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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Oriental Beauty - Close up 2

Stitch used:
Satin Stitch for the bamboo shoots
Back stitch for the outlines of bamboo shoots
French Knots for the waves
Cording for Border of the Kimono

Oriental Beauty - Close up - Shrub

Stitch used:
Blossom Outline - Stem Stitch
Flowers & leaves - Satin Stitch
Stem - Stem Stitch

Oriental Beauty - Close up 1

Oriental Beauty - Kimono close up

Stitch used:
Outline for Obi & Kimono - Back Stitch (Red Brown)
Obi & Kimono, Cranes, Bamboo leaves - Satin Stitch
Bamboo Stem - Stem stitch with 2 different colours in one needle (for the shaded effect)
Golden Border on the Kimono - Cording with 2 different colours for the shaded effect

Oriental Beauty - close up - Fan



Stitch used:

Pine Needles - Stem Stitch (1 strand)
Branch of Pine tree - Stem Stitch (1 strand)
Outline of face - Back stitch (1 strand)
Fan Ribs - Straight stitch & Back stitch (Red brown - 1 strand)
Fan - Stem Stitch (Yellow - 1 strand)
Leaves on the fan - Lazy Daisies (2 strands)
Collar of Kimono - Stem Stitch (Red - 2 strands)
Top of Kimono - Satin Stitch (Blue - 3 strands)

Oriental Beauty - Parasol close up

Stitch used:
Parasol - Satin Stitch ( Yellow & Blue); Stem Stitch - Red; Straight Stitch - Ribs
Flowers in hair - Lavendar - Satin stitch; White - French Knots
Other - Stem stitch

Oriental Beauty - Full Frame

Stitch used: Satin, Stem, Straight, Back, French Knots, Lazy Daisies, Cording.
Thread - No. of colours: 18