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-demand-thread-talks-rachel-wright-from-an-inkling-to-a-stitch-tickets-1250233966449?aff=oddtdtcreator
Aethelflaed's horse now has four legs!
#AethelflaedEmbroidery #OpusAnglicanum #SilkThread #SplitStitch #HandEmbroidery #MedievalMoversAndShakers #LadyOfTheMercians
#AethelflaedEmbroidery #OpusAnglicanum #SilkThread #SplitStitch #HandEmbroidery #MedievalMoversAndShakers #LadyOfTheMercians
Aethelflaed's horse is now properly shod...
#AethelflaedEmbroidery #LadyOfTheMercians #OpusAnglicanum #SplitStitch #SilkThread #HandEmbroidery
#AethelflaedEmbroidery #LadyOfTheMercians #OpusAnglicanum #SplitStitch #SilkThread #HandEmbroidery
I only attempted one rendering of #faience - beads from a broad collar described early on in #NefertitiLivedHere, in a report inexpertly typed by the director then on site, the year before #MaryChubb joined the expedition to Egypt. As I've said, embroidery has such strong textural and visual personality that something like a direct rendition of a broad collar as you see in the watercolour would be terribly congested, visually confusing, and probably rather dull. The spiral of embroidered beads is lighter, more playful - more fun!
I've made a start on someone else...
#HandEmbroidery #Placidus #ConversionOfPlacidus #AnimalVignettes #Woodpecker
#HandEmbroidery #Placidus #ConversionOfPlacidus #AnimalVignettes #Woodpecker
Lest you fear I have forgotten how to stitch....!
I may have to do the barn owl again, but I am enjoying the exploration.
#HandEmbroidery #VisionOfPlacidus #AnimalVignettes #stitchery #BarnOwl
I may have to do the barn owl again, but I am enjoying the exploration.
#HandEmbroidery #VisionOfPlacidus #AnimalVignettes #stitchery #BarnOwl
I am preparing a talk about #DreamsOfAmarna And Other Stories In Stitch and found myself describing it thus: "It was only meant to be a couple of panels. Twenty years, 27 embroideries and 117 watercolours later, I suddenly had a book!"
#HandEmbroidery #Watercolours
#HandEmbroidery #Watercolours
I'm slightly terrified to announce that I will be giving an online "Thread Talk" for the Embroiderers Guild on June 3.
I'm going to talk about the various ways I've developed over the years to help get my ideas "From an Inkling To A Stitch", with examples (probably!) from among the #DreamsOFAmarna, the #MedievalMoversAndShakers, and anything else that helps demonstrate how I tell stories in stitch.
Tickets are available via Eventbrite, and also provide for access to the recording for six weeks after the event.
Beautiful work, as always:
https://mathstodon.xyz/@virtuosew@pixelfed.art/114343763142057680
#Embroidery #Placidus #VisionOfPlacidus #AnimalVignettes #Kingfisher #HandEmbroidery
In case anyone is interested, @virtuosew will be giving a talk in about six weeks about the design process.
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I think my little kingfisher is finished!
#Placidus #VisionOfPlacidus #AnimalVignettes #Kingfisher #HandEmbroidery
#Placidus #VisionOfPlacidus #AnimalVignettes #Kingfisher #HandEmbroidery
My little kingfisher is progressing slowly, possibly because he matters more than I anticipated. But he is progressing, and Cretan Stitch is working here, too.
#Placidus #AnimalVignettes #Kingfisher #HandEmbroidery
#Placidus #AnimalVignettes #Kingfisher #HandEmbroidery
Two years ago, I was still trying to work out how to make the main panels of the #DreamsOfAmarna tell the story I wanted to tell. Not the only story that the material offered, but the one that had struck me when I first read #NefertitiLivedHere - one of discovery and collaboration, appreciation and admiration.
I think I've achieved it, and I hope that in a few weeks, I will be able to tell you how!
#ArtistsLife #StorytellingInStitch #HandEmbroidery
I think I've achieved it, and I hope that in a few weeks, I will be able to tell you how!
#ArtistsLife #StorytellingInStitch #HandEmbroidery
Five years ago, I was starting on the #AmarnaFamilyGroup in #OrNué, centring my spiral over Akhenaten's heart to suggest that his devotion to the Aten was a genuine revelation and not a political manoeuvre.
Storytelling in stitch.
#embroidery #HandEmbroidery #DreamsOfAmarna
Storytelling in stitch.
#embroidery #HandEmbroidery #DreamsOfAmarna
My latest art piece, in honour of International Womens Day over the weekend. "The Horrors". Hand embroidered, on reclaimed lace handkerchief. #handembroideredart #artforartssake #protestart #dmcthreads #dmcembroidery #handembroidery #repurposing #upcycling
So, at least as far as I intend to do it, the rabbit is done, pile stitch tail and all. I've tried to think about the order of the colours, to make the fur look varied and furry.
#VisionOfPlacidus #AnimalVignettes #HandEmbroidery #LittleRabbit
#VisionOfPlacidus #AnimalVignettes #HandEmbroidery #LittleRabbit
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Working a pile stitch in a single strand of stranded cotton on gauze is a very slow and fiddly experience.
It had better look as I hope it will, that's all I'm saying....
I made some progress on Aethelflaed this morning, a few more blocks in the Walls to be rebuilt. The fairly close colour tones aren't as strong as Cheshire sandstone can be, but I keep telling my students that they are creating a new thing, not a dot-for-dot copy, and that a bit of colour tweakery is entirely justified. So I'd better remember to do that myself, hadn't I!
#Aethelflaed #OpusAnglicanum #SilkThread #HandEmbroidery
#Aethelflaed #OpusAnglicanum #SilkThread #HandEmbroidery