The second lesson of our Queen’s Court Mystery Class was yesterday. Queen’s Court was designed by Lane Tree and Lily and is such a happy piece. It is filled with color and charm. Leslie’s (Lane Tree and Lily) style is very painterly. There are touches of this color and that color imbued throughout the canvas. We could certainly fill each area of the canvas with different stitches but we would lose the painterly feel. Alternatively we could work open stitches allowing the paint to show through.
Or we could use our threads to paint on the canvas. That’s my choice for honoring the art.
The bunny eases you into the process. We’ve truly used a counted stitched but we’ve played with the scale of the stitch to make areas come forward and go back. The number of plies of silk used contributes to the illusion of depth. Once the basic layers and the outlines are in place its time to add some fluff and fun. A few well placed long stitches on her ears and she’s ready to party. I couldn’t resist fluffy cheeks.
The crow takes painting with thread to the next level. We’re all black on black with hints of turquoise to jazz it up. We stitched all the base layers in Long Stitches and Tent Stitches. I was even able to add a tiny bit of a patterned stitch on his body. Once the base was complete we finished him with long stitches to build up the edges of his wing and tail feathers. Magical Long Stitches of String Art are like a painter’s brush stroke bringing an area to your attention.
The crow is wearing a beaded crown which everyone saw coming. As long as we beaded his crown we beaded the dog’s too! I’m choosing to leave these black outlines exposed and not stitched. We want them to do their job but not get too heavy.
Our parade is coming along nicely. Now for the fun of decorating the dog! That’s lesson three and it will be in just two short weeks!
If you would like to stitch Queen’s Court after class or join us for the final lesson, here’s the link to order.
Mystery Class News
Santa Fe Felines will be the next of the Mysteries with a Twist to get it’s final stitches. Don’t get excited yet. We are busily sending out Let’s Fall in Love kits. Stay tuned.
The newest of the new is in the What’s New section of the website. Stay up to date on new canvases by visiting that link often :-) You never know what might just have been released.
xo
ruth
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