Post B2TNNWdLiwxIkZAX5c by virtuosew@mathstodon.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #B2TNNWdLiwxIkZAX5c by virtuosew@mathstodon.xyz
       2026-01-20T09:40:46Z
       
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       Since my blog is catching up with my stitching, I thought I would revisit Stella's Birds..The inspirations are Elizabeth Goudge's book, "Gentian Hill", medieval imagery and Mountmellick embroidery.That's quite a lot to juggle, isn't it!#HandEmbroidery #StellasBirds #MountmellickEmbroidery
       
 (DIR) Post #B2TNV65aIfDEjwzCiG by nanook@friendica.eskimo.com
       2026-01-20T10:06:28Z
       
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       @virtuosew I like such simplicity yet elegance in the same.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2TRXc4CmIx4JTnPwe by nanook@friendica.eskimo.com
       2026-01-20T10:52:17Z
       
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       @virtuosew I enjoy, my daughter draws and much like yours every line is intentional, I draw but my method is iterative, I start with roughing in with charcoal, then erasing and adding in details, a painful process and it completely lacks the elegance of your approach.  I enjoy your ability to make such a coherent image with so few strokes, it is an economy I can't come close to realizing and also beautiful.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2Tq8Oq5Jqt6u1GWSe by virtuosew@mathstodon.xyz
       2026-01-20T12:12:32Z
       
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       @nanook My process is iterative, too. I do a lot of rough, separate sketches, and try to learn the shape of the line I want. What you see here is the endpoint of that process.But not the end of the work, because this is a design for embroidery!