Mother Ginger and her brood are ready for their performance!
After stitching the inside of Mother Ginger's hoop skirt in basketweave with DMC floss #414, I began dressing the children with red, blue and pink Petite Very Velvet. The little blue jackets were trimmed with Kreinik #12 tapestry braid #002.
For their hair, I used various shades of brown Burmilana. Normally I'd use two strands on 18-count canvas, but here I used three for some additional loft. All of the hair was worked in a satin stitch, with braided knitting used for the braids on the little girl in the foreground.
My next canvas will be another character from Act II, so stay tuned!
5 comments:
I love it! Mother Ginger and all the little folks on a canvas this size - great design, and I love all the details. Well done!
The kids all have personality, don't they? I agree--this is very well done and charming to boot.
Merry Christmas!
That is truly a lively bunch! Very nice - as always, it makes me smile.
You never cease to amaze me with the detail you create and stitch in these smaller canvases! Love Mother Ginger and all her (well-behaved) children.
I was wondering how you'd do the inside of the hoop. This is great - makes just the right background for the kids!
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