Falling Leaves Hanging
Small dyed landscape hanging embellished with embroidered stitches. Leaves and berries falling against the background of a landscape of stitched shibori. The stitches utilised in the embroidery are simple running stitch, feather and seed stitch.
Dimensions: 35cm high x 19cm wide organic cotton
Townhill Studio
Sherborne, England
The stitching is in progress, pins and basting clearly visible. Thought is given to each stitch and its placement in relation to the stitched shibori motifs.
The diverse shibori resist textiles are put together at this stage with possible room for further change and development. The thread colour is also considered at this point.
The complete hanging showing the many embroidery stitches against the background of shibori patterned cloth.
One of the shibori fabrics used in the falling leaves hanging. The design is created with ori-nui stitch, a simple technique with wonderful effects.