This photo replaces the first one I took - the embroidery has now been carefully ironed.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Fabulous hand embroidered peacock!
The proverb "One good turn deserves another" certainly proves itself over and over again for me with my cyberspace friends. I sent some unworked vintage linen pieces over to Lakshmi in India, because those stamped linens are very hard to find over there. She does the most exquisite embroidery, and offered to stitch a peacock for me as her way of thanking me for the linens. This stunning peacock worked on silk arrived today. I am absolutely blown away - it is one of the most gorgeous embroidered items I have ever seen - and to think it was done just for me! As usual I was so impatient to photograph this and post it to my blog, I didn't iron it first. And the photo doesn't show the real depth of colour, but you can still see how utterly fantastic it is. Thank you very much again, Lakshmi!
This photo replaces the first one I took - the embroidery has now been carefully ironed.
This photo replaces the first one I took - the embroidery has now been carefully ironed.
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5 comments:
Hello Gina,
Happy you liked it..
Haven't checked your peacock site for a while Gina, but glad I did just now-this peacock is so pretty as are all your new peacocks. What will you do with this one? and people are so generous when they know you collect something.
Sylvia, I think I will frame Lakshmi's Peacock. It is too lovely to leave just lying around or folded up and put away. I will take it to our local framing guy to have it done professionally instead of doing it myself!
You are a very lucky girl indeed. This is exquisite!
Great post! The fact that you means someone is reading and liking it! Congrats!That’s great advice.
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