Sep 27, 2010

LilyCompass I: Embroidery - Center Crescents


It's always a good day when I get to use Katayori.  For LilyCompassI, I made 6:1 Katayori using all four of the secondary colors, plus #1 metallic (#1 Lt Metallic Rainbow Gold, Red, and Purple).   The gold crescents are the same 6:1 Katayori using Midori 5612 with #1 metallic.  Please Uguisu Reflects on Ume's post to read a little more on Katayori.


Instead of leaving the Katayori on the chop sticks, I place them on a Graham Koma with a half hitch and wind them on.  This gives the stitcher tons more control on the tension as well as placement.

Then begin couching.  As with the inner points, I have also placed the lighter colors directly across from the larger points:





At some point between laying in the light blue and purple I must have slipped into stitching nirvana as I seem to have forgotten about taking pictures.  Sorry about that.  Good news is that I did recover in time to take a picture with all four complete:

With the dark gold in place:

Coming Up:
Friday: Lily Compass I Embroidery, Gold-work on Outer Points
Monday: Lily Compass I Embroidery, Outlines




Christa, Lilystitch
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2 comments:

  1. This is looking very nice. Am enjoying seeing it grow. Off to make some of my own katayori today for my white blossoms.
    PS at JE class for a week - hooray

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  2. Oh Jane! Have a great time with JE class. I'm jealous.

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