When we first saw our current cottage 3 1/2 years ago, I was thrilled that it had a real fire in the living room. I had seen photos of the Mellerstain Firescreen in various magazines and knew that I wanted to stitch it for our cottage. I ordered the kit and when it arrived I panicked at the size and scale of the embroidery! I only knew how to stitch a few basic stitches at that point.
Fast forward 3 years, one 2 day RSN course, and several terms of the wonderful embroidery course taught by
Sophie and I feel ready to tackle this monster! I was really pleased with my Robin crewelwork piece and feel confident that I can stitch this one!
Sophie has assured me that I am more than ready, and kindly said that my silk shading was neater than the sample piece :) There is nothing like a confidence boost from a respected teacher to get you motivated, so yesterday I took the plunge
These are the oak leaves in the top left corner, a mixture of padded satin stitch, french knots and silk shading; as you can see I have a long way to go!
No time for stitching today as I am busy getting ready for the masterclass with Susan Smith tomorrow, I have way too much fabric etc packed as I don't really know what we will need. I am really looking forward to it.
The trick is not to look too hard at the scale of the piece, just at the next leaf, bud, scroll..
ReplyDeletethe screen is really pretty - you can do it!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, what an amazing project! I'm going to enjoy following your progress on this one. So lovely to see your robin again.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous progress already on your new wip! Wow! Love it! Have fun in class. love Annette
ReplyDeleteI have this kit! Well, it's almost this kit, but I think it might be a cushion as I'm sure it doesn't have the animals on it, just the parrots and foliage... why am I not sure? I haven't looked at it in 2 years! I was stitching it as a pattern test for the designer, she'd send me the first set of stitching instructions, but then she stopped sending them to me. I emailed her repeatedly and heard nothing so the project went on the backburner... and got forgotten! I will look forward to you stitching yours and maybe you can share some tips with me if I pick it back up again as I don't have a stitch guide, just fabric and thread.
ReplyDeleteThis is going to be beautiful. Fantastic start.
ReplyDeleteOh how beautiful! I am looking forward to your progress on this!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to watching your progress on this one. What a beautiful screen this will be! Hope to see a post about your masterclass too!
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