I managed the harlequin foil section for the tail and worked on the second fish. I filled the head gear with laid stitches. She is not wearing a chemise, but in fact has a necklace and bracelet!
The gold effect is what I wanted but it’s too bright and looks too ‘new’. I’m after something more ‘aged’, so will experiment bringing in some browns to tone it down.
I’m now working out spherical shapes in Elizabethan embroidery. I’ve gone back to The Swete Bag (see side link on here) to reveal more of it’s secrets. The motifs I haven’t tackled yet are pea pods and bunch of grapes.
My work so far has revealed that both ends of the thread are utilised in spherical forms. More later..
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