Lily

Stranded cotton on silk

2018

6 x 6 inches

Silkshading, also known as “painting with a needle”, is a style of embroidery that allows you to use a range of coloured threads, blended together to create a natural appearance of a flower, fruit or animal.

Here I have chosen to create a Lily, a symbol of Our Lady.

Silkshading can be seen on traditional vestments for creating floral patterns or with the stitches worked vertically to create a tapestry, often of a saint.