As part of the requirements list Fran asked us to look at Mary Corbett's demonstration of rya stitch [www,needlenthread.com] and if we had time to practice it.
[See below practice piece]
One of our own members Fran was leading the workshop and she had brought some lovely books for us to look at. We could use the pictures and study details of bees and flowers for our bee to visit.
We were provided with a basic picture of a bee visiting a flower and we could adapt and change anything we liked.
The first thing we did was draw a bee onto our supported material and place in a hoop. Members drew by hand, traced or used a light box.
Most members then started with the rya stitch on the body which needed to be worked closely together to make the bee fluffy when cut.
Some members waited until all the rya stitch had been finished others chose to cut the tops of the stitches as they finished each band. They would be neatened up at home.
Most members had nearly completed the body by the time they went home where they would work the legs, head and embroider the flower. There was something very satisfying about cutting the top of the stitch and revealing the tactile fluffy body.
We are looking forward to seeing the results at our next meeting and how members have worked the legs, eyes, flower etc..
Members enjoyed working rya stitch, which is a stitch we rarely use, and thinking of different uses for it in the future.
A big thank you goes to Fran for organising the workshop, providing us with the basics and introducing us to rya stitch to use in making a fluffy bee.
It was a good day.
.jpeg)
No comments:
Post a Comment