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Post by caeterle on Jun 18, 2024 10:03:19 GMT -6
It's practically a miracle! I did it! In the end I decided against grass and flowers and instead just sprinkled gold beads around the little fox. The third picture is in warm light which really brings out the sparkle even better. There are so many flaws (and no one is allowed to look at the back because I really struggled with getting all those single metal threads sewn down and then "zipping up" the fabric at the back), but it's mine, it's special to me and I love it ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZh6ZHZsSWFvwLfR8tY4m3MpyOxLhjoDowKPQemfmloNWMkavo2fvHqGYZdPCamPsMGXUk4JBmckCWVPRvzxDjMDm_kB1RORQJ42EC8QPEHcVde55VjpwFsqE8-FkRhhgCn4OK7FiAB5C5zXvslKehlzekYyHnBtXZJqGwHZI0DlHVE1BVROk31DNqCsk/w469-h469/Embroidered-Fox-Becky%20Hogg%201.jpg) ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd72CmNvAvX4R8UfV9Qn_jnf8v2DXjeMxkr91jhnMTA2JbJ1BuWQXKuJmoa8KZh1K56frQrMtNq_0S920kfD4tT4NYYQojOd4OBiv6Ljzx7EuQG2ZDjeBMX9Tj26hyphenhyphenUT2DncsFdI1ew4s-KgDSW_J3UiCnRdlVitzhvyIxd7PblyGZ5XPvjfxQprI9JePi/w388-h388/Embroidered-Fox-Becky%20Hogg%203.jpg) ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmvBr5vejnouFrQnzxSKcUWd7YVhWb1COdlLpW-yS4zIWzaVmKQpZrE3an_b_aSKJp9jgzZVSwW_mW4vBgTRkZwblK3IVfEaXOJj9J1CZKd7DZcJVr4054ZM-hTnCnAi-RLBYbFTZ6OEj9_zU86kqrH9WmxRerKQxoNMtDDllu69nuF8rZNaOVYMFX3TB/w491-h491/Embroidered-Fox-Becky%20Hogg%206.jpg)
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Post by DawninCal on Jun 18, 2024 12:33:21 GMT -6
Oh, he's precious! I can see why you love him. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Looking at it, it appears there are beads in there along with the thread. I see pearls around the eyes and it looks like some type of bead on the tip of his tail and possibly even on the tail itself (but I'm not sure about the tail). Did you purposely mix in the beads or were they part of the kit? I'll go on record as saying I really like the mix of thread and beads. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Dawn
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Post by caeterle on Jun 18, 2024 12:53:36 GMT -6
Thank you, Dawn! To me, Foxy is a little sparkly girl ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) Those different metal threads are amazing. Actually most of the threads are like very fine metal springs, some of them straight like the brown one in the ears, some of them twisted like the brown one in the belly and the silver one in the tail. The tail is in chipping technique meaning those springs are cut up and used like beads with the sewing thread going through the springs. The separating threads in the tail, around the tail, and the ears are slightly thicker wire springs, but they don't have a "channel", so they are sewn down by going through every other gap. And so on and on. The beads in the face are my "design". I had problems hitting the printed pattern right on one side and you could see some brown line, so I decided beads were the right choice. Yeah, and the empty space around the fox was a bit too empty for my taste, that's why I finally went for the golden beads. It was really tough - I whined about it in a long blog post, lol - but I also loved doing it. My freehand stand arrived today with an 8 inch ring. The rings are not exchangeable, but I guess I can try to make several small designs if I don't want to make a bigger one - if I ever make it that far, no pressure on myself - on a bigger fabric which I cut up then. I need that size ring for one of the classes I'd like to do eventually, though.
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Post by Irith-Rita on Jun 18, 2024 13:10:09 GMT -6
I love him too. Very impressive work !
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Post by caeterle on Jun 18, 2024 14:03:25 GMT -6
Thank you very much, Irith!
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Post by brad on Jun 19, 2024 6:23:24 GMT -6
Yep, that looks like a lot of work, for sure. The sprinkling of beads is a nice touch, me thinks. What animal is next? Brad
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Post by caeterle on Jun 19, 2024 8:46:02 GMT -6
Thank you, Brad! It was even more work than I anticipated, clueless as I was ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Becky, the designers, has quite a few really pretty kits, but they are pretty expensive coming from the UK because of the postage, custom fee and mostly tax (plus possibly postal fees), so I'm hesitating. Instead I'm thinking about putting that money into an online class of the Royal School of Needlework, so I can learn to maybe design something of my own in about 100 years. The goldwork beginner's class is not available at the moment because of supply shortage, but I'm trying to decide which other beginner's class I want to go for.
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Post by violetmoonnl on Jun 20, 2024 6:34:12 GMT -6
I thought I already commented on this one, must have been on Facebook then. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) I love the little fox, I have seen the design in stamps too, I think they are from Woodland collections or from Lawn Fawn.
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Post by caeterle on Jun 20, 2024 7:44:35 GMT -6
Thank you, Carina ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) The reclining pose is very popular for those woodland critters. Steiff has used it for all kinds of animals, there's a dormouse for example.
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Post by DawninCal on Jun 21, 2024 10:40:37 GMT -6
Those threads certainly fooled me; I would have sworn those were beads! I can see that they could be difficult to work with, but what beautiful results. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Dawn
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Post by caeterle on Jun 21, 2024 11:01:51 GMT -6
Thank you, Dawn ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) The problem is that springs sometimes tend to change their length while sewing them on, lol. I had to go back more than once! Another problem is that they are very delicate, so if you touch the "beads" in the tail with your thread, for example, it's possible you pull up an end, at least for me. I had to get used to work around that. I have a bit left of the different threads, so I can play some more for practice.
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Post by DawninCal on Jun 21, 2024 11:05:49 GMT -6
I think you've reached the point that you've learned enough of this technique to have a good grasp of how it works and now practice is going to make you better and better. Pretty soon you'll be surprising us with all kinds of stunning designs! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Dawn
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Post by caeterle on Jun 21, 2024 11:27:16 GMT -6
The supplies don't seem to be readily available here, but my silk shading kit has shipped today which will have normal embroidery thread. Actually, I already have a design in mind that I want to try once I have learned the stitches and tricks I need.
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Post by michelle on Jun 23, 2024 7:13:29 GMT -6
Absolutely beautiful and adorable! Metal springs? How clever. I never would have guessed.
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Post by caeterle on Jun 23, 2024 10:09:46 GMT -6
Thank you, Michelle! You may have seen the one that outlines the tail and head before, some use them in bead embroidery for the outlines.
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