Notebook Entry - 070804

Finished Views

A free embroidery temari stitched with pink chain stitch roses.
 

Source

Barb Suess request

Classification

free embroidery, floral

Size

24cm circumference

Materials

Wrap
lavender cone thread
Marking
none
Design threads
Anchor #8 perle cotton green(254) and pink(23)

Directions

  1. Wrap a mari in lavender.
  2. Use two strands of pink perle cotton to work chain stitch roses about 1.5 cm across.
  3. Use 1 strand green perle cotton to work small lazy daisy leaves and stem stitch stems for the roses.

Notes

One more temari for my online friend Barb Suess for Creative Needle magazine. I decided to do chain stitch roses this time. Chain stitch roses are made by starting with a very small chain stitch and working around in a circle making the stitches larger as you go until the flower is the size you want. They are usually done with silk ribbon but I thought the doubled perle cotton worked out nicely. They give the ball a nice feel.

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