Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Kingfisher finished

I decided to just fix the back feathers by rounding the corners, instead of unstitching them. It is somewhat better.


The side feathers were done with 1/2 strand of light yellow Japanese flat silk. It turned out really fine and fluffy.
Then I decided that he was too skinny, and needed a rounder tummy. Here's the final version - I'm going to name him Kenny. I will review him tomorrow and see if anything else needs to be done.


I am done with doing birds for now.

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  1. coral-seasMarch 21, 2013 at 3:55 AM

    Fabulous! I think you have done a great job with Kenny.

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    1. H GottsMarch 21, 2013 at 8:31 AM

      Thank you! One tip I found while doing this piece. Whenever I see the fabric starting to pucker, I determine where the pucker can be eliminated by stretching the fabric. Then I un-tack that area - usually just one or at most 2 tacks, and re-tack it after stretching. The piece is now totally smooth. I'll just have to be careful when taking it off to maintain the tension.

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