rose, wire and mum stumpwork

[wherethewild]

I finally got the other pieces finished - and in time too! This is the second stumpwork (after the heart one) and is also inspired by classic tattoos:




 

[spikefan]

Awesome!

[ruthie tuesday]

gorgeous work!! how did you make that rose ... is it 3D?? this blows my mind
peace

[cranberrry2001]

wow! This looks so cool! :0)

not sure how you made it but whatever, I can appreciate it! :0) Great job!

[edenkitty]

amazingly great! I love it so much!

I love the 2-D made 3-D!

Very cool!

[Marie-Lynn]

Beautiful. I love how all the edges are finished
Did you make the barbwire? What wire and gauge did you use?

[NessaMcTastic]

Oh wow! It's got that perfect blend of tough girly girl-ness that I like!

The flower looks so delicate. I'm so in love with it.

[GoldfishGirl]

I really like it. It's beautiful!

[wherethewild]

Thanks everyone!

Marie-lynn: the edges almost drove me to distraction I couched wire down onto fabric in a hoop, then really couched it down, covering all of the wire. Working with only two  strands of thread it took an age (it would have been a smoother, less bulky finish if I'd used only one but I was working on a time limit!).

   The barbed wire is 0.8mm steel wire. I had made the barbs individually around needle nosed pliers and then glued them onto the main wire. I tried all manner of twisting the wire together to avoid glueing, but just couldn't get the turns tight and neat enough at that size.

[kittykill]

This is so awesome!