Sleeping Swan - May BJP
I've got a photo of a sleeping swan with its beak tucked into its feathers and the oval shape of the bird seemed perfect for my next project. A friend had given me a lot of small fabric swatches, so I selected out the white/cream pieces and stuck them on the backing material (my great-grandmother's damask tablecloth which had seen better days!). I left the edges raw and frayed them even more to suggest feathers. Then I had fun stitching them in place using silver, pearl and cream beads of various sizes. The sparkly button on the swan's head is quite an old one. I think the real feather might be swansdown, but I'm not sure. I finished the edges with frilly crochet using a silver thread. The piece doesn't have any deep meaning, but I was recycling lots of pretty bits and pieces which remind me of lovely people. |
