23 February 2009
Almost a year ago, I found a historical portrait of Henry VIII that I hadn’t seen before, where you could plainly tell the construction method of his ornately slashed and beaded doublet. I loved it, and sold the idea to a customer. Now, I cannot find that portrait to save my life. So, I’m doing my best attempt at recreating it solely from my memory. Now that’s crazy.
Anyway, I snapped a few shots late last night (okay, it was this morning, but my old rule kicks in) before I went to bed, of my trial attempts at spacing and such. This one doesn’t show the overall look, but I love the details visible in the macro shot. So, there you have it . . . crazy details.
~MB
You have just been elevated to new heights of insanity (or is it depths?) in my mind
I don’t know if it’s heights or depths . . . but it’s definitely insanity! Last night I made myself nearly nuts ’cause the slashings all have to be zigzagged to prevent fraying, but the stitches have to be relatively invisible (matching thread colour) so as not to interfere with the overall design . . .
Unfortunately, it’s so invisible, it was difficult to tell where I’d stitched and where I hadn’t yet stitched! I finally had to walk away and decided perhaps it would be easier in the morning! And . . . it’s not! Grrr . . .
~MB
(as she slowly loses her mind)