The combination of a #Screenprint with #HandEmbroidery is not one I'd ever used before. The turquoise linen fabric brings the gold and silk threads alive, and the subject allowed me to play with stitches.
This one is very much a pattern of colour and stitch. We don't, as far as I know, have any idea how the original headdress that Nefertiti wore was made, so I tried to create textures that distinguished those elements.
There's a suggestion of a smooth browband, so I used straight stitches in gold for that element. The profile means that most of the ornament at the front isn't visible. Hungarian Braided Chain stitch suggests something ornate, but imprecise.
In the second photo, you can see the decorative bands, rendered in gold Ladder Stitch with whipped bars in silk thread, tightly packed to create strong colour, reminiscent of gemstones. I'm particularly pleased with the corded effect here!
In the third photo, you can see my solution for the faience broad collar - radiating gold straight stitches, connected by a pattern of herringbone whipping in coloured silk.
The more I worked on the #DreamsOfAmarna, the more those dreams changed.. Rather than gold and glamour, I found myself drawn to the less showy finds, stone and faience, and to the people responsible for making them, or responsible for excavating them, the archaeologists, the Guftis, the local labourers and the basket children. #LoadingTheFelucca was one of the pieces made in their honour. #Embroidery#Applique#HandEmbroidery#Amarna#Stumpwork
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For the #ArtAdventCalendar today, a piece of #embroidery. Unfortunately you can't see what's special about this; there is no sign of stitching on the back, because I was experimenting with stitching within the thickness of the felt. #HandEmbroidery#experiments
Starting at the beginning ... My Grandmama helped me to stitch this for my mother when I was a little girl. She drew a little sprig, fished out her cottons, and encouraged me to play. I think this is #WhereItBegan for my love of #stitch. #HandEmbroidery #ArtAdventCalendar
I've spent the morning working on the violets, inserting them in their new fabric, and beginning to contrive the cascade. One of the leaves has winkled itself out of the fabric, so I'm pausing to regain calm and temper!