@RWhitechurch It's slightly hair-raising when you get to the "slitting the background" part, isn't it!
#trapunto #HandEmbroidery

@virtuosew It really is! And trying to stitch it together again neatly.....

@RWhitechurch Yes, really scary! The time I tried it was part of a #Goldwork and #Trapunto mashup and the facing fabric was silk. I have never been so frightened with a needle in my hand!
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@virtuosew Do you have a picture?! Sounds a wonderful mashup!

@RWhitechurch Behold "Akhenaten", in #Goldwork and #Trapunto with embroidered and raised elements. There's the whole story on my blog as well.
At present he's in a box so the thousand watt glare doesn't perforate my soul.
#Akhenaten #AkhenatenEmbroidery #Stumpwork #HandEmbroidery