![]() I’ll probably adjust the drawing slightly to see if I like it better tightened up a bit. It’s too large, for one thing, and it sports a bit too much open space for my liking. I think the overall design isn’t tight enough. There’s just something about covering lines with repeated, ongoing stitches that meander along!Īnd I love the types of textures you can achieve with line stitches if you play with them a bit, adding extra colors, layers, and textures to them by whipping them, lacing them, or couching over them.īut the line stitches drew my attention to a design flaw. Stitching line stitches – like chain stitch, stem stitch, Palestrina stitch, Portuguese knotted stem stitch, backstitch (which I usually whip rather than leave plain) and the like – is a relaxing pursuit. The line stitch combinations I’m using are fun. I know this: I don’t dislike the piece enough to start over and I enjoy the anticipation of seeing it grow. I toyed with the idea of making a kind of cut-and-paste mock-up in Photoshop to see how the repeats work out together, but then I decided I’d rather spend that time stitching than mucking about on the computer. When a design is made up of repeats, it’s hard to get a good notion of the overall effect until you’ve worked all the repeats. One of my problems is that I know I need to see the whole design complete before I’m certain about the seed stitching for the background, or the yellow on the sides. So I used seed stitch to speckle the background with the yellow. With the paisley elements to the design, I had a notion that the background should be barely colored, since the wider design area around them is not colored. I really, really wanted a burst of yellow brightness to this piece, but the jury is still out! It’s not an acid yellow – it’s more of a warm, sunny yellow, with the slightest tinge of red to it rather than green (it’s DMC 743).īut that’s the funny thing about color – the interaction with surrounding colors affects it. The yellow is a bit bright in this piece, but I’m not quite catching it right in the photos. There are a couple things about it that I’d change, if I were re-drawing it (which I will). I’ve also pondered the design in general. While the color scheme hasn’t changed, I’ve tested the mild background filling that I had in mind. Today, you’ll see that I’m still plugging along with it. I love it when folks leave comments that we can all interact with – it’s such a jolly way to share ideas and inspire others! So thanks for joining in! Well, I’m Still playing with it! As usual, you all chimed in with some great suggestions, encouragement and advice on the last article. And I am in no way debating that fact, however to me this song perfectly describes my friendship with Nikki.Remember this embroidered paisley kaleidoscope design I’m playing with? Now I know this song can be more centered toward two people in love. Whenever we talk it’s like no time has pasted and we help make each other laugh and bring a smile to our faces. We even recently discovered that we have somewhat of a sixth sense between us. Whenever I feel the need to talk to someone or just need a good cry I know I can call Nikki and the same goes for her. This connection knows no boundaries and comes from the heart. To me the song calls to light a connection two people can have. My freshman year during a difficult time I was listening to this song and instantly thought of my friend NIkki. We have been friends for close to 8 years now and half of this time we haven’t seen each other more than once a year if that. ![]() I have a friend who I went to high school with who now lives in Maryland who is like my sister. My song of choice this week is yet again a Miley song, but that’s just me lol. It’s that time once again to take what is being said in the classroom and relate it to music we listen to today.įor this week’s blog post I am going off the idea of music and the power it, mixed with lyrics can have on an audience. ![]()
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