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GOLDWORK
OR NUE PEACOCK FEATHER
WORK IN PROGRESS
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The
design is painted or tacked onto the velveteen ground fabric.
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The
head of the feather is padded with a layer of yellow felt and then
Very Fine Rococco is couched over the top using Kreinik Metallic
threads and Au Ver a Soie silk thread.
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The
ends of the Very Fine Rococco are taken to the back of the back of
the work.
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2:
Padding |
3:
Head of the Peacock Feather |
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The
feather barbules (side strands) are worked by couching down a single
strand of blue or green Passing Thread down the center and couching
down a single strand of Very Fine Rococco on each side of the Passing Thread.
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The
feather shaft is worked by couching down two strands of red Passing
Thread down the center and couching down a single strand of Very Fine
Rococco on either side of the Passing Thread.
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The
peacock feather eye is worked in blue passing thread over blue felt.
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Around
the peacock feather eye chips (beads) of Turquoise Dull Check Purl
are couched down.
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6:
Peacock Feather Eye |
7:
Finished Embroidery |
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EMBROIDERY SIZE
Height:
3 ¾ inches (9 ¼ cm) Width: 4 ½
inches (11 ¼ cm)
PREPARATION TIME
Tracing
the design, prick and pounce method of transfer, and placing the
fabric into the stretcher bar frame: 1 hour
EMBROIDERY TIME
35
hours
BACKGROUND FABRIC USED
Dark
Blue Velveteen Fabric and Muslin Backing Fabric and Yellow Felt
THREADS USED
Gold
Very Fine Rococco, Red, Blue and Green Passing Thread, Turquoise
Dull Check Purl, Red and Blue Au Ver a Soie Silk Threads, Gold,
Turquoise and Green Kreinik #4 Metallic Braids, Gold Cord. |
