I was a bit quite last week as I went to the dentist, to sort out my wisdom tooth, & ended up on antibiotics. I’m ok with antibiotics, but they make me feel very tired & a bit nauseous. So progress has been slow. I’ve managed to get the basics of the Blackwork stitches in. I think the next job will be the outline, followed by lots of fiddling about with the shading.
I’m not sure how many people know I am dyslexic, I didn’t find out until I was part way through my physics degree, when a tutor looked over my shoulder at my lab book & stated; “ sorry I didn’t know you’re dyslexic”. Follow by a brief conversation about my lab book looking just like his. I am thankful for him pointing it out. I thought I was just bad a spelling & hated reading out loud.
Forward on to the Blackwork castle, some of the visual distortions came back. I found it very difficult to count & get the shading correct.
I happened to mention to one of the embroidery tutors about how difficult I had found it , compared to the Whitework, & that I happened to be dyslexic, & would normally work on lilac paper. We had a conversation about coloured fabric & my ability to to shade correctly. I found lilac linen & l’ve framed up my small slate frame. I found a photo of my Lilly I grew in the summer.
To transfer the design on to the linen we tend to use the tacking method. The design in drawn on to tissue paper, & then tacked on normally with a pale blue machine thread, but I have lilac linen instead on white.
After a bit of sampling, I decided on a stitch
I’ve finally finished my Blackwork, it might need a couple more tweaks before it’s mounted & handed in to be assessed. I’m so happy to get this one finished, it’s been hanging around for about 2 years.
I’m still busy working away at my castle, my tutor recommended I changed the stitch for the drive way, to this zigzag pattern, rather than the original choice, which looks a little like block paving.
Slowly getting there! The grass is done. Starting work on the archway next.
I’m still slowly working away on turret 2 of Cooling Castle (Kent,UK). Moving on to the middle archway next. I’m leaving turret 1 until I’ve seen my tutor, it’s got BIG issues, I think I might be unpicking ??? I’m not happy with it now I’ve completed turret 2’s top.
I’m slowly getting towards my goal, of finishing & in for assessment before Christmas. The bulk of the second turret stitching is done. I’m not sure if I will start to put the stone work in or put some more of the grass in next.
LucyAnn &Luna craft 