According to Wiki, "Crewel Embroidery, or Crewelwork, is a decorative form of surface embroidery using wool and a variety of different embroidery stitches to follow a design outline applied to the fabric." Usually wool yarns are used for Crewel work, but I used general cotton floss instead. Because the issue of the magazine was for Spring and Summer, so I wanted to give fresh and cool feeling to the pillow.
I used many kinds of stitches and techniques on this piece for expressing delicate detail of flowers. The colors of the embroidery design were inspired by the silk plaid fabric which I used for the frame. I used many colors and they are all from kinda same tone group. I like smokey pastel colors a lot.
This cushion cover is now listed on my Etsy shop. And there are more detail pictures in my Flickr pool. Thank you for reading and I hope you all have a happy new year.
Truly stunning:) Happy New Year!!!
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Wow, that is really amazing! I looked at the photos of the cushion to see all details.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year and I am looking forward to seeing more beautiful crafts that you create next year.
Happy new year, PortulaKa!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to seeing your creation too! Thank you so much!
This is a beautiful interpretation of English crewel. Six strands of cotton embroidery floss instead of wool and a coarse linen ground. The thick outlines have a more delicate look, but just as much visual impact as densely filled areas. Lovely design, beautiful colors.
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