Some time ago, one of the people for whom I did a commission
lent me some fascinating books on Siberian nomad art, a tradition which was
completely new to me. Most of the work consisted of beautifully observed
animals interpreted in intricately chased metalwork. They were natural subjects
for embroidery and I did sketches inspired by this art for what I hope will eventually be a large
number of Siberian animals
Here’s the first one – a Siberian tiger. He’s appliqueed
with a fabric with a light glittery metallic finish, which gives an interesting
glint to the finished work.
Siberian tiger stitched with a lightly glittery gold fabric
Which reminds me – if anyone is looking for an interesting
gilded fabric to use in applique, I can recommend Fairy Frost from Michael
Miller. However – take care. There
are two kinds of Fairy Frost, as I learned the hard way. Plain “Fairy Frost” is
just an ordinary glazed cotton – nice enough but nothing special. If you want the glittery
kind you need to order ”Fairy Frost Glitz”
Mia! How marvelous to luck onto the embroidered side of your life! Your Compuserve miaken email doesn’t seem to work and Merle Gross has tasked me to try to figure out how to get in touch with you. Which has led me to your marvelous blog! Please let me know your current email address.
Tigers! my favorite animal i just love Big cats and it looks marvelous in embroidery…..