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This Tuesday I will discuss the 2 pieces of goldwork and an Or Nue piece I’ve stitched for the folks at the Needlework and Textile Guild of Media’s monthly meeting. Then, I will demo Or Nue with a 1.5″ x 1″ flag. I have materials and instructions to give anyone willing to give it a try.

I’m using Kreinik and flosses on canvas not real gold threads to at least give a sense of how it is accomplished.

While preparing a resource document, I discovered that couching 2 gold threads would be a more authentic technique. Also, I’ve seen the couching thread go over the gold thread only, over the gold thread and one canvas thread, and over 2 canvas threads and the gold thread (which is what I have done). Working on monocanvas is less authentic than a linen ground. So, maybe there is no “correct” way on monocanvas. Anyone have any thoughts?

Join us at The Media Arts Council (11 East State Street in Media) at 7 pm on Tuesday July 11. It’s always the second Tuesday of the month.