{"id":2210,"date":"2010-12-28T09:13:46","date_gmt":"2010-12-28T09:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2010-12-18T17:13:24","modified_gmt":"2010-12-18T17:13:24","slug":"dreams-of-amarna-more-work-on-the-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2010\/12\/28\/dreams-of-amarna-more-work-on-the-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreams of Amarna \u2013 The Title on the Map"},"content":{"rendered":"

I described the first of the background panels<\/a> I am planning for the Dreams of Amarna<\/a> a few months ago. I will describe some of the other stitching I have done on it in another post, but I have been racking my brains since I began stitching, trying to work out how to embroider the title.<\/p>\n

The challenge I am facing with the whole map is that I want it to be clear that it is embroidered, not screen-printed, but at the same time, I don’t want to show off every stitch I know or\u00a0 produce something that is so heavily stitched that it pulls the final pair of panels out of balance. So far, every time I have tried something it has been too prominent or too fiddly or Just Plain Wrong. While this is disheartening, one of the advantages of the butterfly mind is that I could stow the piece away and work on something else while waiting for inspiration.<\/p>\n

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A Corner Of The Map Of Amarna<\/p><\/div>\n

Then suddenly, a few days ago, the Gordian Knot was loosed. I’m using ordinary stranded cotton (two strands) in the darkest shade I am allowing myself. It’s not overdyed or textured, and I am using the same thread for both rows of text.<\/p>\n

The large text uses the Chain Stitch with Buttonhole Edging that I learnt in Month Five<\/a> of the Tudor and Stuart Goldwork Masterclass<\/a>. I knew it would be useful as soon as I saw it! It is slightly fiddly to work at this scale, especially using stranded thread, but importantly, it doesn’t look fiddly when it is in place.<\/p>\n

The smaller row of text below it is in split stitch<\/a>. This provides a narrow, unbroken line, again clear enough to be readable, but equally not drawing attention to itself. If I decide later that this row is a little too unassuming I can always whip the split stitches!<\/p>\n

This now means that I know what I am doing with this panel for a while yet, and can just get stitching on it. Unfortunately the transfer that I made has worn off the centre of the fabric so a large section of map will have to be retraced and reapplied, but that can wait until I have finished the titles.<\/p>\n

I’m greatly relieved. I’ve now got plenty to work on while I think of the next idea…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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