I’m sure that I don’t need to start another hand stitching project right now as I still have several in the works but…
This piece is a portion of a sample that I made for my Nuno Felting with Paper Fabric Lamination online class. It was originally 4 times this long but I cut it up into 4 pieces. I am going to try 4 different techniques, one for each piece.
This one is going to have mainly green yarns couched down. Looking at it on the screen, I can definitely see that it needs some darker values in there for more contrast. I really love the texture but then the question is always how to finish it. So instead of being too afraid to move forward with the bigger piece, I will try different ideas on the smaller pieces. I can just think of them as samples and not be intimidated to finish them as I might have been with the larger piece. You can enlarge the photos to see more of the textural detail.
Ruth Lane Art 
Lovely textures Ruth. I agree some darker shades (and possibly some lighter highlights) would look great. I’m intrigued to see what you have planned for the other three too….
Thanks Teri – Yes, highlights are needed but I usually wait until I’m almost finished to figure those out. I have plans but we’ll see what develops 🙂
Gorgeous textures, Ruth, it makes my eyes go funny. You should leave one ‘plain’ but I’m looking forward to seeing what you do 🙂
Thanks Zed. I think you’ll be able to see enough of the ‘plain’ as one of them will not have a lot of other stuff added.
I love the textures and colors. I look forward to seeing the next step in the process.
Thanks Marilyn – I look forward to seeing it too 🙂
I like the idea of breaking down a larger piece to make it less intimidating. Look forward to seeing all four results!
Yes, it does make it easier if you tell yourself they are all samples. Then it is not a finished piece that needs to be agonized over 🙂
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