More on the Candlestick

Second Stage of working the Candlestick

I wanted to create the appearance of engraved brass on my candlestick, so I began by laying long stitches vertically over the whole area. It didn’t occur to me for a moment to do the surface satin stitches horizontally. When you look at a shiny or patterned metal candlestick the  reflected colours tend to blur out vertically, colours of the thread create vertical, slightly blurred stripes in the first layer.

Then I worked a basic laid work pattern over the top, with the diagonal threads couched down with an upright cross at the crossing points.

The background looks a little strange because the light was poor and I had to use a flash. It has washed out the detail of the stitching, and created a strange watermarked effect on the grosgrain ribbon. The weave is so tight that with every stitch I feared I would break the needle, especially at the edges with other layers of stitching to stitch through.

Now I move on to the dripping wax. No, I’ve not forgotten the wick. I just need the candle and the flame in place to weave the thread into the back!

Rachel, 09/11/2010. General Embroidery General Embroidery, Silk thread

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