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Hi everyone!
I'm doing a fairly major project as part of an even bigger project at a local church in Oxford. The plan is to depict each book of the Bible in an A5-sized piece of felt. I've taken on the four Gospels (I'm a Hindu!!!) and I've already finished one. I chose the texts about bread and vine in St. John to embroider an intertwined vine and wheatsheaf. That was the easy bit. For the other three panels, I've got to do figures and faces: Sermon on the Mount for Matthew, calming the storm for Mark and the Good Shepherd for Luke. In most cases, I'm hoping to get away with cutting out figures on different cloths and laying them as appliques. But I've got to embroider the face in at least two cases, and I have no idea how to go about it. I've never done this before, and my instinctive idea is to follow the traced outline. But just before putting needle to cloth, I decided to ask for expert opinion on this forum. Regards, Shanti. |
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Shanti wrote:
Hi everyone! I'm doing a fairly major project as part of an even bigger project at a local church in Oxford. The plan is to depict each book of the Bible in an A5-sized piece of felt. I've taken on the four Gospels (I'm a Hindu!!!) and I've already finished one. I chose the texts about bread and vine in St. John to embroider an intertwined vine and wheatsheaf. That was the easy bit. For the other three panels, I've got to do figures and faces: Sermon on the Mount for Matthew, calming the storm for Mark and the Good Shepherd for Luke. In most cases, I'm hoping to get away with cutting out figures on different cloths and laying them as appliques. But I've got to embroider the face in at least two cases, and I have no idea how to go about it. I've never done this before, and my instinctive idea is to follow the traced outline. But just before putting needle to cloth, I decided to ask for expert opinion on this forum. Regards, Shanti. If I'm accurately understanding your assessment, you want to outline a face only. That's easy enough to do: either tiny chain or tiny stem stitch will give you a smooth edge. If you want to fill in the face and then add a couple of features (eye/s, nose, mouth as straight stitches) you can either use long/short technique (needlepainting without shading) or Rumanian couching. If the face is very tiny, you can simply satin stitch it, and then add details. Dianne |
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On Jun 7, 12:08*am, Dianne Lewandowski
wrote: (eye/s, nose, mouth as straight stitches) you can either use long/short technique (needlepainting without shading) or Rumanian couching. *If the face is very tiny, you can simply satin stitch it, and then add details. Dianne Thank you, Dianne. I will probably try all of these. It would help, of course, if the faces looked like people and not like caricatures. But probably my skill levels need to be higher to accomplish that. Regards, Shanti. |
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Shanti wrote:
Thank you, Dianne. I will probably try all of these. It would help, of course, if the faces looked like people and not like caricatures. But probably my skill levels need to be higher to accomplish that. Regards, Shanti. Shanti . . . straight lines to designate nose, mouth, and eye (with a dot for the eyeball) doesn't necessarily mean a caricature. Some really lovely art is done with little else for features. It's positioning them correctly (proportionately) that is the trick. Dianne |
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anne wrote:
says... But I've got to embroider the face in at least two cases, and I have no idea how to go about it. I've never done this before, and my instinctive idea is to follow the traced outline. Of course Dianne's advice is wonderful but I can't resist adding my $0.02 g If the cloth you're using already has prints of the faces, you could ignore the outline. Instead see if you can make the facial features stand out with a few stitches. Whatever you decide, use one strand of floss for a fine line. And a good two cents it is! :~) I've seen the finest whitework of faces. Unbelievable workmanship. If only I had the eyes. Dianne |
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"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message ... anne wrote: says... But I've got to embroider the face in at least two cases, and I have no idea how to go about it. I've never done this before, and my instinctive idea is to follow the traced outline. Of course Dianne's advice is wonderful but I can't resist adding my $0.02 g If the cloth you're using already has prints of the faces, you could ignore the outline. Instead see if you can make the facial features stand out with a few stitches. Whatever you decide, use one strand of floss for a fine line. And a good two cents it is! :~) I've seen the finest whitework of faces. Unbelievable workmanship. If only I had the eyes. Dianne And don`t forget what they teach you in art classes - if you think of the face as an egg - the eyes are only half-way up - NOT near the top! Remember that and you`re halfway there! Pat P |
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In the exhibition i just hung , and opened , "SEAM +TEFER"
There are several works with faces , one is done only with White +several shades of Gray and Black " xst not with regular threads . One is made with Straight stiches , one is crocheted , and two are done in a mixture of drawing and sewing , mirjam |
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Thank you, everyone, for all your suggestions. I had a longish chat
today with the lady who's co-ordinating the project, and she seems to think that it's best to avoid any facial features. If I do have to put some features in, I shall be sure to incorporate some of your suggestions here. I'll put up some pictures or paste in a link when the project is finished. Regards, Shanti. On Jun 7, 5:10*pm, "Pat P" wrote: "Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message ... anne wrote: says... But I've got to embroider the face in at least two cases, and I have no idea how to go about it. I've never done this before, and my instinctive idea is to follow the traced outline. Of course Dianne's advice is wonderful but I can't resist adding my $0..02 g If the cloth you're using already has prints of the faces, you could ignore the outline. Instead see if you can make the facial features stand out with a few stitches. Whatever you decide, use one strand of floss for a fine line. And a good two cents it is! *:~) I've seen the finest whitework of faces. Unbelievable workmanship. If only I had the eyes. Dianne And don`t forget what they teach you in art classes - if you think of the face as an egg - the eyes are only half-way up - NOT near the top! *Remember that and you`re halfway there! Pat P |
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