Monday, June 2, 2014

The Tea Party Continues

I am very glad to be finished with the rayon floss.  It is nasty and slippery stuff, with one strand or sometimes both coming out of the needle if one doesn't take a very firm hold of the needle. Such a firm grip tends to aggravate my  generally mild arthritis, especially in the recent damp weather.  And I dislike having to use the much shorter lengths of floss: a 12" cut instead of my usual 18" or 24" lengths.  Needing to re-thread my needle so frequently slows me down considerably.  And rayon floss doesn't lay as evenly and easily as cotton or silk or bamboo floss.  But I do have to admit that it looks rather nice as the wizard's robes.

I have been back stitching as I go along, so the design details are really popping.  I am still toying with ideas for doing the hair, beard and hat brim differently.  The notion of satin stitching the beard vertically in white and silver grey silks and then stitching the brim in white Wisper to change it into fur trim rather than a stiff brim, well, they still have an appeal.  But I won't make a final decision till after I am done with all the green of Momma dragon and the last of her brood.  Working on that should keep me busy for the rest of the week.

6 comments:

Dani - tkdchick said...

Rayon is evil stuff and yes its necessary to work with shorter lengths. I actually will use one strand instead of the two called for I often find that's enough coverage. I also keep a small bowl of water nearby I dip my index finger and thumb in it and run the thread between my fingers and that seems to tame it long enough.

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

The robes do look lovely! Definitely worth the extra effort.

Linda said...

Looks great Regina.

Linda

Rachel S-H said...

She is really cute! I hate rayon, but I love how it looks!

Maggee said...

Cannot say I have tried rayon threads... may not now! Whisper and the sparkly ones are bad enough! Great progress!

Julie said...

The wizards robes really do stand out!