Remember my post about chikankari, which is an Indian form of shadow work? Anita is teaching an online class and I signed up for it! I picked out some ivory chiffon and some very pale variegated thread. It might be too pale for me, so perhaps I will mix it up with some colored threads too. This week we are working the double back stitch portion of the motif. I am having some difficulty photographing it – the light is bad because it’s pouring down rain, and the sheer fabric is messing with the camera focus. I will try again another day for better photos! In the meantime, these should give you some idea of what it looks like (though I do need to tuck the ends in). I am so excited! Thank you Anita!!!!
embroidery for ducks 
I can see it would have been horribly difficult to photograph, but it is already looking good!
Hi Hannah!
You are welcome.It’s looking good.Your image looks better than mine…You already know my great photography skills….:)
The shadow work looks so delicate and beautiful! I do fine Dresden Lace type embroidery and tack the design onto the cotton muslin which is tedious, so I wondered what sort of marker you used and whether it washes out.
I used a pencil. Whether it’ll wash out remains to be seen. It may be one of those lessons I learn the hard way.
Thanks Hannah. I’ve used pencil too and found it worked well so long as I embroidered over the lines. I can’t wait to see the rest of the Chikan project.
Cool!
this type of embroidery is amazing!! so beautiful and delicate.
I cannot wait to see the end result.
Monique