Cutwork 5 Ways (6 really) - Goldwork Leaves Series / Hand Goldwork Embroidery in Detail
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- Today I will be showing you 5 different approaches to cutwork which I tried out on my gold leaves design. I say 5, but there are really 6 here because the last one isn't really cutwork in the traditional sense so it’s up to you if you want to count that on in or not
Table of Contents:
Cutwork Style 1- Bright Check Paired with Central Groove 00:51
Cutwork Style 2- Smooth and Rough Purl with Check Edge 04:36
Cutwork Style 3- Rough Purl Basket Weave 07:53
Cutwork Style 4- Bright Check and Rough Purl over Cardboard 09:56
Cutwork Style 5- Smooth Purl over Felt Pad with Chain vein 12:51
Cutwork Style (6)- Rough Purl 'Broken' Cutwork 17:28
So up first we have Bright check cutwork paired, I both started with something hard and something easy. I should probably first mention that cutwork is where you lay cut to size pieces of purl onto your surface as a fill method. You can use whatever kind of purl you want, smooth purl, rough purl and as in this example bright check. Prior to filming I prepped the base with string bump padding so I had something to build onto.
With Cutwork there is a lot of trial and error and the more you do the better you get a judging it. I should also point out this isn't an instructional video, merely the documentation and my thoughts on this project as I am still honing my skills so if you want to learn for yourself you should check out a proper teaching programme like the online classes offered by the London Embroidery School, link below.
I will be the first to say that I think cutwork is easily one of the hardest goldwork techniques and so when I say I started with something hard and something easy, both are true. The pairing of this leaf is the element that looks to make it harder, as you not only have to try and make it look nice on one side, but then make the other side look nice and the reflection of the first. You can see as this progresses that I lost a lot, if not all of the shape of the leaf in this process and it starts to look more like a wheat sheaf than a leaf in my attempt to keep the angle, something to work on. The easy part was my choice to start off with bright check, I had two types available to play with which have slightly different patterns so you can tell them apart even though they are both highly textured. Alternating between the two look pretty so I’m pleased with that but I do think the bright check is covering over all kinds of sins.
the whole shape of the leaf, no groove. It was time to be brave and use smooth and rough purl for the fill this time. I say this because smooth purl in particular bruises, marks and cracks much easier than the bright check so it is more likely so show me up. I was looking to try to get more of the ‘essing’ effect where the purl snakes around the padding and appears to tuck in under itself.
To give myself a little rest and hopefully a rest from the difficulty, I took a slight side step and tried basket weave in cutwork. I really enjoyed and was surprised at the simplicity of basket weave in passing thread so trying it again in cutwork was very appealing as it, for the most part takes away the challenging ever changing length cutting element.
Coming back to the more traditional approaches with cutwork, I thought I would try with cardboard underneath. This did not feature in any of my books as a raising technique but I know I've seen this in real life and when it’s done properly, it gives a really sharp edge so may be this would help me more with my length judgement as its got such a clear edge to it.
Bolstered by the cardboard leaf outcome, I went back and thought that smooth purl seemed like a good idea. Having tried two lots of soft string pad and cardboard, I thought I should use a felt pad for a change.
So perhaps not the usual way and maybe not even cutwork to traditionalists but it is a way to do cutwork without a base down first. Again, without the books to lean on, I'm just winging it and guessing that so long as the cut isn't too long so it bags out, it should be fine. And it’s more about trying to randomise where the breaks fall with this one as much as possible.
Useful Links:
Couched Threads 5 ways Goldwork Leaves : • New Project- Couched T...
Experimental Gold Leaves 3 Ways: • Experimental Gold Leav...
London Embroidery School: www.londonembroideryschool.com/
Music Credits:
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'Coffee and Unicorns' by Henyao (ES)
'Rainy Sunday' by Henyao (ES)
'Summer Girl' by Cospe (ES)
'Tiger's Eye' by Sarah, The Illstrumentalist (ES)
'Motivation' by Henyao (ES)
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0:00 Introduction
0:52 CUTWORK STYLE 1
7:53 Rough Purl Basketweave
9:56 CUTWORK STYLE 4
12:52 Smooth Purl over Felt Pad
17:28 Rough Purl 'Broken' Cutwork
I am just starting with cutwork and I love this idea for practising different techniques. I appreciate that you show your struggles. Strangely it encourages me 😜 Big hugs from Nova Scotia 🇨🇦
Thanks so much, best of luck!
Great job very nice excellent thanks Sharing
Amazing my friends
thank you for your encouragement
merci pour cette vidéo superbe qui va me permettre de progresser dans cette broderie magnifique bonne journée
Thank you so much! That's lovely to hear
me: OHHHH THAT'S SO COOL AND PRETTY
you: it's like... a 4/10
me: girl...
this really made me chuckle, thank you
Ma'am, this was quite lovely. I would like to know how large the final piece turned out to be. Did you hang it on your wall like a wall hanging?
Thanks for your kind comment, great to hear from you. It's about 40x 30cm but no its still a piece of fabric as I have since had more ideas about things I'd like to try on leaves that are still unembroidered. Perhaps I'll get around to them soon and made another additional video :)
Hey!
Grate! Grate video!
Could you please tell me from where you get those gold pearls?
Hi, thank you , the pearle purl comes from the London Embroidery School
No entiendo la explicación y me gustaría saber dónde puedo adquirir los canutillos ,el trabajo es perfecto
Thank you , there are online classes and kits in goldwork on the London Embroidery School website that are a great place to start. Best of luck
Hi..watching from the philippines..may i ask what materials are you using
Hi there, which leaf are you referencing as they are all goldwork materials but different types ?
@@TakingTimewithTasha everything..because i am not familiar with those..i make vestments for saints.but i use synthetic flat threads and fine threads only..thanks for the reply by the way
right I see, well there is a break down in the description of what technique, material and padding I used for each one but as you aren't familiar with the terms, these are the materials used for each style leaf separately.
Cutwork Style 1- Bright Check
Cutwork Style 2- Smooth and Rough Purl with Check Edge
Cutwork Style 3- Rough Purl
Cutwork Style 4- Bright Check and Rough Purl
Cutwork Style 5- Smooth Purl
Cutwork Style 6- Rough Purl
Let me know if I can help you with anything else x
Hey please could you provide a template for your designs ? it would be really appreciated
No, thank you, as you can see I just do what I feel but these videos are about documenting my process and thoughts, they aren't tutorials. So whilst I'm happy to share what I am doing, I'm not necessarily saying you should do what I'm doing.
Hi, where can I buy this material and how much does it cost?
There are quite a few materials used in the various leaves of this video, but they come from the London Embroidery School, linked in bio’s useful links section.
where to buy gold elements ? name onine please
London Embroidery School is a great place to start
Ye thread ko kya bolte he?
Which one do you mean as there are quite a few types of gold threads used in this video?
I am Pakistani
Good for you
This design is nothing. I can make such beautiful designs. You will agree. Please give me a chance
Well you seem like a delight, if you don’t have something nice to say don’t say anything at all. You have missed the point of this video all together. I don’t need your services thanks.