Cumbrian Waterfall

A few months ago I started a competition piece for the North West Region Embroiderers' Guild Regional day on Saturday 21st April. The title to work to was "The Beautiful North West". I decided I would embroider one of the north west waterfalls cascading over the rocks with a little artistic licence!
I started by collecting fibres, fabrics, silk throwsters waste and silk rods. Some of these I dyed to the colours I wanted. I then placed all the pieces between 2 pieces of dissolvable plastic and stitched to hold in place.

 The piece was then embroidered on the machine to add texture colour and hold the pieces together

The plastic was then washed out in the bath and the piece dried on towels. When dry the piece was hand embroidered to add even more texture.

Ferns were added to the piece by weaving picots and then joining them together along the edges of the water.

The waterfall was woven on a loom with long fringes to look like cascading water. It was then stuffed and sewn into position.

Strings of beads were then added to look as if the water was pouring over the edge.

The piece is now finished and I need to make a bag to carry it to Leyland for the day!

The peacock was hanging in the entrance when I arrived at regional

day and members seemed to like it.

I was pleased to win second prize with my Cumbrian waterfall.