Rob & Jame: Week 12

Rob & Jame's update:

This week, we decided to meet in person and work on some embroidery projects at a cafe in Brooklyn.  Rob arrived with a set of embroidery hoops, needles, all his embroidery thread and several pieces of fabric to choose from.  We each selected fabric for our projects, and traced our designs right onto the fabric using markers.  Jame outlined a bird with its wings outstretched (see close-up of the wing on purple fabric below), and Rob started work on a miniature mountain scene.

After tracing the designs, they tightened the fabric into each hoop, and begin their first stitch--a split stitch.  The split stitch is perfect for outlining large areas as it creates a bold and unbroken perimeter. See Jame’s excellent split stitch outlining the bird wing below:

After the split stitch we moved onto the chain stitch. Jame added feathers to the bird wing and Rob began working on some clouds.  This stitch was a nice selection for both of these purposes since the chain stitch provided a billowy texture for both the clouds and feathers:

After an afternoon of embroidery we both made some great progress, and look forward to another session of fabric arts!