The question of what type feather I found yesterday is now on the floor. I have absolutely no idea. There are cardinals, robins, wrens, sparrows, the occasional blue jay around here. Doves, quail, possibly owls, huge turkey vultures, crows. Someone out there must have a more educated guess than me.
Work continues on the Big Ol' Cross-stitch Project. I'm displeased with one thing about it.
The print for the colors in the rabbit's legs is dark and showing through the whites and ecrus. It may be a clever shadowing technique, but it's making me unhappy.
Speaking of colors... I am reading a genuinely fascinating book.
It's slow going, because I'm trying to soak everything in. Why are clothes structured the way they are? Who makes those decisions? Why are shoes shaped the way they are? I'm on color right now, and have learned that "tint" is when white is added to a color. "Shade" is when black is added. "Tone" means grey has gone in. I love picking up little nuggets of knowledge like that.
3 comments:
Too bad about the stitching. I'm having the same issue with my big fish project. I should have used 3 strands but I didn't and you can see the red through everywhere.
The directions were in Chinese so I took my best shot and lost.
That book sounds fascinating. If you look at me you wouldn't think I care a thing about fashion but I do like to see it on others. It's walking art.
I'm going to look for that book. Agree with Dee on the coverage idea!
I learned the tint, tone and hue bit when my sons worked at Sherwin Williams paint store! lol The book looks fascinating! I'm sorry you are not happy with the stitching-I hope it looks better as you close in on the finish!
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