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It's amazing the different effects one can produce with the same thread, but different stitches. This red piece is another "rollie" which will be finished as a cylindrical shape to hang on the tree or maybe as part of a mobile at Holiday time. This time I used the laces and "bracelet" trims in a horizontal layout, so needed the vertical lines to anchor it. The red ribbon floss is identical, except for using the shimmer blend for the basketweave around the beaded bracelet - but due to the way the light plays on the long, flat stitches above and below, it looks much darker. I wanted the vertical lines to be rather subtle, so used my favorite crystal clear Sundance (color 250 hexagonal) beads with red thread - so that they will glitter as the ornament turns, but not be a different color. There are single gold tent stitches between each bead. Also - I chose to use 
beads on the bracelet, as the Leviathan stitch I normally use for this count was too lumpy and prominent for the effect I wanted. You can see on the detail the tent stitches on the warp threads, getting ready to insert beads on the weft - very simple for a small area, and it looks solid beads. I ran out of gold braid (Kreinik gold #221), so am waiting for more to arrive so that I can outline and stitch the flowers - and continue on down to the bottom. Meanwhile, in addition to the spiraling rollie, I have the little mini-stocking to work on. Again, I used the YLI ribbon floss, and stitched long, flat areas going in different directions. The way the light hits them adds to the surface interest. Just for fun - I used multi-colors for the beads. Red, gold, green, and blue - a kind of "confetti" effect. I had to just use white floss to apply them, as I wasn't about to use 
colored thread and have to re-thread the beading needle so many times. The ric-rac on the heel is made with the Kreinik 1/16" ribbon in green #015, which is one of my very favorites!
It lies so nice and flat, whereas the braid would be a bit difficult. I'm not really sure what I will do with the heel and toe - will decide after I get the rest of it done. As for the name? Who knows? Maybe a family cat. Incidentally, if you click on the detail of the red rollie - the one with the warp threads stitched - and enlarge it, you can easily see that the weft stitches are left bare for the insertion of the beads. I wasn't able to do that when drawing the "chains" on the mini-stocking, as I left an even number of threads between them so that I could make the long stitches in opposite directions, and needed a center. The beads wobble a bit, and it is very annoying - but couldn't be helped.
It's amazing the different effects one can produce with the same thread, but different stitches. This red piece is another "rollie" which will be finished as a cylindrical shape to hang on the tree or maybe as part of a mobile at Holiday time. This time I used the laces and "bracelet" trims in a horizontal layout, so needed the vertical lines to anchor it. The red ribbon floss is identical, except for using the shimmer blend for the basketweave around the beaded bracelet - but due to the way the light plays on the long, flat stitches above and below, it looks much darker. I wanted the vertical lines to be rather subtle, so used my favorite crystal clear Sundance (color 250 hexagonal) beads with red thread - so that they will glitter as the ornament turns, but not be a different color. There are single gold tent stitches between each bead. Also - I chose to use 
beads on the bracelet, as the Leviathan stitch I normally use for this count was too lumpy and prominent for the effect I wanted. You can see on the detail the tent stitches on the warp threads, getting ready to insert beads on the weft - very simple for a small area, and it looks solid beads. I ran out of gold braid (Kreinik gold #221), so am waiting for more to arrive so that I can outline and stitch the flowers - and continue on down to the bottom. Meanwhile, in addition to the spiraling rollie, I have the little mini-stocking to work on. Again, I used the YLI ribbon floss, and stitched long, flat areas going in different directions. The way the light hits them adds to the surface interest. Just for fun - I used multi-colors for the beads. Red, gold, green, and blue - a kind of "confetti" effect. I had to just use white floss to apply them, as I wasn't about to use 
colored thread and have to re-thread the beading needle so many times. The ric-rac on the heel is made with the Kreinik 1/16" ribbon in green #015, which is one of my very favorites!
It lies so nice and flat, whereas the braid would be a bit difficult. I'm not really sure what I will do with the heel and toe - will decide after I get the rest of it done. As for the name? Who knows? Maybe a family cat. Incidentally, if you click on the detail of the red rollie - the one with the warp threads stitched - and enlarge it, you can easily see that the weft stitches are left bare for the insertion of the beads. I wasn't able to do that when drawing the "chains" on the mini-stocking, as I left an even number of threads between them so that I could make the long stitches in opposite directions, and needed a center. The beads wobble a bit, and it is very annoying - but couldn't be helped.
2 comments:
These are both very pretty! I really like your rollies, and I love the different color beads on the white stocking as your accent. Suggesting a solid white heel and toe done in sparkly....
-Precioso, y claro que tiene una belleza espectacular...esos brillos son geniales...Con cariño Emi.
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