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Luna peeping out from under the tissue paper

Still slowly working away at my silk shading ( or needle painting) Luna almost has an ear. I have the turn back from her ear to work on next & her face still needs work too.

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Luna Silk Shading progress

This is my 3rd piece for the Royal school of Needlework’s diploma in technical hand embroidery.

Unfortunately due to lockdowns & my health issues, this has been my longest running project on the course, so far.

She is finally starting to take shape. I recently finished her nose, although I still have the highlights to add.

My embroidery journey

To celebrate world embroidery day I thought I would share my embroidery journey with the RSN ( Royal school of needlework).

Jacobean crewel work

I kicked off the journey with Jacobean, the biggest challenge was using 2 colour families & a contrast colour. I enjoyed the different stitches.

Canvas work

My second piece getting to grips with canvas stitches, I enjoyed working the sky, I had to get permission to use tiny beads to represent stars. The subject was a nod to my astronomy/physics background.

Basic gold work

Then on to gold, my first attempt at working with gold, looking forward to designing the advanced gold work ( perhaps next year?)

Basic silk shading

I did enjoy this one, but not the holes in my fingers, from the tiny size 12 embroidery needles ( I’m struggling with this for my advanced version, still a work in progress, I started before lockdown 1😔) the cyclamen was the final piece of the certificate.

Appliqué

My favourite piece so far, so many techniques. I needed nerves of steel to cut out those wings, but it was fun.

I’m still working through the diploma, the white work is complete except for the hem, I starting to work on my silk shading (Luna) just before the first lockdown (it’s been off & on for so long)& I started Blackwork during the second lock, because I couldn’t juggle all the silks needed & Blackwork only needed a few different threads, therefore much easier to pack away, as the studio was used to teach online for school.

I’m throughly enjoying not being a school teacher & having a bit of a break, until I reclaim my health, redecorate the house & remodel the house. Finally I might even get as far as running the business I’ve been thinking about for so long.