{"id":11777,"date":"2019-05-07T09:01:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T08:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11777"},"modified":"2019-04-08T17:56:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T16:56:06","slug":"stuart-silk-purl-flower-month-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/07\/stuart-silk-purl-flower-month-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuart Silk Purl Flower – Month 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Couched<\/a>
Couched Loops and Chipwork<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

There was quite a lot to do in the second month, learning new ways to wrangle silk-wrapped purl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first element was composed of the loops of purple, short lengths bent in two and controlled by an extra small couching stitch to hold them in place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a technique I’m sure I’ve seen before, and I must say I rather like the effect, although I found it rather worrying to do. The purl is small and fragile, and I think that at the moment I still don’t quite have the headspace to do as well as I would like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Shaded<\/a>
Shaded Loops<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I do think, however, that the time for just not doing it is passed. If I want my skill to come back to me, I will have to use it! Who was it who said, “the more I practise, the luckier I get”? I would like my embroidery to be good because I have worked at it, not because I “just got lucky”!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next was chipwork, which is just like chipwork in ordinary purl except for the added terror in case the silk wrapping comes off..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then I got more practice with those nested loops, with the added adventure of adding shading as I went along.
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\"Couched<\/a>
Couched humps and chipwork<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Finally, there was more chipwork, and some little raised humps. These are made of purls stitched on like beads, but with a stitch slightly shorter than the length of purl chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, these are not quite as consistent as I would like them to be, although I carefully used the ruler provided in the instructions to cut the lengths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More practice needed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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