Really cool painting...
Being able to see this picture up close helped me immensly on the
construction of the headpiece I am trying to make....thought you
might enjoy it and maybe find other pics at the Institute helpful.
http://www.dia.org/the_collection/overview/viewobject.asp?objectid=44420
Sg
So, are you using the silk for the embroidery part? One of the
things I have found with silk, from the Chinese, is that they sew a
tiny x with the silk floss, and then run the needle under the x and
tighten it slightly to knot the end. To start, they sew the x over
the tail of the silk thread. I usually cover my knots with
subsequent embroidery. This pattern seems to be more open, so that
might not be possible, but it's how I get my silk to never work free.
If that doesn't make sense, I'll try to find some pictures of what
I'm talking about.
Good luck
Genie
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