Saturday, June 27, 2015

Dimensional Rose Ornament

Finished the rose design as an ornament, although it didn't turn out quite the way I envisioned. I was planning on using wrapped beads, which would look better, but the ones I have are too small to be wrapped completely, hence the substitution. I added the wording to make it look Christmas-y.
Consider I made it from stash, it wasn't too bad - especially since I'm sure I don't have as much stash as some people...

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  1. I'm not familiar with Brazilian embroidery so it was interesting to see this come together. The bullions on the rose are very effective. Nice work.

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    1. Brazilian embroidery emphasizes bullion knots, so it's a great way for me to practice. I don't do Brazilian though, as I find using shiny slippery rayon threads for the entire piece too distracting. I also "cheated" - instead of padding with bullion knots, I used couched cotton threads a la Japanese embroidery - they turn out looking the same. Thanks for visiting.

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