Here are a couple photos of the final beehive. My idea was to keep the actual beehive fairly traditional in technique and only use gold with matching thread. For the stand and post, I wanted to use more creative techniques with the metal threads and add some color.
Very very beautiful and amazing how many goldwork techniques you used .
ReplyDeleteThis amazing. Love the buzzing bees.
ReplyDeletethat is truly a lovely piece of work!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great small sampler that would be to start out doing some goldwork! If you are going to put out a pattern, I'll wait for it; otherwise, I may take yours as inspiration for my own.
ReplyDeleteThat is stunning! Mary Corbet posted about your work and I see you are at NCSU. If you are interested, someone thoughtful started a group for stitchers in North Carolina on facebook. You can find it here, would love to see your work in person. There are some meetups being planned for stitching fun. One at the Michael's in Holly Springs on the 18th, after lunch, I think. https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/1503719949872232/
ReplyDeleteThis piece is lovely! I too would like to know if you are planning on putting out a pattern for this piece. I am starting to study goldwork and have the perfect box top for a piece similar to this. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much everyone! I am considering putting a pattern out for it. I have submitted it for a few workshops and am waiting to hear back about those first. I will keep you updated on both upcoming workshops and patterns as the information becomes available!
ReplyDeleteWonderful news re pattern! I edited for an engineering firm for a number of years, so if you need another pair of eyes, I'd be happy to help.
ReplyDeleteGreat, can hardly wait....
ReplyDeleteYour piece is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI'm a lifelong stitcher and appreciate all handwork. This is a gorgeous piece, both in design and in the stitch work. Thank you for sharing with us. I'm going to add this to my Pinterest Board.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work.
ReplyDeleteHi Katherine! Did you ever make a pattern for this gorgeous beehive? I’m interested in buying it!
ReplyDeleteHi Coby, yes it is a kit that I sell. I just sold out of my latest batch of them, but will be making more. If you're interested, just email me from my website: https://katherinediuguid.squarespace.com/kits-1
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