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[chindora]

I know, I am still not finished with my sampler, and have not even started the pin cushions, but I have a few other projects in the wings that are pushing their way to the fore. One is a purse, an evening bag, that I have designed. It will have coiling goldwork vines of plaited braid, and polychrome silk embroidery

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[chindora]

I am glad you like the design. I do the window thing too, but I guess I figured it would probably not work so good with black linen. I can't figure out what I would use to actually mark the black linen with that would show up, and stay there for the duration of the working.

[chindora]

But don't you think that either of those two techniques will rub off before I can get the embroidery finished? I know that the pouncing will for sure, and my experience with the chaco copy, whether done with a wheel, the nifty little tracing stylus or even an empty ink pen, has been the same. That is why I am figuring I am going to have to wind up stitching the designs in fine stitches, after I either trace it or pounce it. I was just really hoping that one of my uber creative friends here might have a better idea!!! (whose idea was it to do this in black anyway?!?!?!?!?)

[elmsley_rose]

You're right - never seen a smiling bird before! Still, it's simple and elegant.

I personally use Clover ChacoCopy (or Chaco-Copy) - comes with 5 differently coloured large sheets coated in chalk. You can also get a 'transfer' stylus, or use a run-out biro or something to run over the lines.
Then run over the chalked lines with a micro pen.

I love ChacoCopy - I'm surprised more people don't use it. It's all I use, until I do prick and pounce just for the experience.

[chindora]

I have used it before, bought it in England. I used the yellow on my red linen, but then went behind and used a black pen to keep the design permanent on linen while I was working it. What would you use on the black?

The bird that I am talking about is the one that I put on my coif design. He has half a worm in his mouth, and the other half is on plaited braid coil that is just beneath the bird's mouth. I saw a coif, or maybe it was a jacket, can't remember off the top, and it had a similar motif with the worm frowning. It is pretty cute on the coif, kinda fits with the smiling butterfly, etc., but definitely did not work with this handbag.

[elmsley_rose]

For black - the white sheet. Tho I've never used it on black, I don't see how it'd be a problem.
And yes, you do need to go over it with a micro pen or something afterwards - the chalk will just rub off.

Do you have a colour theme for the handbag? Modern colours? Of a particular palette?

[chindora]

So, have you seen a white or yellow opaque type of pen that would stand up to black linen and stick around long enough for me to get the embroidery done?

I am going with rich, lush colours. The top left flower will be blue and gold metal thread, top center peas are green and gold, top right is rose and red with silver accents. The top two flowers are patterned after two that I photographed on 1 June 2009 at the V&A. You have seen those pics. Bottom left is again rose and red with very small seed pearl accents going down each section. Center bottom is a honeysuckle with a rich yellow,, gold, red and pink. Bottom right is of course a cornflower, with blue and very light blue, as well as gold metal cross hatching on the green, and a gold eight legged spider center. So, blues opposite each other and pinks and reds opposite each other. I am still vacillating on the colours for Mr. Bird. I am working all of the plaited braid in my 2% gold from Golden Threads.