No, I’m not angry at the World. I try to be positive overall. I have been stitching up small Assisi motifs for a fund raiser. The focal point of the design is where the background cloth shows through your stitches. In this case, cross stitch. I’ve enjoyed stitching them before. I have benefitted in my tatting designing from learning about this style of surface embroidery. Negative space is more important. I have one more motif to stitch up. Here’s the second one I’ve done:
Oh, I really like that. Clever use of the negative.
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DeleteI wholeheartedly agree with Jane, except I hadn't known there was a term for it! Learned something new 🧡
ReplyDeleteI have only dipped my toe in designing in the Negative. Just like color theory is different for pigments than it is for dyes, the elements that make up good designs are tweeked a bit.
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