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Embroidery RSN Certificate Silk Shading26 May 2019

RSN Certificate Silk Shading

In October 2018 I started the third module of the Royal School of Needlework Certificate course. After previously having completed the Jacobean Crewelwork and Canvaswork module, it was now time to try my hand at Silk Shading. It was really difficult to pick a suitable photograph of a flower. The RSN brief sets many do’s…

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Embroidery Goldwork Ribbon Embroidery Silk Shading Stumpwork27 April 201927 April 2019

Wren Etui

I spotted Jenny Adin Christie‘s wren for the first time when Catherine of Hillview Embroidery and I attended a workshop by Jenny at Au ver à Soie in Paris during their Nuit de la Broderie in February 2018. The odd thing was that at first I never realised that it was embroidered when I saw…

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Books Crochet Embroidery General Goldwork Jacobean Crewelwork Organise Reviews Ribbon Embroidery RSN Certificate Shops Silk Shading31 December 2017

Year 1

Today is the 31st of December. Besides being the last day of 2017 it is also the last day of the first year of the Stitching Sheep and what a year it has been! I am so glad I have taken the plunge last year to launch the Stitching Sheep’s blog and social media accounts.…

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Embroidery Silk Shading8 August 20178 August 2017

Superb Fairy Wrens

Feeling rather brave but a bit mad at the same time having picked my next project. Since I have no WIPs lying around I could pick any of the kits in my stash. I am going to attempt a Trish Burr miniature needle painting design! I picked up this kit at Create in Stitch when…

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Embroidery Silk Shading4 June 201711 June 2017

Finishing my Silk Shading project

It has already been a month since I attended an Introductory Silk Shading day class at the Royal School of Needlework with tutor Helen Richman. With finishing my Hygge shawl and my gold work pheasant I have only just got back to finishing the day class project. Besides really liking the design – an English…

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Embroidery Reviews Silk Shading6 May 201710 June 2017

Silk Shading ‘English Rose’

Just arrived back from my day class at the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) at Hampton Court Palace and I have had a fabulous day. Last October I did a day class on Whitework with Lizzy Pye which I enjoyed so much I signed up for some more courses, the first of which was today.…

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Lovely goodies from the #japaneseembroiderycenter arrived today! Can’t wait to try out couching with my new koma! #goldwork
Padding all done on my little goldwork fox (design by @beckyhoggembroidery) 😍 #goldwork
New blogpost about the RSN certificate module in shading I have just finished (link in bio)! #rsncertificate
Oh yes, so much want to win a Lowery @workstands , I have wanted one for ages! 🤞 If you like to win one too, head over to @workstands original post before the 26th of May and have a look at how to take part!
Already at the end of the last day at the RSN for this trip! So much wish I could go back tomorrow! Managed to get all the prepwork done for my goldwork module: silk is on, design is painted on, got my stitchplan done and have had a demonstration on how to apply the felt padding. As with my silk shading the silk just photographs really badly as it seems a horrible grey when photographed from above. Please swipe to see it true colour: a lovely forest green! #rsncertificate For homework I need to do the stabstitches to secure the silk to the calico and do the felt padding. I will have until the beginning of August to do that as the summer intensive starts on the 5th of August, so I should have plenty of time for one or more smaller projects in the meantime. Might do a goldwork one to get a bit more practice before the real thing!
Finished! As ever, I found the mounting really difficult but I got lots of advice and tips from the tutors today. It will be one of those things, which will become easier the more you do it but I am really pleased with what I managed to achieve today! I haven’t handed it in yet as I want the tutor who is in tomorrow to see it as she taught me the most for this module. It will be a few months yet before I get the results back but I will already do a post about this project at the weekend. So look out for that! (picture by @jagembroidery) #rsncertificate
At the end of my first RSN certificate class this week my silk shading is off the frame and all pinned up on the mounting board ready to start mounting tomorrow! Before it came off the frame I filled in all of the missed stitches the tutor and I could see and I also managed to frame up a new piece of calico ready for my next project! Hopefully I will be able to pick up some tips and tricks about mounting from the tutors tomorrow as I really want to improve on my last attempt in mounting! #rsncertificate
Love 😍 my new pegboard by @blockdesign I bought from @dreamkeydesign. It suits my craftroom a lot better than the pink one I had. Such a fun way to display the RSN dayclasses I have done and combine with plants, souvenirs and my Stitching Sheep stationery!
Tried a new craft today: macrame! The volunteers at my work and my colleagues give me all of these lovely plant cuttings and they were sitting in a large display of pots in my craftroom and I thought it would be nice to create a better display. As this inchplant was doing so well and started to creep along the floor I thought it would be a good idea to make a plant hanger. I bought some @bobbiny_nl macrame cord from @wolcafe (as usual I couldn’t decide on the colour!) and with the help of @emily_katz @modernmacrame book I got going. Quite pleased with my very first attempt, roll on the next one! #craftroomdecor

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