super late but i made the end of the week at least! the event snuck up on me but when i saw the prompt list i couldn’t help but do more cowboy!au. though this one is mostly about luis being thirsty and leon being testy. just. in the 1800s. a bit rushed but hopefully it’s mostly clear.
I keep forgetting to post it, but I finally finished the embroidery piece I've been working on for the past 6 months! I'm really happy with how it turned out :>
And here's a selection of progress pics I took along the way to show the process:
#and i actually have an embroidered patch with this post it lol <- this is amazing, can you share the photo?
Sure!!
It looks so fucking yellow in the pic but it's actually pretty close to real post it color. (Also ignore the rough edges. I was a dumbass and forgot to properly finish it)
I picked up embroidery during the pandemics bc I needed to do something with my hand while watching online classes, and now I just do whenever I'm feeling too restless
Made a foolish mistake and forgot that half the embroidery on the piecing needed to be on one side of the fabric and half on the other, because theyre right triangles and need to fit together like two halves of another right triangle. So... since i want to keep the embroidery, i think i need to cut the embroidery off and patch it onto a blank triangle facing the other way. Or at least im not sure if theres any other way to fix it. Not the worst thing but definitely annoying, sigh.
On the other hand, this is the first time i've laid it out flat, and im pleased to see it is a circle. I wasnt quite convinced id cut things out right, so.
Living Room - Transitional Living Room
Example of a large transitional open concept medium tone wood floor living room design with beige walls, a music area and no fireplace
This was my first time embroidering more than a letter and I learned a lot along the way (like not to use flannel again).
Things got a little wonky when washing out the pattern which combined with the stretch of the material left the panel edges a bit warped and wobbly. But for my first one I'm pretty proud of it.
AN EXTREMELY RARE EMBROIDERED 'PEACOCK FEATHER' CAPE
QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The long cape entirely constructed with layers of overlapping peacock feather shaped panels, each panel finely worked in satin stitch, the silk threads in tones of ivory, yellow and blue on the eye of the peacock feather, and the surround intricately worked in peacock feather filaments, with one cloth button on the collar and another near the waist, finished with Imperial yellow lining.