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Stitching leaves
Highlights Lowlights Midtowns And done.
Canvas is done!
Canvas to the black rat snake/ukulele strap has been finished. And here it is:
That took far too long and a new lizard
Another needlepoint snake hide has been finished. Finally. After four months. Which is an inexcusable length to spend on such a small critter. It is only 18″x 3″. Still, four months. This is Agkistrodon Mark II, as the previous copperhead hide was … Continue reading
Fiber wars
Some observations on different fibers as relates to needlepoint: Silk Made by bugs. Shiny. Impresses people. Can be VERY thin if you want to be embroidering tiny things, so it’s good for stuff like petit point. Expensive. Very “shreddy”. Damn … Continue reading
Boring Things
Winter is boring. So few critters out. The best that’s happened this week is being the recipient of a doe’s skull found out in the woods. Still no newts breeding. Turtles are all chilling deep underwater in the muck. There … Continue reading
A most excellent hide
The needlepointed copperhead hide is finished. 6 months, and she is done. Here she is: And here’s the original: And here they are together: Not too bad. The difference in coloration was made to take into account color loss during … Continue reading
More progress…
Progress at home…. Progress at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences… Progress at a Shakori Grassroots Music Festival… Progress in a fake wooden train… Progress during a biking stop at the Weaver Street Market for a piece of blueberry … Continue reading
Progress…..
The copperhead is coming along nicely. The canvas is 18 pt white cotton mono. Nothing much fancy. Figuring out the stencils wasn’t too tricky. I decided I could get enough information transferred to the canvas using only two stencils: one for … Continue reading
Sunray venus, part 3
Yup. She’s done. Didn’t actually take all that long, once the pattern was on the canvas. The original shell was collected in the first week of June, so from start to finish, it was three months. However, didn’t work on … Continue reading
Sunray venus, part two
The sunray venus project continues. Got the basic shape onto the canvas a few weeks back. Step 5 ended with a block printing of the venus onto mono needlepoint canvas. So, continuing from there: 6.) Paint. Paint in the details using acrylic paint. … Continue reading
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