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Silk Shading, otherwise known as silk work and 'needle painting'. This is part of a bigger piece which will be finished in April 2009; the brief was simply to silk shade an animal of choice.

The technique uses single strands of stranded cotton in tiny needles, keeping many needles going at once - I think the most I had going in this piece was 11. The total number of colours in this piece is 21.

Approx 55 hours

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:iconfaceinthesand:
That is truly gorgeous. I couldn't even do that with paints let alone material. Wow.
:iconlaurelin77:
Aww, thank you. :blushes: The funny thing is, I don't think I could do it with paint either... must try one day.
:iconlady-blue:
Wow. This is really wonderful work! The color blending is just gorgeous. Do you have a shot of the whole bird? I'd love to see it.

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:iconcez-metal:
Hey fantastic, can't wait to see the final piece, looked really to complicated while you were embroidering. When do you start Yvaine?
:iconmiss-minerva-sage:
This is absolutely amazing work :wow: gorgeous!

The technique is really impressive!

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:iconlaurelin77:
Thank you :nod: I love silk shading, its a really fun technique to do because you can just relax into it and let it happen naturally, unlike goldwork etc.
:iconlaurelin77:
Thanks :hug: I'm actually stitching Tristran rather than Yvaine, but I'll be starting in January. Wouldn't it be lovely to stitch them both together :aww: maybe that'll be a future project...
:iconlaurelin77:
I've just uploaded a full image. [link] Hope it lives up to your expectations! I actually took the first photo with the intention of using it as a business card in the future, so it doesn't show quite as much.
:iconmiss-minerva-sage:
That sounds like fun! =D I may have to try.

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It is a fine thing to establish one\'s own religion in one\'s heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.
~D. H. Lawrence

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July 15, 2008
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Jul 15, 2008, 3:52:21 PM

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