Tag Archives: embroidery

Chinese Temple Embroidery 3: Extreme Sculpture

Posted on September 2, 2013 by

This post is contributed by my mother Laura, who spent the summer in Taiwan. Extreme sculptural 3D effects are common in the tapestries. The dragons especially seem about to leap from the surface and fly free. Those silver spiral horns … Continue reading →

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May Mouse: Almost done

Posted on August 30, 2013 by

All done except the ribbons. I found them! It turns out that I left them in a sensible location so they wouldn’t get lost. Ha. So those will be the final step for stitching. I also need to iron it … Continue reading →

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Chikankari class: Wave stitch

Posted on August 28, 2013 by

OK! Back to work on Anita’s chikankari class! I learned wave stitch (in the center of the heart). I also finished the buttonhole leaves with running stitch filling. I think the trickiest part is hiding the tails. Since the fabric isn’t … Continue reading →

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Chinese Temple Embroidery 2: Still in Tainan

Posted on August 26, 2013 by

This post is contributed by my mother Laura, who spent the summer in Taiwan. Although some few elements are sewn by foot powered sewing machines (no electricity)  the amazing sculptural elements can only be done by hand. The artisans work … Continue reading →

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May Mouse: Tail

Posted on August 21, 2013 by

All that’s left is the belly and the ribbons for the Maypole. Unfortunately, the ribbons are missing – they somehow separated from the rest of the kit. I’ll be spending the evening searching for them. Where could they be?

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Chinese Temple Embroidery 1: Tainan

Posted on August 19, 2013 by

This post is contributed by my mother Laura, who spent the summer in Taiwan. Tainan, Taiwan is famous for its many, many temples. With that many temples filled with statues of deities in need of costumes, walls in need of … Continue reading →

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Water’s Edge: Working on the flower

Posted on August 7, 2013 by

I decided to restart work on the Water’s Edge kit, and finished several petals. The complicated part is figuring out which parts belong to which petal – it isn’t labeled well. I like all the different shades of orange and … Continue reading →

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