Apr 9
Originally uploaded by Dancing Crow.
Two shrooms, two moons, two strips each way, and lots of golden thread on the feathers. Because the mushrooms are not gold today. It gets a bit lumpy and overwrought in the middle there – I hadn’t realized it would ALL wind up in the center.
I was using a different mettalic thread. I have two different ones, both from Sulky (and probably others make it as well) one is metallic filament wound around a cotton or polyester core (I haven’t burn tested it) the other is a single strand of colored mylar filament. I go back and forth on which one I hate more. The wound stuff gets unwound and strips itself going through the needle, but the tension tends to work better and I think it takes more effort to break it. The filament makes for a smoother sparkle, but the tension is hideously wonky and it breaks very easily. Shula pointed out there are needles for metallics; Schmetz makes Metallica needles that ease the filament stuff. There are also Sticknadel and Stepnadel which I think are, respectively, embroidery and quilting needles.
These bills are still making me absurdly happy. I need to think about what I’m going to put on coins too. And how I am going to make them. And then embroider them. Besides designing holes so they can be strung for carrying.
Lee Thomson 