Shadow Work

Materials Required

Embroidery frame

Embroidery Thread (Double Shade or dark&light shade

Thread-different colours)

Tracing Paper

Carbon Paper

Scissors

Needle

Methods

First trace out the required design (usually flowers) on the wrong side of the cloth using carbon and tracing sheet. Take two strands of embroidery thread, put a knot at one end and start stitching.

There are two methods of stitching :

Method 1

Bring the needle to the right side at 1, in at 2, out at 3, in at 4, out at 5 and so on.

Method2

• Bring the needle through A take a small back stitch and insert the needle at B

• Bring the needle through C, insert the needle at D

• Bring the needle through E and Insert at A

• Bring the needle through F and insert at C

Bring the needle through G and insert at E