Sunday, April 29, 2012

Second fiddlehead is done!

I just finished it a short while ago... have to stop to do other things right now.  But I hope to get back to the tapestry later today.

Here's the drawing detail it's based on:


Sort of a wonky spiral.  Those fiddleheads open so quickly and turn into ferns that they sometimes seem quite wonky to me.  I almost think I could watch them unfurl if I sat in the woods long enough!

Here's the woven version:





Posted by Tommye McClure Scanlin at 3:37 PM

3 comments:

  1. Tommye McClure ScanlinApril 30, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    Thanks! I attach the cartoon by stitching it on. I use a curved needle, tie a sewing thread to it and stitch through the Mylar cartoon. I restitch ever so often to keep the cartoon close to the piece and I clip out the earlier stitches so the cartoon doesn't roll up with the tapestry when I advance the piece.

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  2. Ruth ManningMay 1, 2012 at 9:05 PM

    love this tommye...just the word "fiddlehead" makes me smile...I"ve always been a fan of the spiral, so using this as inspiration seems delightful. I"ll be checking back in for sure-Ruth

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  3. JanMay 1, 2012 at 10:59 PM

    I love it! So organic even though it's in black and white (mostly). I'd love to see it next to your other fiddlehead fern tapestry, which is one of my favorites.

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