Stumpwork Embroidery - Wired flowers - part two

As I found the wire I used before was a bit too thick, I decided to try the 28 gauge wire in my room.

This one was easier to manipulate around the flower outline which is great and I found it was easier to sew around it.

Of course I have already had a little practice to it looks a bit better.

and a little quicker as I got the other one outlined in now time.  However time to fill them in.

One down.....

Now lets finished this one.

Stumpwork Embroidery - Wired flowers - part one.

I have been meaning to try this type of embroidery out for ages but never got round to it.

However I finally found some time in my schedule and I'm going to give it a try.

I already had all the materials in my sewing room so starting it was not a problem.

I also brought a couple of books on it to give me an idea of how to start.  So I decided to start with a sakura or cherry blossom because I had all the floss colours.

So first thing first I need to couch some wire around the edge of the flower.

As I was sewing it down it became obvious that I should have used thinner wire.  However now it is done we will continue.

Now to actually start the embroidery.

And after a couple more days I have finished one outline.