Then onto the Cindee Moyer doll, Ms Gatherer. The face detail:
The "hair" consists of dried ferns. I will have to figure out a way to prevent the leaves from crumbling.
Next is dried clay sculpturing for the shoes and the birds.
Showing posts with label ichimatsu pattern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ichimatsu pattern. Show all posts
Monday, March 24, 2014
Ichimatsu border, Gatherer doll
I am running out of flat gold, so I'm contemplating whether to abbreviate the ichimatsu border.
Top border detail.
Then onto the Cindee Moyer doll, Ms Gatherer. The face detail:
The "hair" consists of dried ferns. I will have to figure out a way to prevent the leaves from crumbling.
Next is dried clay sculpturing for the shoes and the birds.
Then onto the Cindee Moyer doll, Ms Gatherer. The face detail:
The "hair" consists of dried ferns. I will have to figure out a way to prevent the leaves from crumbling.
Next is dried clay sculpturing for the shoes and the birds.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Hydrangea petals
I re-read the descriptions for Japanese scrolls, and realized that top flat gold section should be twice the height of the bottom flat gold section. I think the best proportions would be 3 rows at the top and 2 rows of checkerboard at the bottom. I will wait till the stitching is done before correcting the flat gold. Bummer!
Did a few more hydrangea petals.
The non-business end of my glass laying tool functions very well as a burnisher!
Did a few more hydrangea petals.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Summer Hydrangea scroll
Just got out of a four day class with Mary Alice Sinton. I worked mostly on the Hydrangea scroll as Camellia was well described in the French book. Mary Alice figured out what the ichimatsu (checkboard) pattern is that constitutes the chi (earth) section of the scroll (ichimonji-ge?). I made three rows of 7 mm grid squares with couching thread, to be filled with flat gold. Even though the ten (heaven) section of the scroll is not shown in the color chart, I think I'll do it with two rows of flat gold checkerboard - even though the ten is supposed to be half the height of the chi. I hope my interpretation is not too far from the true Japanese tradition. I looked at the JEC's Hydrangea piece again, and it is truly a scroll - it is listed as being 36 inches long. Fortunately I only got the 15 inch, so I don't have to (can't) finish it as a scroll.
As the fabric is translucent, I have to be careful not to let the threads show through from the underside.
I used about 2.5 strands of flat gold so far - and only wasted less than a quarter strand. It turns out really really nice!
I also did a few hydrangea petals and the flower centers.
Going on vacation in the next 2 weeks, so taking a break from stitching!
As the fabric is translucent, I have to be careful not to let the threads show through from the underside.
I used about 2.5 strands of flat gold so far - and only wasted less than a quarter strand. It turns out really really nice!
I also did a few hydrangea petals and the flower centers.
Going on vacation in the next 2 weeks, so taking a break from stitching!
Monday, July 15, 2013
Camellia, Summer Hydrangea
There is a bit of "sawtooth" for the edges of the two newest petals. I'll have to see if there is any way to fix it, short of taking it out. Maybe the leaves will help disguise it.
I mounted up the Summer Hydrangea piece, which came on the Tsuyushiba sha fabric. I found out that "tsuyushiba" means dew-on-grass. On reading the box chart, there is a technique called "takeyamachi-nui" that is not in the instruction books. On googling it says "the weft is lifted following the warp and caught with a stitch leaving a gap and creating a kind of brick pattern". This sounds different from the box chart description which just runs the flat gold over and under, and will not create too much of a three dimensional effect.
It's a good thing I researched Japanese scrolls previously, as this piece has the ichimonji sections (upper and lower gold brocade strips) in ichimatsu (alternating gold blocks), and the side strips. From the color print out it appears that the piece has not been completed - some (not all) grass were worked outside the scroll picture, and none inside the scroll picture. The dews were not stitched either.
I can of course ignore the scroll parts and the grass, but since these are in flat gold and flat silver, it may be fun to do them. I'll have to ask my teacher about this.
I mounted up the Summer Hydrangea piece, which came on the Tsuyushiba sha fabric. I found out that "tsuyushiba" means dew-on-grass. On reading the box chart, there is a technique called "takeyamachi-nui" that is not in the instruction books. On googling it says "the weft is lifted following the warp and caught with a stitch leaving a gap and creating a kind of brick pattern". This sounds different from the box chart description which just runs the flat gold over and under, and will not create too much of a three dimensional effect.
It's a good thing I researched Japanese scrolls previously, as this piece has the ichimonji sections (upper and lower gold brocade strips) in ichimatsu (alternating gold blocks), and the side strips. From the color print out it appears that the piece has not been completed - some (not all) grass were worked outside the scroll picture, and none inside the scroll picture. The dews were not stitched either.
I can of course ignore the scroll parts and the grass, but since these are in flat gold and flat silver, it may be fun to do them. I'll have to ask my teacher about this.
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