After finishing up my Spring Fling sampler, I was anxious to start in on the second in the Dropcloth Floral Stitches series. This one totally reminded me of a tiger lily, thus the oranges for the main flower petals.
In one of her videos, I saw Rebecca @dropcloth select three different colored threads to stitch a particular section, rotating each time she threaded her needle. I decided to do that for the flower petals, using two solid colors plus one variegated, and liked it so well, I did the same for the green leaves. I'll be doing that again.
I didn't know what I'd do with the border until I got there, but really enjoyed doing a wrapped chain stitch. And then, seeing a bit of red on the painted background, I decided to add red straight stitches in very organically. Gotta say, I love how it turned out!
Those subtle changes in thread color really add to this design. So fun to see what you are stitching up!
ReplyDeleteI love how those who have really mastered a craft can show how to add delight and sparkle - the thread color changes are fun!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful! Such a good idea too, rotating different colored threads, Aha!
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