Embroidery in the style of Richard Box

My embroiderers guild meeting this month was to make an embroidery in the style of Richard Box. I took a picture of a clematis as inspiration.

The first thing we did was to cut up material in the appropriate colours, varying shades. We then drew the flower onto paper and  cut out the first petal to expose the background material.  The purple pieces were  applied with a tiny drop of glue to secure them in place. Then the second petal was cut out and material applied and so on until the whole picture was covered.

Some stripes of pink sheer were applied to the flower to make the stripes.

The picture was machined in matching colours to hold down the pieces.

The edges of the petals and the stripes were machined to make them stand out from the background.
 By attaching a stuffed circle of material and then embroidering with bullion knots the centre of the flower was created.

 A stitched cord was then attached in various places to give the effect of a twisty stem.

It was  ready to be attached to the front of a sketchbook.