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This stack of two cups has been particularly sticky and so far I’ve probably spent just as much time backtracking and restitching as I did laying in the initial pass-through. Color is such a crucial consideration in trying to capture\u00a0the definition and curve of the cups’ forms. Combinations of different threads and variation of stitches make the possibilities virtually limitless, which also opens the door to plenty of near misses. It’s often the case, as I wrote about in this post<\/a>, that even the slightest change can make a huge difference. As you scroll\u00a0through these process shots you can see the many, often subtle, changes I’ve made as I’ve reassessed and redone in an effort to get it right. And I can guarantee that what you see in the final shot here will be changed again before the piece is finished.<\/p>\n \u00a92017 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n \u00a92017 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n The necessity of working with, rather than fighting against, the dyed ground is probably the greatest lesson this piece has held for me to this point. The area around the image is so very dark and deeply saturated that I’ve had to make adjustments, recalibrating from what was becoming comfortably predictable in the previous pieces, all of which have a background of a relatively mid-range value. But that’s not to downplay the enjoyment to be found in\u00a0the\u00a0challenge of discovering\u00a0ways to mesh\u00a0the variation of light and dark within the background, unplanned as those values were when dyed, such that they support and enhance the definition of the image that is stitched on top.<\/p>\n \u00a92017 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n \u00a92017 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n Yes, at times it’s frustrating, but for the most part this process of seeking\u00a0a solution is tremendously gratifying, exactly like a good puzzle.<\/p>\n For those of you\u00a0who share my\u00a0weakness for\u00a0books and\u00a0puzzles, I know you’ll agree it’s fun when the two come together. I couldn’t resist buying Chasing Vermeer<\/a>\u00a0when it came out, ostensibly for our kids, but in all honesty, just as much for myself. And one of the more memorable elements\u00a0of Anthony Doerr’s All The Light We Cannot See<\/a>, <\/em>was the hand made miniature city Marie-Laure’s father crafted for her to develop her sense of touch, each building a birthday puzzle with a gift to be discovered inside once the puzzle was solved.\u00a0With that in mind, wouldn’t you\u00a0love to get your\u00a0hands on one of\u00a0these amazing creations<\/a>?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even though the individual works in this coffee cup series may at first glance seem repetitive, in actuality they are anything but. All have\u00a0been\u00a0challenging in their\u00a0own way, offering\u00a0plenty of hurdles to puzzle through. I like the word “puzzle” because it has positive connotations. 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