Hello Edith!
Today’s postcard is from Edith! It’s a wonderful stitch combining silk, metallic, and beads.
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Today's stitch comes Edith, Ethel, & Ezra by Birds of a Feather (from an embellishment event earlier this year). The stitched sample is Edith’s dress and uses Soie D'Alger (gray lines), Kreinik Metallics Tapestry Braid (#12) (aqua lines), and a size 11 Sundance Bead in the center (turquoise circles) (on 18-mesh).
It’s a fantastic full coverage stitch. The three distinct stitch elements are excellent catalysts for color combos (illustrated in the stitched sample). It is a great stitch for a dress, coat, or bag for a holiday piece. I would love to see it as a large pumpkin. Consider changing the bead to a more dramatic Swarovski bi-cone crystal or round crystal. Bigger is certainly better with Swarovski Crystals, but I recommend nothing larger than 3 or 4mm, to allow other elements of the stitch to shine through. It would make a great fruit tree with silk floss (gray lines), an overdyed Silk Perle, such as Gloriana Princess Perle, for the Upright Tied Cross (aqua lines), and a Sundance bead.
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I hope you have the perfect spot for this stitch! Please enjoy!
A Note about Diagrams
I use color in diagrams to make them as clear as possible. The primary function of different colored lines is to illustrate a stitch sequence. For example, layering of colors demonstrates you add them in that order. They can also provide ideas on how to integrate additional threads (one line for each color). Or, you can use the same thread for all color lines. That's where I encourage you to use your imagination for the space you are stitching!