This is for SewSew-a-gogo on the tea towel tour. The embroidery is actually on an apron which is for her daughter. Sewsew gave the group a list of her daughters likes and among them were rub-on tattoos and baking. So I customised some old school flash of a heart with a dagger through it and a snake and came up with this. It was mega fun to do, I went loco for the effects floss and used metallic, rayon and glow in the dark on this piece. And for anyone debating trying the glow in the dark floss I say go for it, it's really not too bad to work with and it really glows bright- I was most impressed!
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Cupcake flash embroidery
This is for SewSew-a-gogo on the tea towel tour. The embroidery is actually on an apron which is for her daughter. Sewsew gave the group a list of her daughters likes and among them were rub-on tattoos and baking. So I customised some old school flash of a heart with a dagger through it and a snake and came up with this. It was mega fun to do, I went loco for the effects floss and used metallic, rayon and glow in the dark on this piece. And for anyone debating trying the glow in the dark floss I say go for it, it's really not too bad to work with and it really glows bright- I was most impressed!
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oooh i LOVE it! glow in the dark thread eh? i've seen it around but have been hesitant about it..same with metallic. but your embroidery is AMAZING!
ReplyDeletethat is so amazing.. sophie you are so talented!
ReplyDeleteSSOOO cute!!! she will love it! how did you make the cupcake wrapper look texturized?
ReplyDeletevery cool, i love how you filled in all your stitches!
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought you had appliqued a piece of knitting for the cupcake - it wasn't until I could enlarge your photo on your blog that I could see how you did it- amazing!
ReplyDeleteAll your fill stitches are excellent.
(PS - I'm DancingBoots on Craftster)
I love it! The cupcake wrapper especially! I can't believe you filled that entire thing in using 2 strands of floss! It would have taken me forever!
ReplyDeleteThank you all! This piece was so much fun
ReplyDeleteJigsaw youth don't be scared of the glow in the dark floss it is a little tricky as it goes a bit fluffy at the end but is really not too bad, metallics on the other hand are a complete bitch to use but the end effect is worth it- my advice is to use shorter lengths then usual. Hope you experiment with these flosses soon - I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
Brook the wrapper is lines of chain stitch in two slighty different shades so it's slightly stripey. Also I think the patterned fabric shows through a little which might be adding to the texture?