April 24, 2018. On a roll with finishing ornaments. This is the third and last of the recent rozashi projects, but there will be more to come, that's for sure.
Tried to make cording by twisting 1/8" ribbons--not a total success. Should have made the twist tighter. Also needed to make the mounting board a little smaller so that the stitches would wrap around to the back OR for future projects, will need to add a row or two of tent stitches so that the canvas won't show if I have a mounting board size issue. Hmmm....
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| Rozashi Baby Iris Finished Closeup |
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| Rozashi Baby Iris Finished Back |
December 7, 2017--This little Rozashi Study called Baby Iris by Margaret Kinsey was a CyberPointers class in 2013. I ordered the kit, then put it aside, not comfortable with the style and method. Well, that problem ended after completing the recent
Rozashi Imari Study class, a recent CyberPointers offering. I was able to stitch this up in a few days and really like the technique using all vertical stitches on a Japanese canvas called "ro".
The next step is to block the piece by spreading a thin layer of Yamato nori stitcking paste (a type of glue) all over the stitches in the back, then while still damp after an hour, hold an iron above the canvas and steam the devil out of it until it is dried, then do it all over again. At least that's how I interpret the instructions. Once that's done, I'll make a little egg shaped ornament out of it and hang it on a drawer knob in my dressing closet.
I found some rozashi projects in the 2005, 2006 and 2009
NeedlePointers Magazine, so will have to find a source for "ro" canvas and work on those.
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Rozashi Baby Iris Completed Closeup
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Rozashi Baby Iris Completed
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It looks lovely
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