Here is the digitized computer image. This is what I see in my Embird software, however, it doesn't always stitch out the way you see it.
I was excited to see how the design would stitch out, specially the waves. Unfortunately because of the lack of contrast between the water, sand and wave thread colour the details are lost and hard to see.
This design was quite the learning experience. I love the image on the computer and it didn't take me long to digitize. However, when I stitched it out, I learned that:
- I had some pull compensation issues in the trunk of the tree and on the left side of the scene.
- The palm tree leaves end up to be about 4 layers of stitches. It is very stiff and some of the under layers should have been removed in my design.
I love the stitch pattern selected for the water and the digitized method for the waves and sky. I will definitely use the elements I learned in this exercise again in future designs.
The mug rug is actually straight and square but because the thickness of the stitches, it warped the edges of the final product.
We learn by trying, by studying what went well and also what items didn't work out.
It's only by Plan - Do - Review do we learn.
2 comments:
Very nice! Thanks for sharing your process and results. When you say you would consider removing some of the underlayers for the tree leaves, I'm guessing that would be done in order to have the final stitching for the project all be at the same level (rather than raised for the leaves)? I'm not familiar with the technical process for embroidering because I haven't tried it, but I like reading all of your posts because, among other things, they open my eyes and mind to creative possibilities. I like the "Plan - Do - Review" approach as well!
Thank you Susan T for your comment. It is from reader's comments that I learn.
In the palm tree leaf area, I have one layer of the yellow sky stitched out. On top of that is a layer of the red sky stitched out. On top of that, the palm tree leaves are stitched in a bulky pattern. To remove some of the stiffness and layers, I should have organized my design so that there was no sky layer under the leaves.
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