Stumpwork Progress

Just a wee postie today to show off the progress of the peacock stumpwork and I have to say now that I have the tail feathers completed and I know where I want them; I utterly love it! I am so pleased that the tana lawn has behaved and I haven't had to much of a headache, it's such a light weight fabric that I wanted to get out of having to back it in any way and it's worked a treat. If your wondering how I got them like that, its wire that's been very tightly/neatly couched over,  the wire that's been used is the ones florists and cake makers use, its wire that's been wrapped in paper. I normally like to stab the wire down first which you can see in the very top picture before going back round with the closer stitching. 

Once it's stitched onto the fabric you carefully cut it out, and with very sharp scissors and a steady hand you cut very close to your stitching, use the blade to get as close as you can, and brush you nail back and forth (gently) over the loose fabric to bring the fibres to stand up (makes it easier to trim). 

To make them stand up I've pushed the excess wire in through the fabric and on the otherside I will tack them down, and securely fasten them before trimming the wire back.