{"id":11771,"date":"2019-07-23T09:03:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T08:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11771"},"modified":"2019-07-04T09:51:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T08:51:41","slug":"the-jacobean-coat-collar-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/23\/the-jacobean-coat-collar-design\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jacobean Coat – Collar design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Tacked<\/a>
Tacked Snail motif<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Just when I thought I had no more to do, suddenly my mother asked, would I add a something-or-other to the back of the coat collar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We thought about it, and decided that since I’m going to do a Morse Code signature that looks like a caterpillar, and there’s already a butterfly, I could maybe add a snail…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tacks top and bottom show where the seam allowances and turn of the collar leave space for Something. I drew a snail on a bit of tracing paper (loosely based on the one on the Jacobean Firescreen<\/a>), and tacked on the outline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A miss-step<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The shell itself came together easily, two rows of reverse chain stitch, then a row of half-cretan stitch which was then threaded with wool to create a slightly raised effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspiration briefly halted when I came to the critter himself. I tried several shades from among the ones on the coat, and two or three different stitches, and was underwhelmed by all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Finished<\/a>
Finished Snail<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Finally, I picked the right colour (a middling shade of teal) and the right stitch (chain), and he came together beautifully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two tiny antennae, a French knot for an eye, and hey presto, one cute little snail to add the final embellishment to the coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now it’s over to my Mam to sew the whole thing together…<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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