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I did these roses a long time ago with an Easy Punch (electric needle punch). The colours are slightly different because they were just samples and I was using odds and ends of cotton threads on a piece of woven polycotton. I bondawebbed them on the back (wonder under) to hold the loops and then just machine appliqued them onto the jeans.
I drew the butterflies on the jeans with a permanent marker, then embroidered the wings in french knots in stranded cotton, to match the relief of the roses.
I have drawn butterflies on the back pockets, and some more roses on the body at the back ready to embroider, but the flowers won't be done with a punch needle this time.
3 comments:
Wonderful - Thank You for the closeups - I am most impressed!
Your bag is coming along wonderfully. Those roses are amazing. I have an electric punch needle, too, but could never get the hang of it. I drag it out once in a while to try again, get frustrated and put it away…sigh…
they are so lovely!
i like those french nots!
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